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Outreach workers set up a table Thursday morning in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood to give away free Narcan and Fentanyl test strips to anyone who needs them.

The historic 2024 cicada emergence in the upper Midwest is now underway, but with two broods of cicadas emerging this spring, some groups are urging residents to celebrate their arrival, rather than to be fearful or nervous.

Beginning May 20, NBC 5 Chicago & Telemundo Chicago will deliver a new, unprecedented series – “Dismissed” / “Buscando Justicia” – uncovering the startling details behind a six-month investigation on the minimal number of sexual assault arrests and convictions in the City of Chicago over the past six years.

A new list has revealed the top baby names in Illinois and while many mirror a national list released last week, there are a few names that stand out as different from the rest of the U.S.

Illinois lawmakers have passed new legislation that would issue citations to drivers who park on the shoulders of highways near O’Hare International Airport, and could utilize safety cameras to enforce the measure.  

DePaul University released a statement Thursday after the school and Chicago police dismantled a Pro-Palestinian encampment on school property, citing safety concerns for those inside and outside the encampment.

From festivals, to comedy and rock concerts, there is something for everyone this weekend in the Chicago area.

Watch indoor volleyball, and you’ll see one player diving everywhere to keep the point alive, and at suburban Notre Dame College Prep in Niles, that player is Caiden Frawley.

Trustees in Dolton this week voted to appoint an acting mayor amid ongoing political turmoil in the Chicago suburb.

Zara, one of Westfield Old Orchard Mall’s most popular stores just moved into a brand new renovated space — the first of several highly anticipated store openings inside the mall’s newly renovated Lord & Taylor building.

Chicago could soon lose its status as the third-largest city in the U.S., according to recently announced Census data.

Thursday morning started off bright and sunny for most parts but storms and showers were on the way, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, along with the chance of severe weather.

A Pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago’s’ Lincoln Park neighborhood was dismantled by Chicago Police early Thursday morning as school officials released a statement saying the nearly 20-day encampment had led to “the disruption of university operations, interference with student learning, and safety threats t...