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Monday in the Chicago area was off to a soggy start, with rain and strong winds expected to last through all day and continue into early Tuesday morning, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.

Monday in the Chicago area was off to a soggy start, with rain and strong winds expected to last through all day and continue into early Tuesday morning, the NBC 5 Storm Team said.

A Chicago firefighter sustained serious injuries Sunday evening after falling from the roof of a three-story building during a fire in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, authorities said.

With early voting underway and just days until Election Day, many are likely wondering what they’ll see on their ballots as they head to the polls.

Rain in the forecast through Election Day

While many voters will wait to cast their ballots until Election Day, that’s not the case for everyone. Some voting sites in the city and suburbs have reported hours-long waits, with interest high due to the presidential election. For those looking to partake in early voting, you still have time – but not much. Many Chicago-area countie...

A section of Interstate 96 in southeast Michigan remained closed Sunday after a semitruck crashed into more than a dozen vehicles overnight, killing four people and injuring 17 others, according to state police.

As voters head to the polls on Election Day, some schools will still be in session. However, most students at Illinois public schools will have the day off.

The Illinois Flag Commission will have a monumental task ahead of it, combing through nearly 5,000 entries for a redesigned state banner.

A woman has died and three other individuals were hurt when a car slammed into a light pole on DuSable Lake Shore Drive Sunday morning.

Chicago police on Saturday evening were searching for the gunman who shot a man during an argument in the South Loop. The shooting was reported at around 6:22 p.m. along South Wabash near 11th Street. According to authorities, a 23-year-old man riding a bicycle was involved in an argument with a suspect, who fired a gunshot in the victim’s......

It was beginning to look like Christmas in downtown Chicago on Saturday as two longstanding traditions at Macy’s on State Street returned for another holiday season.

Rain arrives Sunday afternoon and lingers through Election Day