Stargazers will be in for a treat beginning late Monday – a meteor shower widely considered one of the most beautiful displays of the year. The Orionid meteor shower will peak beginning in the nighttime hours through Tuesday morning, sending somewhere between 10 and 20 shooting stars streaking across the dark sky, according to a Space.com article. ...

The next presidential election is still three years away, but the constant shift in Illinois Electoral College vote has been fascinating to watch. While most American elections are simple matters of getting more votes, the Electoral College deciding the presidency adds another wrinkle to the proceedings, with the candidate who wins the majority of the ...

Stand-up comedian John Mulaney will make history when he headlines a show at Wrigley Field next summer, and fans will soon get their chance to buy tickets. Mulaney, a Chicago-native who has become a comedy icon thanks to stand-up specials like New in Town and Kid Gorgeous, will embark on the second leg of his Mister Whatever Tour in early January, ...

Millions of Amazon customers could soon receive a refund of up to $51, but who is eligible and how do you receive the money? The refunds are part of a surprise $2.5 billion settlement related to a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging the online retail giant tricked customers into signing upfor its Prime memberships and made it exceedingly difficult ...

Thieves in France pulled off a daring daytime heist on Oct. 19 when they stole multiple pieces of priceless jewelry from the Louvre in a matter of minutes about a half hour after the museum opened to the public for the day. NBC News has learned 60 detectives are working on the case and that four thieves were involved in the theft, which took seven ...

A teen high school swimmer has gone missing in Chicago and has not been seen or heard from since Friday. Chicago police said 18-year-old Estefania Herrera was last seen on Oct. 17. Details surrounding her disappearance have not yet been released. Herrera is a senior at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High Schoolin Chicago and a member of the school’s ...

What happened that caused an outage for thousands of websites and apps Monday morning? Amazon Web Services went offline early Monday, leading to issues and errors for popular websites and apps like Snapchat, Starbucks, Ring, Chime, Roblox, Fortnite and more. The outage underlined the fragility of companies including financial services that use ...

What to KnowThe Senate will reconvene this afternoon to vote for an 11th time on a Republican funding bill aimed at ending the government shutdown. It comes as more than 7,000 federal workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. President Trumpis meeting with Australian Prime MinisterAnthony Albaneseat the White House this morning, where the two are ...

A United Airlines flight from Chicago blew two tires as it landed Sunday in Texas. United flight 2662 from O’Hare Airport to Houston Intercontinental Airport “sustained damage to two tires,” but managed to land safely, the airline said. Passengers were ultimately bussed to their terminal following the landing. The Boeing 737-990 was ...

A Chicago suburb has been named among the safest cities in the country in a new report. Finance site Wallethub released its listed of Safest Cities in America for 2025 and only one Illinois spot made the top 50. The ranking looked at more than 180 cities across the U.S., including the 150 most populated cities, using data to evaluate them for ...

Autumn is here, which means it’s almost time for the Fall Classic. The MLB season will come to a close with the 2025 World Series. Three teams remain in the MLB postseason picture, and that will drop to two Monday night. The Los Angeles Dodgers easily swept the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. The Dodgers are looking to become the first MLB ...

A major cloud computing service went offline early Monday, causing problems for thousands of websites and services including leading retailers, publishers and games. Amazon Web Services first reported a problem at 12:11 a.m. PT (3:11 a.m. ET) and said it was dealing with an “operational issue” affecting 14 different services in its center in northern ...

The assault of a popular cosplayer at Twitchs annual livestreaming convention has intensified concerns about seemingly lackluster safety protocols at TwitchCon. On Friday, the first of the three-day convention in San Diego, videos circulated online of a man walking up to the streamer Emiru at a meet-and-greet and appearing to grab her for a kiss as she ...

First-year Anaheim Ducks coach Joel Quenneville returned to the United Center on Sunday for the first time since details of a sexual assault scandal involving his 2010 Stanley Cup Blackhawks squadwere published in October 2021. The 67-year-old Quenneville has the Ducks off to a 2-2-0 start almost four years after he was forced to resign as coach of the ...

A south suburban man was arrested after an accidental shooting left a woman injured on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, authorities said. Edward Traywick Jr., 19, was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon, no Firearm Owners Identification Card, possession of a firearm under 21 years old and reckless discharge of a firearm, reported WEEK-TV, ...

The murder trial of a former Illinois sheriffs deputy who fatally shotSonya Massey, an unarmed black woman, in her Springfield home last summer is slated to begin on Monday. Sean Grayson, 30, faces charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct for the July 6, 2024, shooting of Massey, 36, who had called 911 to ...

Two women attacked federal immigration agents during an arrest on Sunday morning in suburban Bolingbrook, police said. Officers responded just before 10 a.m. to Williamsburg Lane near Beaconridge Drive, authorities stated. Police said the agents were attempting to arrest a 46-year-old man in a parking lot when two women walked up and started striking ...

Police in northwest Indiana discovered a juvenile involved in a crash was suspected in a double homicide, authorities said Sunday. At approximately 1:11 a.m., 911 dispatchers were informed of a crash at the intersection of Johnson Road and County Road West 300 North in unincorporated LaPorte, police said. Deputies with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s ...

Sunday marked a final cheers to Chicago native and comedy star George Wendt. Dozens of people gathered in Beverly, where the actor and comedian grew up, as a stretch of South Bell Avenue became “Honorary George Wendt Way.” Lifelong friends, family members, schoolmates and neighbors were among those reconvened on the block where Wendt’s former ...

R&B legend Brandy suddenly walked off stage at the United Center during her and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine Tour” on Saturday night, leaving concertgoers perplexed. Videos posted on social media showed the co-headliners performing a duet when Brandy appeared to experience technical issues and then exited the stage without saying anything. Monica ...

The New York Yankees announced Sunday that former top prospect Jess Montero has died at the age of 35 years old. The Yankees are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jess Montero, read a post on the teams official X account. We send our sincerest condolences to his family & loved ones. The Yankees are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of ...

M.C.I. Foods Inc. has recalled over 90,000 pounds of its ready-to-eat breakfast burritos and wraps because of a potential listeria contamination in the products eggs. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall on Saturday after M.C.I. Foods notified the FSIS of a positive listeria contamination after conducting a routine test from ...

A woman is dead and several children aged 2 to 9 are injured after a driver crashed into a crowd at a birthday party in Bladensburg, Maryland, on Saturday, then fled the scene, police said. A driver came from the direction of Annapolis Road and hit several people gathered outside a home in the 4100 block of 56th Avenue for a child’s birthday party, ...

The Chicago Bears will be vying for their fourth straight win when they take on the New Orleans Saints Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Bears, theyll be without a couple of key players for the game, including kicker Cairo Santos, who will miss his second straight game with a thigh injury. Jake Moody, who kicked the game-winning field goal for ...

Three men are being treated for stab wounds at local hospitals after a physical altercation at a Chicago gas station. According to Chicago police, the three men were involved in a physical altercation with two other individuals in the 4400 block of West 55th Street at approximately 11:43 p.m. Saturday. A 19-year-old man was stabbed in the neck, and ...