A loaded Colt handgun believed to date back to 1903 was found inside the wall of a whiskey distillery in the south suburbs of Chicago, police said. The Thornton Police Department said their officers responded to the Thornton Distilling Company after a “unique discovery” was made while work was being done to the walls of the historic building, located ...

Video appears to show a federal agent disarm Alex Pretti moments before he was shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol officer Saturday morning in Minneapolis. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Illinois-born intensive care unit nurse at the Veterans Administration, was shot and killed Saturday morning by a U.S. Border Patrol officer during an ...

A person who allegedly bit the finger off of a Homeland Security Investigations officer in Minneapolis on Saturday has been arrested, Attorney GeneralPam Bondi said in a post on social media. “I have directed my federal prosecutors to file charges for this HEINOUS assault on our brave law enforcement officer,” Bondi said in the post. The suspect ...

An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged with attacking a protester last month at a gas station in west suburban Brookfield, according to officials and the alleged victim of the attack. Robert Held, 68, said he followed ICE Officer Adam Saracco from the parking lot of the suburban Broadview ICE facility and was filming as ...

Almost 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country and threatened to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways with dangerous ice. Roughly 140 million people, or more than 40% of the U.S. population, were under a winter storm warning ...

A group of protesters gathered in sub-zero wind chills in Chicago for an “emergency action” Saturday afternoon after a man was shot and killed by federal officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota earlier that morning. Protestors gathered at 3 p.m. near the Little Village Arch, located at 3121 West 26th Street. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a ...

A 72-year-old man fatally shot his 78-year-old sister and turned the gun on himself in a homicide-suicide in southwest suburban Oak Lawn, officials said Friday afternoon. Autopsies Friday determined the woman died of a gunshot wound to her head in a homicide, while the man died by suicide, also of a gunshot wound to his head, according to the Cook County ...

The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say. This story will continue to be updated.

A driver who had cruise control set at 70 miles per hour crashed into an Indiana state trooper’s squad car on an icy Interstate 94, authorities said. The crash occurred Saturday morning along the interstate in Chesterton, the Indiana State Police – Lowell District said in a Facebook post. “No, we aren’t making this up,” ISP said in the post, ...

MINNEAPOLIS Federal agents shot a person in Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. City officials in Minneapolis also said they are aware of reports of a possible shooting involving a federal law enforcement agent. The incident happened in the area of West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue. The incident was captured on a video posted to ...

Winter weather can upend even the best-laid travel plans, but one less thing to worry about is losing money if your flight is canceled: U.S. airlines are required to provide refunds. A major, days-long winter storm is threatening to bring snow, sleet, ice and extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population. Thousands of weekend flights have ...

Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Officials in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are investigating reports of a shooting involving federal authorities on Saturday morning, authorities said. In a Facebook post, the city said it was aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street ...

As the Chicago area continues to battle extremely cold conditions and wind chills well below zero, another blast of winter weather will likely worsen conditions. A round of accumulating snow is expected this weekend, delivering up to five inches of snow in some communities. A winter weather advisory takes effect at 6 p.m. for Cook, Will, Lake DuPage, ...

Hudson Williams, star of the hit sports drama Heated Rivalry, had some kind words for thereal-life hockey player who was inspired by the series to come out. In mid-January, Jesse Kortuem shared on Facebook that the show resonated with him as an athlete who grew up hiding his sexuality for fear of what his teammates and others would think. As a young ...

Residents of a south suburban apartment complex are without working heat amid subzero temperatures, and they say similar issues have happened before. I need my heat fixed, said tenant David Riley. I didnt pay to live over here to live with [space] heaters. Riley told NBC Chicago hes doing what he can to stay warm after his heat went out on Monday. ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers began forcibly entering homes without judicial warrants last summer, two administration officials told NBC News. An internal document, dated May 12, 2025, but made public by two whistleblowers earlier this week, told officers they could rely on an administrative warrant to enter homes if there was an order to ...

Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. An Illinois doctorindicted on murder chargesin the December shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home pleaded not guilty to the killings in an Ohio courtroom on Friday. Michael David McKee, 39, appeared remotely on camera from jail for his ...

Chicago has formally filed bids to host the 2028 and 2032 Democratic National Conventions, seeking to bring the partys nominating event back after serving as host for the most recent convention. According to a source close to Chicagos bid effort, the host committee, known as Development Now for Chicago, is made up of elected officials, civic and ...

Frostbite isn’t the only medical concern to keep in mind during times of extreme cold. While dehydration is often thought of as a worry to save for the summer, Chicago-area doctors say residents should weary of ‘winter dehydration’ amid the brutal cold front. “Dehydration is less common during the colder winter months, but it can and does ...

Professional climber Alex Honnald’s live-on-Netflix climb of Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, has been rescheduled due to weather, Netflix announced Friday night. The streaming service said on X the climb has been rescheduled from Friday night ET to 8 p.m. ET Saturday. “Safety remains our top priority, and we appreciate ...

The extreme cold Friday meant children across the Chicago area weren’t in school. Some districts opted for snow/cold days, while others had e-learning days. When the kitchen table becomes the classroom, parents adapt. “E-learning can be challenging, especially with three kids between the ages of 6 to 11 years old,” said Kristina Fossbakk Ferris, ...

Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous report on this story. One of five people charged in the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife was set to go on trial in the same judge’s courtroom beginning next week, reported WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis. Thomas Moss, 43, of Lafayette, was scheduled to stand trial ...

The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since theraid that captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduroearlier this month. U.S. Southern Command said on social media that the boat was engaged in narco-trafficking operations and that ...

TikTok has at last finalized a deal to keep the popular video sharing platform operating in the U.S. after years of uncertainty, but questions remain about whether users’ experience will change and whether the changes actually address security concerns around the app. Here’s what to know about the deal, which created a new TikTok U.S. joint venture ...

The Chicago area isn’t dealing with the remnants of a massive snowfall, but rather a much different type of winter weather: extreme cold. While accumulating snow is possible in the coming days, Friday delivered feels-like temperatures as low as -35 and -40 degrees. Air temperatures weren’t much higher. Readings at just before 8 a.m. clocked in at ...