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Weird Al Yankovic announces massive 2025 tour, including stop in Chicago area
Iconic musician ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic, known for his outlandish parodies of popular songs, is launching a massive new tour in 2025, including at least one stop in the Chicago area.
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Enter for a chance to win 6 ringside tickets to UniverSoul Circus!
UniverSoul Circus returns to Chicago with a jaw-dropping, show-stopping, cultural celebration of global circus acts, urban music, dance and plenty of crowd participation.
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Harvest supermoon, partial lunar eclipse to coincide this week. Here's what to know
A trio of celestial events will take place this week in the skies over the Chicago area, with a supermoon, a partial lunar eclipse and the “Harvest Moon” all occurring on the same night.
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Street, ramp closures in Chicago amid Mexican Independence Day celebrations
Chicago officials had cautioned drivers and residents earlier in the week they would implement closures if needed amid celebrations of Mexican Independence Day, and some closures are in effect Saturday night.
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Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk
Thousands of people marched through Montrose Harbor Saturday morning to raise awareness for mental health struggles at the annual “Out of the Darkness” event. Courtney Sisk has the story.
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Changing leaves could be impacted by dry, warm weather in Chicago area
Chicago-area residents are noticing that leaves are beginning to change color on some trees already, and experts from the Morton Arboretum say that the region’s recent weather is having an impact.
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Fall foliage is arriving early in Illinois due to dry weather, expert says
Early fall colors in some trees may be linked to ongoing drought conditions, according to forest ecologist Dr. Christy Rollinson of The Morton Arboretum.
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Story of addiction, redemption told in ‘Beyond the Door,' debuting this week
A woman’s incredible story of addition and redemption is being told in the play “Beyond the Door,” which will debut in Chicago this week. LeeAnn Trotter has a preview.
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Chicago to impose hiring freezes, travel limits amid massive budget deficits
With a projected budget deficit of nearly $1 billion in the coming fiscal year, Chicago officials are taking dramatic steps to reduce costs, including imposing a hiring freeze and drastically limiting non-essential travel.
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Northern Lights could be visible over Great Lakes this week
A geomagnetic storm could potentially make the Northern Lights visible over parts of the Great Lakes this week, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
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Eli's makes giant cheesecake for Taste of Chicago
The Taste of Chicago returns this weekend, and Eli’s made a special cheesecake to mark the occasion, as Kye Martin explains.
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As fall nears, Chicago hitting daylight milestones all month long
The chill of change is in the air in the Chicago area this week, but cooler temperatures aren’t the only milestones the region is hitting as fall approaches.
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More details expected to be released in fatal CTA train shooting
Details are slowly emerging about the fatal shooting of four people onboard a CTA train Monday, and Lexi Sutter has the latest on the investigation.
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Horrific details emerge in CTA train shooting that left 4 victims dead
Police in Forest Park, Illinois, have released new details after four individuals were shot and killed on a CTA Blue Line train Monday morning.
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Pumpkins patches, apple picking and more: Things to do in and around Chicago this fall
With the change in seasons comes all of your quintessential fall activities – like visiting pumpkin patches, going to corn mazes and getting spooked at a haunted house.
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CTA implementing AI technology to detect guns on property
Roughly one million passengers board CTA buses and trains every single day across the Chicago area, a massive undertaking for police to help keep riders safe.
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CTA piloting security cameras equipped with AI gun detection technology
The Chicago Transit Authority announced Thursday that the agency is piloting security cameras that are equipped with AI-based gun detection technology. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.
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A rare ‘super blue moon' will occur this week. Here's what that means
There will be a full moon in the skies over the Chicago area this week, but it is a rare spectacle that brings two unique events together on one night.
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Here's how to watch a quartet of supermoons this year
The first of four supermoons this year rises next week and stargazers could catch a moon that can be 30% brighter than average.
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Woman dies at O'Hare Airport after report of person trapped in machinery
A woman died at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Thursday Chicago fire and police officials confirmed.