At least 27 people were shot and one person died in shootings across Chicago from Saturday evening through Sunday morning, according to Chicago police. Killed was a 44-year-old man shot around 11:30 p.m. Saturday during an argument in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue in Austin. He was holding a gun when he was shot in the left eye, police said. ...

After a brief respite from the heat on Sunday, coming days could feel downright summer-like in the Chicago area, complete with multiple chances of strong-to-severe thunderstorms. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, multiple rounds of thunderstorms could impact the area both Monday and Tuesday, while high temperatures on those days could soar into the ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs issued an apology Sunday after footage was released that appeared to show him beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie in 2016, matching the description of an alleged incident she detailed in a now-settled lawsuit. Combs, who is the subject of a federal investigation and numerous civil lawsuits, released a video statement on his ...

A 14-year-old girl has died and at least four other individuals were injured after a violent crash in the Lawndale neighborhood Saturday night. According to Chicago police, an SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed in the 3800 block of West Harrison at approximately 11:10 p.m. when it drove through a red light. A sedan entering the intersection ...

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a hard landing on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. Some began urging the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest where his helicopter was believed to be. Raisi was traveling in Irans East Azerbaijan ...

While Sunday will be a calm day in the Chicago area, this week will bring chances of near-record heat and the threat of severe weather as well. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, Sunday will likely be cooler across the area, with highs in the upper-70s and into the low-80s. Readings will be much cooler near Lake Michigan, with highs struggling to reach ...

An explosion of gunfire left six people hurt on Saturday night, with three hospitalized in critical condition. According to Chicago police, a group of men were gathered on a street in the 700 block of South Albany at approximately 9:59 p.m. when an unknown number of individuals opened fire. A 23-year-old man was shot in the back and face, and was ...

The girlfriend of a suburban Bridgeview man was arrested after allegedly plotting with a co-worker who she was in a relationship with to kill her boyfriend, authorities said. Agnieszka Rydzewski, 33, was charged with solicitation to commit murder in connection with the death of her boyfriend Arturo Cantu, according to a Bridgeview village spokesperson. ...

A 34-year-old man has died after rescue crews pulled him from Lake Michigan Saturday evening off 31st Street Beach on the South Side, according to Chicago police. The police departments Marine Unit responded to the beach at 6:11 p.m. and recovered the man, who was taken by ambulance to the University of Chicago Medical Center. He later died at the ...

Police in suburban Norridge were asking people to avoid the area of Canfield and Winnemac avenues following an “incident” involving an officer on Saturday evening, authorities said. In a Facebook post at around 8:15 p.m., the Norridge Police Department said one of its officer was involved in an unspecified incident near the intersection. The ...

A frugal father of four is dividing the internet with his restaurant “hacks.” In a now-viral TikTok video, Josh Mileham, 37, announces to his sons Brooklyn, 14, Colton, 11, Asher, 8, and daughter, Vallyn, 6, that he has a cool trick. The Texas dad, who has just been served a fajita platter, then takes a tortilla and sprinkles it with shredded cheese. ...

An esteemed spot generations of Chicagoans have relied on for their fix of sweets was cast into the national spotlight once again. Margie’s Candies, a legendary confectionary founded more than 100 years ago, was among 25 summer bucket list spots featured in People magazine’s 2024 Food and Travel Special, which was released Friday. A place where ...

Seize the Grey seized the day at the 149th Preakness Stakes. Before the race, all eyes were on Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and the race track itself, as some rain before the event forced officials to downgrade the track to muddy conditions, which was the first time the track had been muddy for the Preakness in 85 years. With its victory, Seize ...

Passengers on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest line were advised to anticipate delays on Saturday evening after a train struck a pedestrian in downtown Des Plaines, according to the transit agency. In a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, at 3:34 p.m., Metra said inbound and outbound traffic on the UPNW line was halted due ...

Chicago police on Saturday evening were searching for the suspect who stabbed someone during an argument at a Ross Dress for Less store in the Loop, authorities said. The stabbing was reported at around 2:56 p.m. at the Ross location, 26 E. Randolph St. According to Chicago police, a 26-year-old man got into an argument with someone he knew, who ...

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. A 21-year-old Northbrook man charged in a Glenview fatal crash that left a high school student dead was ordered to remain detained on Saturday, as court documents revealed troubling details on the moments leading up to the crash. Taeyoung Kim was arrested Friday evening and was charged ...

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Eataly, the popular Italian marketplace in downtown Chicago that was the site of a massive police presence Friday morning will remain closed until Sunday as a police investigation into the incident continues. The business announced that they would remain closed until Sunday after a ...

The State Department renewed a global security warning Friday for Americans overseas, adding to it that LGBTQ people and events in particular face an increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence. The alert is a standard renewal of travel advice telling Americans to exercise increased caution against possible attacks by violent ...

Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent cannabis plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds have gone up in smoke. The plants sprouted in a tulip garden outside the Capitol, WMTV-TV reported Thursday. Tatyana Warrick, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Administration, told The Associated Press in an email Friday that workers ...

The death of an off-duty Chicago police officer found Thursday inside aWest Loopresidence has been ruled a suicide. The 29-year-old man was found about 2:35 p.m. inside a home in the 1600 block of West Warren Boulevard with a gunshot wound to the head, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Autopsy results released Friday ruled his ...

A man was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday night on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on the South Side. About 11:50 p.m., officers responded to a domestic incident in the 3900 block of South Lake Park Avenue and as officers arrived to the scene, a man who was part of the incident left, Chicago police said. Shortly after, the man, 46, was attempting to cross ...

A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child. A Cook County jury on Friday found Pierre Tyler, 32, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Andris Wofford. Prosecutors have said the two had argued over Woffords belief that Tyler was married and also had children ...

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. A 20-year-old man has been charged in the killing of a Bridgeview man in the parking lot of an apartment complex, village spokesperson Ray Hanania said. Anthony Calderon, 20, of the 7700 block of West 65th Place in Bedford Park, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to ...

It may still be another week until Memorial Day weekend, but summer will feel like it’s in full swing on Saturday, with the warmest day of the year on deck in the Chicago area. Sunshine and temperatures in the mid 60s will greet Chicago-area residents in the mid-morning hours, with the mercury expected to rise to the mid 80s during the afternoon hours, ...

A wide swath of the U.S. has become entrenched in a cicada frenzy as trillions of the noisy but harmless insects emerge from the ground. Illinois is at the center of it all, as it’s one of two states experiencing a rare double-brood emergence. While some people might try to avoid cicadas at all costs, others are seeking them out, but not because ...