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A Chicago suburb was named to a list of the 50 best places to travel worldwide in 2025 by travel blog TravelLemming, alongside locations in Puerto Rico, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Workers at a group of Amazon warehouses across the U.S., including one in Chicago’s suburbs, will walk off the job Thursday, the Teamsters announced Wednesday night.

Colder temperatures and chances for snow are likely to finish off the week in parts of the Chicago area, though how much snow you see will likely depend on where you live.

Oysters potentially contaminated with norovirus have led to a significant recall impacting more than a dozen states, including Illinois.

A 14-year-old girl who was shot and killed in Monday’s school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin has now been publicly identified for the first time.

Caleb Williams acknowledged the frustration he is experiencing and the impact all this losing is having on him.

Last month, an uninsured school bus company was barred by the state from transporting students. So why were these school buses still being spotted on the road? An NBC 5 responds investigation prompts action from law enforcement..

A Logan Square resident is continuing to recover after being brutally attacked in the neighborhood, steps away from where he lives.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says his office’s electronic monitoring program, in place for more than three decades, will come to an end next year.

A Chicago church is desperately trying to collect more toys to help children in need, after losing a big corporate sponsor this year.

Police are investigating after a person walking along a suburban trail discovered a body, authorities said.

Residents in suburban Thornton Township found a closed main office and no one answering phones as some services were halted due to an ongoing lapse in the township’s insurance policies.

COVID, norovirus, whooping cough, bird flu, dengue fever — there is no shortage of viruses making headlines in the U.S. right now. But why does it seem like so many are getting sick lately?

Authorities in Wisconsin say a person has been diagnosed with the state’s case of bird flu amid more than five dozen cases reported across the country.