8+ hour, 59+ min ago   (335+ words) A pair of hands holds a rosary, with a cross hanging from it. The Archdiocese of Chicago recently settled out of court with nine people who accused eight Chicago-area priests of sexually abusing them decades ago. The settlements, totaling $5.4 million,…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (113+ words) The Chicago Bears are set to kick off their 2026 season on Sunday with a game against the Carolina Panthers. While the Bears will play their season opener at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, they'll be back in the…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (540+ words) A Cook County judge had two sheriff’s deputies detained this week for refusing to unshackle a man facing murder charges so he could embrace his family — a move the deputies’ union described as “an outrageous abuse of the court’s authority....

12+ hour, 19+ min ago   (223+ words) With cooler conditions expected this weekend following temperatures in the upper 80s, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack shares what to expect. The Chicago area is likely to feel some weather whiplash through the weekend and into the start of the…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (249+ words) The body of a diver who went missing while on a shipwreck diving trip off the shore of Chicago last weekend was recovered by a specialized team earlier this week, a search and recovery company said. Wisconsin-based Bruce’s Legacy Search…...

9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (124+ words) Suburban woman dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Grant Park NBC 5 Chicago A suburban woman was pronounced dead after she was pulled from Lake Michigan near Chicago's Grant Park on Friday evening, police said. Around 8:30 p.m., Chicago police marine…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago   (259+ words) A 'high alert' for bird migration over the Chicago area remains in effect through Sunday night as tens of thousands of birds continue to fly over the region each night. The alert comes as millions of birds migrated over Illinois…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (21+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Illinois' ‘aid-in-dying' law set to take effect this weekend...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (21+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Gambling, extortion case has Indiana court swamped with evidence...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (179+ words) A plan to overhaul the front entrance to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry gained approval on Thursday. The museum, located at 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood, will undergo renovations on its North Portico as…...