The Golden Globes this year introduced a best podcast category and, predictably, the nominees announced Monday will get people talking. The six nominees for the inaugural best podcast award are Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess and Up First, from NPR. Representing a mix of ...

Despite previous excitement around a potential link between GLP-1 drugs and a reduced risk of cancer, new research suggests the popular medications probably have little or no effect on a persons risk of developing one of the 13 obesity-related cancers. The findings, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, may seem counterintuitive, said ...

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips said the league has a responsibility to advocate for its football-playing members for College Football Playoff bids, coming after criticism from Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua tied to the league’s public support of Miami for a bid. Monday’s statement came after Bevacqua told The Dan ...

Not even Shedeur Sanders being named Cleveland’s starting quarterback the rest of the season on Monday could quiet the second-guessing about Kevin Stefanski’s failed 2-point conversion decisions in the 31-29 loss to Tennessee. The two conversions on Sunday were poorly executed, and brought up the debate of when does playing it safe with a young ...

Homeowners in the Chicago area are faced with a threat from all the wintry weather in recent weeks, with ice dams forming in their gutters. Those dams can block gutters, pushing water back under shingles as it melts off of rooftops, according to experts. Between that and sheets of ice crashing off of roofs, there is a great potential for damage to homes ...

The Chicago Bears winning streak came to a crashing end on Sunday when they lost a heartbreaker to the Green Bay Packers, but their playoff hopes remain in their own hands. Thats because the Bears have three games remaining against teams competing for NFC playoff berths, including a rematch with the Packers and a rematch with the Detroit Lions, both of ...

Netflixs deal to acquire Warner Bros., one of Hollywoods oldest movie studios, poses seismic shifts to the entertainment industry and the future of moviegoing. As one of the remaining big five studios, the 102-year-old Warner Bros. is an essential part of movie theater business. The studio currently boasts three of the top five earning films ...

It’s been two weeks since MerrionettePark man Daniel “Dan” Davis went missing from the bar he has worked at for more than two decades, but mysterious sightings now have his family seeking answers for what they said was unusual behavior. The 59-year-old was wearing a black Harley Davidson jacket and red Indiana University ‘IU’ sweatshirt before ...

A “parade of systems” is expected to hit the Chicago area this week, bringing a number of weather threats amid what has been a historic start to winter. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, there will be chances for rain, freezing drizzle and snow all before another arctic blast is set to arrive. The wintry weather follows a round of accumulating ...

Chicago police have cited the driver of a CTA bus who struck and killed a woman earlier this week, authorities said. The incident was reported Wednesday morning along South South Shore Drive near East 70th Street in the city’s South Shore neighborhood. Authorities said a woman approached the bus, which was stationary, and slipped as it started to move ...

Authorities have released the name of the woman who was struck and killed by a CTA bus on Chicago’s South Side earlier this week. Tracy Frasure, 42, of Chicago, died following the crash at approximately Wednesday morning in the 7000 block of South South Shore Drive near East 70th Street. According to CTA officials, a woman approached the bus, ...

A man has been arrested and charged in connection to a death investigation undertaken in suburban Cicero last month. According to authorities, 37-year-old Naman Alfredo Vazquez has been extradited back to Illinois after he was arrested in New Mexico last month. That arrest occurred one day after a 29-year-old man was discovered dead inside of a ...

Video captured a harrowing moment as a Metra train collided with the front end of a vehicle at a west suburban intersection. Hinsdale police released the footage just over an hour after the crash took place Monday. The collision happened around 11:45 a.m. at the Monroe Street train crossing. Video showed a vehicle stopped at the intersection, ...

Cinnabon issued a statement over the weekend on what they described as “disturbing video” of a Wisconsin employee shouting racist slurs at customers in a suburb of Green Bay. According to a social media post, a woman said she and her husband were at the Cinnabon Friday in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, when they encountered an employee who they recorded ...

A number of Chicago and suburban hospitals landed on Forbes’ new “Top Hospitals” ranking for 2026, with several hospitals receiving “five-star” overall grades on the list that editors say is based on hospital quality, safety, health outcomes, patient experience and more According to editors, the “Top Hospitals List & Rankings,” which ranks ...

The start of winter will also mark the shortest day of the year, but it might not look how you’d expect. The shortest day of the year doesn’t actually mean the earliest sunset of the year. In fact, the earliest sunset has already happened. So what does it mean and when will it happen? Here’s what to know about the 2025 winter solstice: ...

Bears fans went on an emotional rollercoaster as Chicago fell to Green Bay on Sunday night at Lambeau Field, losing their hold on first place in the NFC North. Fans packed Staleys Bar in the South Loop to watch the game, riding the highs and lows as the Bears fought for a lead. But cheers turned to frustration as the game slipped away in the final ...

Awards season is quickly approaching, and we are about to learn the contenders for the Golden Globes. The Golden Globes nominees are being announced Monday morning, highlighting the best of the year across film, television and, for the first time, podcasting. There are 28 award categories in total. Actors Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall are ...

Prepare for more snow, Chicago, with a brief temperature warm-up followed by “another shot” of Arctic Air coming as an “active” start to December continues. The forecast comes after several inches of snow fell Sunday across the Chicago area. That light snow added to the already mountains of snow pushed up from plows across the city and suburbs. ...

An overnight crash involving a semi truck in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood left one person dead, police said, with streets closed and buses rerouted early Monday morning as police worked to investigate. About 1:30 a.m., in the 3800 block of West Diversey, two women, both 31, were traveling westbound in a black sedan when the driver lost control ...

A northwest Indiana man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of dismembering and fatally shooting a 68-year-old man in a North Lawndale home before setting fire to it earlier this year, Chicago police said. Deparris Slaughter, 32, of Munster, Indiana, was charged with four felonies: first-degree murder, dismembering a human body, concealing a homicide and ...

If you’re hoping the winter weather will soon be over, you won’t need to keep waiting much longer. A brief warmup is in sight, but it won’t arrive right away. After a wintry blast early Sunday, more snow showers are expected along Lake Michigan in the nighttime hours, followed by the possibility of light snow on Monday. An additional clipper ...

Keisean Nixon intercepted Caleb Williams pass in the end zone with 22 seconds remaining to preserve Green Bays 28-21 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday that moved the Packers into first place in the NFC North. The Bears were facing fourth-and-1 from Green Bays 14-yard line when Williams faked a handoff and rolled to his left. Tight end Cole Kmet ...

Chicago Bears rookie running back Kyle Monangai is a hard runner, and he took things to another level against the Green Bay Packers. During the second quarter of Sundays game at Lambeau Field, Monangai lowered his helmet and slammed into Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, causing a big reaction in the stadium. The replay showed the remarkable ...

Catholics in the city and suburbs are preparing to honor and celebrate the Virgin Mary despite fears of immigration enforcement actions. The Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe will take place over two days this week in Des Plaines, drawing hundreds of thousands of people. Some of the faithful have expressed concerns about attending given the recent ...