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Though it’s mostly been an unusually warm fall in the Chicago area, colder temperatures are inevitably on the way as winter and the end of the calendar year approach.

Illinois will take on top-ranked Oregon this weekend in a highly anticipated matchup, considered one of its biggest challenges this college football season.

First, there was bread. Then, came the lettuce wraps and tortillas. Now: meet the Picklewich.

A waterless, indoor slide park just opened in the Chicago suburbs — and its filled with giant, colorful slides that aren’t just for kids.

The Fighting Illini are gearing up to face top-ranked Oregon on Saturday in Eugene. Here’s a preview on the showdown.

Rapper Lil Durk has been taken into federal custody after being arrested overnight in Florida, authorities said.

A multistate McDonald’s E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders has expanded to even more states with additional people sickened, an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Swarms of what appear to be ladybugs are surrounding, and even entering, homes across the Chicago area right now, but they aren’t your typical ladybug.

A slew of fast-food restaurants moved to pull certain ingredients from menu items after an E. Coli outbreak linked to food served at McDonald’s has led to one death and at least 49 people sickened across 10 states.

Chicago-based rapper Lil Durk is in federal custody Friday morning after being arrested overnight in Broward County, Florida on charges of murder-for-hire.

The 2024 World Series kicks off Friday night as the New York Yankees face the Los Angeles Dodgers in baseball’s biggest matchup of the season.

Some in Chicago may have heard rumbles of thunder and storms overnight, NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman said, with showers expected to linger through the mid-morning hours Friday.

Our Food Guy, Steve Dolinsky, says if you’re looking for treats that are a little more substantial, look no further than a two year-old bakery in Oak Park.