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It can be tricky to know what’s allowed and what’s not while voting, especially when it comes to using your phone.

Diwali is one of the most important holidays in Hinduism. It’s a five-day festival celebrating the victory of light over darkness, with the most important festivities taking place Thursday night. Lamps are lit, homes are decorated and feasts are enjoyed with traditional foods, some of which are on the menu at a new Indian restaurant in Highland Par...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office issued a statement Tuesday afternoon on the West Rogers Park shooting of a Jewish man walking to synagogue and subsequent shootout with police and first responders this weekend.

Halloween 2024 has arrived and trick-or-treating has started across much of the Chicago area, but how long will it last?

Over the past two weeks, NBC 5 Investigates reached out to more than 100 election officials across Illinois, southern Wisconsin and parts of northwest Indiana to ask local election officials about the upcoming election, their preparedness and their concerns.

A holiday movie debuting soon on Hulu will feature not one, but multiple Chicago suburbs.

You can hitch a ride from Chicago to Miami on an Amtrak train beginning next month.

From Stevie Wonder to Shrek the Musical, there are plenty of events to amuse you this weekend.

While “falling back” mean an extra hour of sleep, it also means earlier sunsets — much earlier.

Before long, Halloween will be behind us. Next up? Thanksgiving (and, of course, Black Friday).

Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain will have one final hurrah this week before the attraction closes for the winter, the city announced Wednesday.

The Chicago White Sox officially announced Will Venable as their new manager Thursday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of an unusual increase in bacterial infections caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae. But what exactly is it and why is it concerning?