A suburban Chicago Greek spot is one of two Illinois restaurants named to the New York Times’ best restaurant list for 2026. The publication announced its highly regarded list, naming the 50 top restaurants in the country, on Wednesday. The sixth annual list, editors wrote, had a “scouting team bigger than ever,” with editors visiting 538 ...

A fan favorite for getting to Soldier Field on Bears game days is making a return. The free shuttle from Millennium Garages will once again run for all nine Bears home games. The popular shuttle will make its return Sunday starting with the Bears’ home opener against the Vikings and “will operate for every Bears home game during the 2026 regular ...

Avondale and Logan Square in Chicago have been hailed by TimeOut magazine as among the “coolest” in the world — but this year, a different one made the list. TimeOut released their “40 coolest neighborhoods in the world” list for 2026 Wednesday. According to the magazine, neighborhoods across the globe were nominated by “on-the-ground ...

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.s top human rights body say they have found reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in thesouthern city of Minab. They also accuse Irans theocratic government of carrying out crimes against humanity against its own people in a report ...

Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the latePrincess DianathatKing Charles IIIsaid she would soon be forgotten after her death. In a new book, Charles Spencer recounts the traumatic days after Diana waskilled in a car crashin Paris in 1997 at the age of 36. He alleges that he argued with the then-Prince Charles, Dianas ...

Costco said Thursday its partnering with DoorDash to offer delivery from its U.S. warehouse stores. DoorDash already offers Costco delivery in a few markets, including Australia, Sweden and Puerto Rico. But the nationwide partnership is a first for the San Francisco-based delivery company, which said Costco was among the most-searched retailers not yet ...

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for departures at both O’Hare and Midway airports early Thursday morning as rounds of heavy rain and storms moved through the Chicago area. According to the FAA, the ground stop was in effect through 6:45 a.m. at Midway, and through 7:15 a.m. at O’Hare. “Torrential downpours” were possible, ...

OpenAI has disclosed six reports of unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated. The AI company also said Wednesday it was introducing a new framework for tracking, probing and disclosing instances of what it called misalignment, including where AI models acted without ...

Saturday Night Live added two new names to its cast for the shows shows 52nd season, while another cast member is moving on. Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter will join the sketch comedy show as featured players when it resumes next weekend, SNLannounced Wednesday. Welcome to the cast!, the show said on Instagram, in all caps. Saidah Belo-Osagie ...

Macklemore is donating $1 million of his earnings to Palestinian relief organizations after he was removed from Ed Sheerans tour, and he has invited New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to do the same. Macklemore said Wednesday on Instagram that he wants to bring the conversation back where it belongs. He specified that the money was the entirety of ...

Former Chicago pastor Ihor Koshyk looked back fondly on Wednesday at memories of flying with George Marciniw, a pilot who was tragically killed the night before in when a news helicopter he was flying crashed in Los Angeles. Koshyk moved out to Los Angeles after serving as a longtime pastor in Ukrainian Village, he told NBC Chicago. Marciniw was raised ...

A 20-year-old man from Indiana is facing several charges after he was shot by a concealed carry license holder while he allegedly attempted to rob the man at a suburban gas station, authorities announced on Wednesday. Christopher Brown, of Michigan City, Indiana, is facing felony charges of attempted armed robbery, possession of stolen motor vehicle, ...

Chicago City Council’s Housing and Real Estate Committee narrowly passed the mayor’s much debated Protecting Renters Ordinance on Wednesday after some last-minute tweaks. Under the revised proposal, landlords would not be required to foot the bill for relocation costs if they don’t renew a tenant’s lease. That said, the ordinance does eliminate ...

A day after the NBC-Chicago investigative team exposed concerns in the ranks of 911 call center operators and dispatchers, some Chicago alderman are looking at suspending next weeks roll-out of a new dispatch system. For the past month and especially since our reporting this week, aldermen have been hearing from 911 dispatchers and ward residents about ...

Dozens of Dyson hair straighteners worth tens of thousands of dollars were recovered by police from a suburban warehouse during an investigation into a suspicious Facebook Marketplace page, Cook County Sheriff’s Office said. The “hair-raising, or more like a hair-straightening cargo theft recovery” was made after investigators found a Facebook ...

An investigation remains underway after a 37-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in the Sauganash neighborhood over the weekend. According to Chicago police, the man was riding a motorcycle in the 4800 block of West Peterson at approximately 6:04 p.m. Sunday when an SUV driven by a 44-year-old woman attempted to turn in front of him. The ...

Weeks after the Lindsay Clancy trial ended with a hung jury, her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, is set to give his first television interview. Clancy spoke to “60 Minutes” the conversation with Ross Douthat will air Sunday night, according to CBS News, which posted a video showing Clancy sitting down for the interview. “This Sunday on 60 Minutes, ...

People living in Chicagos Bridgeport are questioning Amtrak’s push to build a maintenance facility, which could also lead to the White Sox leaving the neighborhood. The proposed Amtrak facility would be located along Canal Street just to the west of Rate Field, and in exchange the neighborhood could potentially lose the team to a new stadium in the ...

CVS agreed to pay a $20.5 million settlement over allegations that tech used on the pharmaceutical company’s website and app improperly disclosed people’s data, private information and identifies to third party companies. Now, anyone who used the CVS app or website could receive some of that money. The pharmaceutical company settled after facing ...

The majority of businesses are now using AI chatbots to handle customer service questions, but what happens when the bot gets it wrong? Thats what happened to Alison Gil, who says she turned to a United Airlines chatbot for help understanding a $200 travel credit. I thought that I’d get a fast answer. Spelled out exactly what I was looking for, Gil ...

Two Illinois restaurants were named to the New York Times’ restaurant list for 2026. The publication announced its coveted list, naming the 50 top restaurants in the country, with one Chicago eatery and one suburban spot making the cut for Illinois. “For the 2026 list of our 50 favorite restaurants in the United States, the scouting team was ...

The family of a Chicago letter carrier killed in a July hit-and-run is demanding justice, while her union is renewing calls for stronger protections for postal workers. Churone Walls, 47, was off duty and riding a scooter when she was struck July 24 in the 2200 block of West 79th Street, according to Chicago police and her family. Darryl Short, 45, is ...

The Chicago area could see multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms in the coming days, with potentially torrential downpours occurring in parts of the region. According to the National Weather Service, rain moving into the area Wednesday could make for a soggy afternoon commute, but especially in areas along and south of Interstate 80, torrential ...

The Federal Reserve just raised the cost of money bad news for borrowers, good news for savers. The Fed increased its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point, the first rate hike since the summer of 2023. The hike will likely make it even costlier to borrow for homes, autos and other purchases. But if you’ve been socking money away, youll ...

Despite calling the Windy City home, Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane said he still puts ketchup on hot dogs. Scrambled eggs, fried rice and even hot dogs were all foods Cahillane would put ketchup on, he told NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen in a recent interview. “Even as a Chicago guy you say that?” Nguyen asked him, to which he responded, “Even as ...