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Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting

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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 26, 2024.

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Trump Administration Nov 14

Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and more: Who Trump has picked for key positions so far, and what they'll do

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Chicago-area mall issues traffic advisory ahead of 2024 Black Friday shopping

Holidays 23 hours ago

2024 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes 1st Illinois stop: When, where to see it in the Chicago area

NBC 5 Investigates Nov 24

NBC 5 Investigates how a simple ‘twist of lemon' ended up as a federal case in a Chicago courtroom. And we found scores of other cases like it.

NBC 5 Investigates Nov 20

Fatal shootings on CTA, Navy Pier turn attention to weapons detection software, ZeroEyes

NBC 5 Investigates Nov 20

Weapons detection CEO calls industry ‘wild west' – great for innovation but lacks regulation

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Is your seafood ‘catfishing' you? Study shows 1 in 5 fish mislabeled, fraudulent

NBC 5 Responds Nov 23

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Investigation finds uninsured school bus company was transporting Chicago students

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Food & Drink Nov 21

The Food Guy: Sun Wah BBQ in Uptown

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Northwestern nurses help couple plan wedding in 24 hours, 1 day before major surgery

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Auliʻi Cravalho voices Moana in Disney Animation’s “Moana 2.”

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Homebuyer demand for mortgages jumps 12%, after first interest rate drop in over 2 months

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Health & Wellness

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What is Mycoplasma pneumoniae? Why the CDC is warning about it

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The red bracelet is to notify healthcare professionals of an allergy to penicillin.

What is ‘walking pneumonia' and what are the symptoms? CDC warns of rise in cases

Oct 30

This photomicrograph shows hepatitis caused by the Lassa virus, using toluidine-blue azure II stain, 1972. The Lassa virus, which can cause altered liver morphology with hemorrhagic necrosis and inflammation, is a member of the family Arenaviridae, and is a single-stranded RNA, zoonotic, or animal-borne pathogen. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. W. Winn. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Lassa fever, rare viral disease, suspected in death of Iowa resident

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Chicago Real Estate

HIGHLAND PARK, IL – OCTOBER 21: A gate with the number 23 controls access to the home of basketball legend Michael Jordan on October 21, 2013 in Highland Park, Illinois. Twenty-three is the number Jordan wore while playing basketball for the Chicago Bulls. The home which had been offered for sale for $29 million and later dropped to $21 million is scheduled to be sold at auction on November 22. The 32,683-squre-foot home features nine bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a 15-car attached garage and an “NBA-quality” basketball court. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan's suburban Chicago mansion under contract 12 years after it was listed

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Illinois home with unexpected tie to Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history hits market for $2.5M

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All-pink Barbie-theme home hits market for $1.1M in Wisconsin

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