A small band of moderate House Democrats teamed with Republicans on Thursday to pass a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, overcoming a revolt by most Democrats furious about ICEs aggressive operations in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities. The vote was 220-207, with seven Democrats breaking with their party and voting yes. The House also ...

Towering high above Taiwans capital city at 1,667 feet (508 meters), Taipei 101 dominates the skyline. The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination ofprofessional rock climber Alex Honnoldfor more than a decade. On Saturday morning, he will climb it in his signature free solo style without ropes or protective ...

The annual polar plunge fundraiser hosted by the Chicago Polar Bear Club scheduled for Friday was canceled in anticipation of sub-zero temperatures set to freeze the region. The Chicago Polar Bear Club posted a video about the cancellation on social media Thursday. “Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for this weekend, we have made the very ...

Consumers can expect their energy bills to jump in the next billing cycle and even months down the road as a major winter storm brews across the country. The National Weather Service said widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected in a large part of the country starting Friday and carrying through the weekend. Disruptive winter ...

Attorneys alleged a Joliet police officer illegally patted down a 12-year-old girl without a reason to do so in a civil rights lawsuit filed against the city and police department that was announced Thursday. Officers’ body cameras were rolling at the time of the incident that occurred almost two years ago, and the attorneys released the video footage ...

Several iconic Chicago museums will be closed Friday as extreme cold grips the city and suburbs. According to the latest updates, attractions at Chicagos Museum Campus will be closed for the day on Friday, including the Field Museum, the Adler Planetarium, and the Shedd Aquarium, according to the institutions social media accounts. Frigid temperatures ...

Many Chicago-area students will be home Friday after several schools decided to cancel classes or move to e-learning in anticipation of a brutal cold front moving into the area overnight Thursday. An extreme cold warninggoes into effect for all of northeastern Illinois around 3 a.m. Friday, with dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 40 degrees ...

The Chicago Bears successes during the 2025 season have led to several NFL teams reaching out for interviews with the teams coaching staff. Highlighting that list is Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, with the Philadelphia Eagles requesting permission to interview him, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter. While the move would be a lateral one ...

The Olympic flame on Thursday crossed through the romantic, lagoon city of Venice, where torchbearers glided on traditional Venetian boats down the Grand Canal and across St. Marks Basin facing the famed Doges Palace in one of its most scenic passages ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The flame arrived near dusk in Venice’s Piazzale Roma, the ...

Unlike other law enforcement agencies that typically obtain a warrant to enter private homes, this week a written directive from ICE argues agents can enter without a court order or a judges approval. Warrantless house calls are playing out from coast-to-coast. In such instances, a heavily armed team led by an agent with a rapid assault breaching tool, ...

This past Sunday, Emerald Miller, a 13-year-old from Griffith, Indiana died by suicide after family says she was badly bullied at school. Emerald was an honor roll student at Griffith Middle School who loved singing, drama, drawing. I honestly just hope that she’s remembered for the type of person that she was. I feel like everybody needs someone ...

Some Chicagoans are ready for the brutally cold temperatures set to move into the area overnight Thursday, saying they have been through this before. I was here for the last polar vortex when we had the minus-40 wind chills so I also went outside for that one, said Danny Rodriguez, from Chicago. It was an experience, thats all Im gonna say Im ready. ...

With below-zero temperatures and wind chills as low as -35 degrees in the Chicago area, getting into a bitterly cold car might be the last thing drivers want to do. But should you actually warm up your car and how long should do it? While warming up your car before you start driving may keep you feeling a little more comfortable when you hit the ...

For the first time this week, Indiana lawmakers have revealed the potential framework for a deal aimed at luring the Chicago Bears to their state. The Indiana Senates appropriations committee held a vote Thursday on the package lawmakers are putting together to woo the Bears, aiming to convince the team to construct a stadium roughly 20 miles from ...

Residents of an East Garfield Park apartment complex sat they are living in unsafe conditions, battling severe water leaks, mold and roaches. Those residents are now calling on the Chicago Housing Authority to step up and help. “I mop up water and kill roaches all day,” Jimmie Murray told NBC 5. Murray has lived in the Harrison Courts ...

With dangerous and extreme temperatures set to bring one of the coldest days in years to the Chicago area, officials are urging caution for those who have to leave their homes. If you must travel, you should pack an emergency kit before hitting the road, according to Illinois Department of Transportation, AAA and Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Associated Press has named Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson as one of its five finalists for NFL Coach of the Year honors. In his first season with the Bears, Johnson led the team to an 11-6 record and their first NFC North title in seven years. Johnson, who became well-known as an offensive guru with the Detroit Lions, helped the Bears to be ...

Social media has been awash with AI-generated videos of trees exploding because of extreme cold, but is there truth to the phenomenon? According to NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, trees impacted by extreme drops in temperature dont literally explode, but the frigid conditions still do impact some trees during periods like the Chicago area is ...

Something new is coming to Portillo’s, and the popular Chicago-area fast casual restaurant teased the upcoming release in a cryptic social media post. Portillo’s shared posts featuring images of solid colors and the caption “1.27.26” on their social media profiles Wednesday. The colors in the post on X are a cherry red, a dark maroon almost ...

The Chicago area will be dealing with extreme cold this week, but a loud and frightening phenomenon known as icequakes could also occur. An extreme cold warning is in effect for the entire area beginning Thursday night and running through Friday afternoon, with wind chills plummeting to 30 degrees or more below zero and air temperatures struggling to ...

Illinois residents convicted of non-violent crimes could soon have their records automatically sealed under provisions of a new act. The Clean Slate Act, signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in recent days, will automate the process of record-sealing for individuals who have served their sentences for non-violent crimes, and who dont re-offend during a ...

From this Friday through Sunday, a winter storm is expected to affect millions of people in the United States, impacting air travel. When adverse weather conditions or other uncontrollable events affect your flight and travel dates, you may be able to change your trip without an additional charge, American Airlines states on its website. As thousands ...

Suburban ski jumper Kevin Bickner was named to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Olympic team Thursday morning. The Wauconda, Illinois, native will represent Team USA for the third time at the 2026 Winter Olympics, which begin next month in Italy. Bickner qualified for the team by performing well on the world cup circuit, earning enough points to be one of three ...

Brutally cold wind chills are set to grip the Chicago area this week, and warming centers are opening around the region. From Chicago to the suburbs, those warming centers will offer relief from wind chills that could drop to as much as 40 degrees below zero in some locations. Here is a list of information on warming centers around the area, and how ...