On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines flight attendant Betty Ann Ong was the first person to sound the alarm about the tragedy that was about to unfold. The San Francisco native was based at Logan International Airport in Massachusetts and was aboard Flight 11 bound for Los Angeles with 92 people on board when hijackers took over the ...

A second allegation of potentially racist behavior from suburban high school students and staff during an athletic event has surfaced, just after a group of students from the same school were recorded making racist gestures and slurs during a football game over Labor Day weekend. Now, officials are weighing the possibility of legal action. What ...

A south suburban woman was arrested and faces charges of reckless homicide, DUI and child endangerment after police say she caused a deadly crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway over Labor Day weekend that left multiple young children hospitalized and an infant killed. According to Illinois State Police, Latasha M. Hope, 33, of Hazel Crest, was driving a red ...

Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz’s title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory in a match that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday. Alcaraz had his 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments ended in a match that lasted 4 hours, 28 minutes. Shelton will play No. 11 seed ...

Showers and storms moving in Wednesday morning could snarl the morning rush hour commute, with some rumbles of thunder possible as heavy bands of rain move in. About 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Live Doppler 5 radar showed rain stretching across from Ottawa to Evanston, with heavier pockets filling in near Wheaton, Tinley Park and Hammond. NBC 5 ...

The Cook County Medical Examiner released the identity of the 6-year-old who was struck and killed in a collision involving a school bus in the south suburbs Tuesday afternoon, with police describing the incident as “tragic” as an investigation remains ongoing. The incident unfolded just before 3:24 p.m. in the 500 block of Aberdeen Road in ...

A 6-year-old girl was killed on Tuesday after she was struck by a school bus driver in south suburban Frankfort on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. on the 500 block of Aberdeen Road, police said. When police arrived at the scene, they found 6-year-old Jenna Menias unresponsive and with serious injuries from ...

Crew on a Delta flight from New York City to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport declared a mid-air emergency to land as quickly as possible after fumes were detected in the plane’s cabin on Tuesday, authorities said. Around 4:15 p.m., Delta Flight 1390 landed at O’Hare Airport after its flight crew declared an emergency to receive priority handling from ...

Have you ever felt tempted to jump into the Chicago River? The city is offering an opportunity to do just that, without the risk of legal trouble. City officials announced on Tuesday that they’re bringing back The Big Jump event as a precursor to the second annual Chicago River Swim. The Big Jump is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, ...

The Chicago Bears have named their 2026 team captains, with several veteran players getting the nod. According to head coach Ben Johnson, the team recently voted on their captains for the coming year, with two players on offense, two on defense and one special teams player receiving those honors. Johnson announced prior to Tuesdays practice that ...

A University of Iowa student has died after they collapsed during Saturdays football game against Northern Illinois University. According to a statement from Dr. Eric Bush, director of the schools marching band, and Dr. Tammie Walker, the director of the school of music, Derek Phillips passed away after suffering a significant medical emergency during ...

Chicago police have issued a community alert after a man allegedly maced another passenger on a CTA Red Line train while making antisemitic comments. According to authorities, the incident occurred at a train near the Granville stop in the Edgewater neighborhood just before 7 p.m. on August 25. In the attack, police allege the suspect in the case ...

It’s a story of alleged espionage at OHare, with a Chinese national accused of snapping pictures of aircraft at the airport. Those allegations are being made against Weiheng Zeng, 24, seen on numerous security camera videos in the cargo area at Chicago O’Hare. In one screengrab, the FBI said Zeng can be seen in a FedEx parking lot, up on a lift, ...

The Chicago Bears are preparing for their Week 1 game against the Carolina Panthers, but will Rome Odunze be on the field? The wide receiver has been dealing with a foot injury ahead of Sundays game, and head coach Ben Johnson described Odunze as day-to-day ahead of a workout at Halas Hall Tuesday. He’s more day-to-day right now, he said. But ...

Twenty-five years after two hijacked planes brought down the World Trade Center in clouds of dust, Lower Manhattan is thriving. The Financial District is now FiDi, with twice as many residents, and new bars and restaurants in a neighborhood that once closed up when Wall Streets trading day ended. The observatory at the rebuilt One World Trade Center looks ...

A person was hospitalized after they were injured by flying debris when a driver mistook their gas pedal for the break and crashed into the waiting room of a suburban medical clinic on Tuesday morning, authorities said. Around 10:22 a.m., a man stepped on the gas pedal instead of the break and drove through the front of the Advocate Medical Clinic ...

The Chicago White Sox have issued a statement saying they were completely unaware of the extent of a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility in the Bridgeport neighborhood. That facility, which would be constructed just to the west of Rate Field, would open up space along the Chicago River in the South Loop, where soon-to-be White Sox majority owner Justin ...

Police asked people to avoid part of a south suburb during an investigation after a person was struck by a bus driver on Tuesday afternoon and warned of heavy traffic delays. Just after 4 p.m., Frankfort police said a pedestrian was struck by a bus on Aberdeen Road just west of Harlem Avenue. “Heavy Police and EMS presence in the area. Avoid the ...

When Oprah Winfrey arrived in Chicago in 1984 to host WLS-TV’s “A.M. Chicago,” it was a major accomplishment. Then, her ratings soared, and two years later, that show went national. “I can’t believe it’s been 40 years,” said Joel Nickson, the owner of the now-closed Wishbone restaurant. Nickson and his wife owned the restaurant ...

Officials on Tuesday identified the man who died shortly after he was pulled from the water at Illinois Beach State Park over Labor Day weekend and provided additional details that shed light onto what led up to the dramatic rescue. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said 45-year-old Asdrubal Guifarro Munoz, of Waukegan, died after drowning at the Zion ...

For the first time, there’s a flu shot specifically created for people over the age of 50 after the FDA approved Moderna’s mFLUSIVA, the first influenza vaccine to use mRNA technology. In clinical trials, mFLUSIVA was about 26.6% more effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza illness than a traditional flu vaccine, according to the ...

Three jurors from the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which ended in a mistrial last week, have come forward to discuss what happened with NBC10 Boston’s Sue O’Connell. The jury’s foreperson, who wrote the note indicating concerns about a juror expressing reasonable doubt but not agreeing to a verdict, is among the jurors who spoke to NBC10 Boston on ...

A new documentary involving former Theranos CEO and convicted felon Elizabeth Holmes has left Silicon Valley buzzing and stunned. “You Can See Everything” is a documentary about the final weeks before Holmes went to prison. She invited a documentary crew, led by comedian Nathan Fielder and director Lance Oppenheim, into her home to follow her and her ...

WARNING: Details in this story are graphic and may be disturbing for some readers. In the hours before Corie Walsh’s son was found dead in the basement of her Frankfort home, friends said they noticed a shift in her messages surrounding the Lindsay Clancy case, attorneys said in court Tuesday. Prosecutors, citing witnesses, previously said Walsh ...

The Mid-American Conference appealed the outcome of the Michigan-Western Michigan game on Tuesday and asked NCAA and College Football Playoff administrators to recognize the Broncos as the actual winner. Michigan won 13-12 on a Hail Mary pass after the replay official put one second back on the clock. The stadium clock and the one shown on television ...