The Chicago Bulls are thanking their fans Friday night as they host the Washington Wizards in the final game of the regular season, and the club is making room for one of their longtime supporters. Ida, now 95 years old, has been a Bulls fan since the beginning, but has yet to attend a game in-person. Ida’s family, videotaping the diehard fan ...

Why has April in Chicago been cold so far? A big factor is the disruptions in the polar vortex, even as the polar vortex season is winding down, according to NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes. When the polar vortex begins to wobble and allows arctic air to spill south into northern Illinois in January, we usually end up with dangerously-cold air ...

The deadline for Americans to file their tax returns is just days away, with April 15 serving as the final day for filing as many others await their refunds. Regardless of whether you live in Illinois, Indiana or elsewhere, here’s what to know about Tax Day, your refund status and filing returns. How should I file my taxes? Both the Internal ...

What to KnowAuthorities are investigating a helicopter crash in the Hudson River, according to the NYPD.A report of the downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street came in shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday.A pilot, two adults and two children were aboard the helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River near Pier 40 this afternoon, multiple law ...

What to KnowAuthorities are investigating a helicopter crash in the Hudson River, according to the NYPD.A report of the downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street came in shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday.Emergency boats appeared to be responding, Citizen app footage showed.Officials say multiple people are dead in the Hudson River chopper ...

One month after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified before a Congressional committee in Washington D.C., Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has also been asked to appear on Capitol Hill. The GOP-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked Pritzker to appear at a hearing on May 15, along with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Minnesota Gov. ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often associated with outbreaks from generations ago. According to a statement from Will County Officials, a case was confirmed at Joliet West High School, and the ...

Track all the latest developments in our live blog. This article is no longer being updated. A helicopter with at least four people aboard crashed in the Hudson River Thursday afternoon, according to the NYPD and sources with knowledge of the investigation. A report of the downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street came in shortly ...

It’s not everyday you see a live, wild turkey trotting through the aisles of a home improvement store, but that was the case Saturday at the local Menards in suburban Vernon Hills. About 9:47 a.m. Saturday, the Vernon Hills police department received the call for a turkey running around inside the store, located at 1860 N. Milwaukee Ave. When ...

The off-duty Chicago police officer who died inside the city’s 18th District station overnight has been identified as Malissa Torres, 34, of Chicago, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. Torres was found at about 2:30 a.m. inside the Near North Side police station, at 1160 N. Larrabee St. overnight. According to a police source, the ...

Did you receive a recent payment from a Facebook settlement? It actually stems from a case the started years ago — all over the company’s “Like” button. According to a notice on the settlement website, the so-called “Internet Tracking” settlement, which started in 2022 but dates back as far as 2010, took effect on Feb. 24, 2025, with payment ...

Chicago Cubs fans can experience Wrigley Field in a unique way this spring, with limited tee times available for Upper Deck Golf. According to the Cubs, a nine-hole course has been installed at Wrigley Field, giving golfers a chance to hit shots at a variety of targets around the ballpark beginning Friday. We are excited to host Upper Deck Golf at ...

As the Jewish community prepares for one of its most important holidays, leaders are warning of an increase in antisemitism and potential threats in the Chicago area. With Passover beginning this week, community leaders alerted to the possibility of heightened threats as they work to prevent antisemitic violence, similar to an incident seen in Chicago ...

Nestled in The Field Museum’s Economic Botany Collection, there’s a locked “poisonous plants” cabinet — and fans of The White Lotus might recognize something inside. “It was our founding collection at the Field Museum that represented botany,” Kimberly Hansen, Collections Manager at the Field Museum told NBC Chicago of the cabinet. ...

An Illinois Lottery player is $1 million richer after they collected a jackpot from a ticket they purchased online. According to Lottery officials, the winning ticket was purchased through the Lotterys app for the April 3 drawing of the states Lotto game. The game is drawn three times a week, and each drawing comes with two additional games called ...

Another major musical act is joining the 2025 Illinois State Fair Grandstand stage: The Chainsmokers. The Grammy-award winning duo is set to headline the state fair’s grandstand stage Friday, Aug. 15, according to a release. The band’s breakthrough came in 2014, the release said. Since then, Songs from the duo of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall span ...

It was a brisk and breezy day at Wrigley Field Wednesday, with a small crowd on hand as the Chicago Cubs fell 6-2 to the Texas Rangers in their series finale. Though many seats were empty Wednesday, there was no way to avoid seeing a couple mimicking “The Lady and the Tramp” with a hot dog instead of spaghetti behind the Cubs on-deck circle. ...

Dust off your robes and grab your wands, Chicago: The highly anticipated Harry Potter Shop Chicago opens on Michigan Avenue Thursday. The store, located at 676 N. Michigan Ave., below the Omni Hotel Chicago, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:45 a.m. before doors open to the public at 10 a.m. NBC 5 photographer George Mycyk captured dressed-up ...

A Russian-American woman who was imprisoned for treason by Russia has been freed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday. Former ballerina Ksenia Karelina was born in Russia but hadbuilt a new life as an aesthetician at a Los Angeles spaafter immigrating to the United States over a decade ago. She is on a plane back home to the United States, ...

A large Chicago police presence with more than a dozen CPD squad cars lined the street in front of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago early Thursday following an incident that occurred 18th District Police Station overnight. Around 2 a.m., an ambulance was called to the station, located at 160 N Larrabee St. on the Near North Side, ...

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball didn’t know if he would ever be able to return to an NBA court two seasons ago, with treatments for his knee injury not making matters any better for the 2017 second-overall pick. Thanks to an experimental surgery, Ball returned to the court last fall after missing two full seasons and has been a key part of a Bulls team ...

Chicago police are investigating after a man was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting on the citys West Side Wednesday. According to authorities, a 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were walking in the 300 block of North Cicero, located on the boundary of the Austin and West Garfield Park neighborhoods, at approximately 4:10 p.m. when a ...

Chicago has gone nearly a week with below-average temperatures, but when could spring make its return? Unfortunately for area residents, it wont happen right away. As of Wednesday, the city of Chicago has seen below-average temperatures for six consecutive days, and that pattern is expected to hold for at least the next two days. High temperatures ...

Though Chicago-area residents have been met with wintry weather to start this week, warmer days and a busy travel season is ahead, and those heading to O’Hare International Airport may notice a rivalry between airlines showing up on billboards. One of the world’s busiest airports, O’Hare serves as a major hub for two of the country’s three ...

Northwestern mens basketball coach Chris Collins is smiling ear-to-ear after agreeing to a contract extension that will keep him in Evanston for several more years. Collins, the only mens coach in school history to lead his team to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, is 43 wins shy of setting the program record for victories, and is coming off a third ...