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The Chicago River looked a bit more colorful than usual Tuesday, but it wasn’t leftover green dye from St. Patrick’s Day.

At least two rounds of strong-to-severe storms could pummel the Chicago area this week, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, threatening the region with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and even the chance for tornadoes.

It’s Election Day in multiple Chicago suburbs, with major races in some parts of mayor, village president, plus ballot questions — also known as referendums — where results could have big impacts on how local government operates.

From Edgewater, to West Town, to Auburn Gresham- the cameras are lined throughout the city.

The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have reached a preliminary deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, the two sides announced Monday.

It is a history-making alliance between the immigration agency known as “ICE” and the tax collection agency called IRS. 

The facility will be a two-story DMV located at 125 W. Monroe St. in Chicago.

The traveling exhibit titled ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing- The Exhibition’, is now swinging its way into Chicago

At a press conference Monday, officials revealed new details surrounding the devastating Carpentersville house fire that killed three children.

NBC 5 Responds recovered tens of thousands of dollars for one Lake Forest Medical provider, but many others say they can’t afford to keep their doors open much longer without payment.

The woman was walking down the street with her 11-year-old son when she was struck by gunfire near the AMC River East 21 Movie Theater.

There’s a new push to change downtown Chicago’s curfew in wake of violent teen takeovers in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood over the weekend.

Elon Musk held a rally in Green Bay where he gave out $1 million checks to two attendees despite a lawsuit from the state’s attorney general, Josh Kaul.