Christian Lopez was standing in a crowd with his two daughters at Olivia Rodrigo’s Lollapalooza performance in Chicago, fulfilling his teenager’s birthday wish, when something unexpected happened — and it was all caught on camera. The father of two was with his wife and his 12-year-old and 15-year-old daughters, enjoying the performance and the ...

Christian Lopez was standing in a crowd with his two daughters at Olivia Rodrigo’s Lollapalooza performance in Chicago, fulfilling his teenager’s birthday wish, when something unexpected happened — and it was all caught on camera. The father of two was with his wife and his 12-year-old and 15-year-old daughters, enjoying the performance and the ...

A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades sent the smell of smoke and haze into the air across South Florida early Wednesday. The fire, dubbed the “Mile Marker 39 Fire,” was detected on Monday and had burned 1,600 acres by Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Forest Service. It is 0% contained. Another blaze, named the “Sawgrass ...

Illinois high school students can say goodbye to college essays, recommendation letters and application fees as part of a new “direct admissions” program for some public universities and colleges in the state. The program, called One Click College Admit, allows Illinois high school seniors and community college transfer students to apply for and ...

Burglars slammed a U-Haul moving truck into a retail shop in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood early Wednesday morning as part of a smash-and-grab, with a huge cement barricade damaged and the large truck left on the scene as suspects fled with merchandise. About 1:48 a.m., police responded to a burglary call at a store in the 2100 bock of West ...

Burglars slammed a U-Haul moving truck into a retail shop in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood early Wednesday morning as part of a smash-and-grab, with a huge cement barricade damaged and the large truck left on the scene as suspects fled with merchandise. About 1:48 a.m., police responded to a burglary call at a store in the 2100 bock of West ...

A suburban animal chiropractor is searching far and wide for a briefcase he sold at a local flea market — and he’s offering to buy it back at 25 times the amount he sold it for. Dr. Daniel Kamen, local chiropractor of both humans and animals and author of “The Well Adjusted Dog” and “The Well Adjusted Horse,” said he inadvertently sold the ...

Target fired employees from a Chicago warehouse for violating their code of ethics, the company said amid allegations from employees that the terminations were related to a medical benefits scheme. “Following an internal investigation, we have terminated team members found in violation of our company’s code of ethics,” Target said in a statement. ...

Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward has teamed up with the Men in Blazers Media Network to launch a digital show called Switch the Play, a weekly program that will feature those NBA players who are soccer aficionados and discuss happenings in ...

Gov. J.B. Pritkzer has signed dozens of new Illinois laws addressing topics from artificial intelligence to forever chemicals to a simple grammar correction. Those new laws were signed over the last several days, and will create some big changes in health insurance, education and many other fields. On Monday, Pritzker singed a pair of laws addressing ...

Even before you walk inside Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience 360, the messaging is clear. Youre seeing survivors not only of the Holocaust but of other genocides”, says Kelley Szany, Senior Vice President of Exhibitions and Education. “And then, with each of those survivors we are connecting them I think to the lessons and the ...

Ismael Zambada Garcia was El Chapos right hand man for decades; co-founder of the bloodthirsty Sinaloa cartel and now hes on the verge of pleading guilty. Zambadas nickname is El Mayo. But hes about to get a new nicknamethe eight numbers of his federal prison ID. “I think it means that like if you’re one of the major leaders of these cartels, ...

Ismael Zambada Garcia was El Chapos right hand man for decades; co-founder of the bloodthirsty Sinaloa cartel and now hes on the verge of pleading guilty. Zambadas nickname is El Mayo. But hes about to get a new nicknamethe eight numbers of his federal prison ID. “I think it means that like if you’re one of the major leaders of these cartels, ...

The Manning family has combined to win five NFL MVP awards, four Super Bowl titles, three Super Bowl MVP awards and plenty of other football related trophies over the years. But theres one award that Peyton, Eli and their father Archie were never able to put on the mantle: the Heisman Trophy. Arch Manning is one of the favorites for the award this ...

A person was shot by a police officer in Chicago’s South Shore earlier this month, an investigation revealed. An investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability into the circumstances surrounding a Chicago police officer firing their weapon earlier this month revealed a person was struck by the officer’s gunfire and later sought ...

The Minnesota Vikings are showing support for the teams two male cheerleaders, Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, who have faced homophobic and hateful backlash since being announced as members of the 2025 squad. As the start of the 2025 NFL season approaches, football fans have been enjoying seeing the players, coaches, cheerleaders and other members of ...

What to KnowPresident DonaldTrump pledgedtoday that he would not send U.S. troops into Ukraine to help secure the country against Russian attacks, saying European nations would provide peacekeeping forces.The Justice Department is investigating whether D.C.s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime data to make crime rates appear lower, two senior ...

The internet has found its favorite “girl dad.” The moment started when user @Lesvinsindy, Leslie Lupton, posted a video to TikTok of the crowd at Chicago’s Lollapalooza. “Sometimes your kids ask you to do crazy things. But standing for 7 hours on a hot summer day in Chicago to see@Olivia Rodrigowas totally worth it,” she captioned the ...

One happy dog in Long Beach, California, is living her happiest life after she finally found her forever home.  Meadow was adopted by Elizabeth and Josh after spending 400 days in a shelter, the second-longest stay for a dog in that shelter. They did a trial period first and it went so well that they knew she just had to become part of their family. ...

In a pair of votes Monday, the Arlington Heights village board approved imposing a new 5% tax on streaming services, and opted to continue a 1% tax on groceries. The streaming tax was approved by a 7-2 vote during Mondays board meeting, while the grocery tax was approved by a 6-3 margin. It had been argued during debate that without the two taxes, ...

A ticket-reselling operation used a network of fake accounts to bypass Ticketmasters security protocols to grab hundreds of thousands of tickets to hugely popular tours for artists like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen and then re-sold them for millions, federal regulators said Monday. The Federal Trade Commission alleges the operation used illicit ...

A ticket-reselling operation used a network of fake accounts to bypass Ticketmasters security protocols to grab hundreds of thousands of tickets to hugely popular tours for artists like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen and then re-sold them for millions, federal regulators said Monday. The Federal Trade Commission alleges the operation used illicit ...

A ticket-reselling operation used a network of fake accounts to bypass Ticketmasters security protocols to grab hundreds of thousands of tickets to hugely popular tours for artists like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen and then re-sold them for millions, federal regulators said Monday. The Federal Trade Commission alleges the operation used illicit ...

Flood warnings and advisories remain in effect for parts of the Chicago area Tuesday after strong storms dumped heavy rain across parts of Illinois and Indiana, with standing water still in ditches, fields and roadways as lingering showers continue. According to NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman, the last remaining showers in Chicago and ...

The U.S. Air Force denies its Thunderbirds went supersonic while practicing for the Chicago Air and Water Show on Friday, despite two blasts heard across the North Side that possibly shattered several windows in Lake View. But videos of the F-16 jets show an obvious sonic boom, according to one aeronautics professor. Those were clearly sonic booms, ...