duPont-Columbia University Award for investigative reporting. WMAQ-Ch. 5 anchor and investigative reporter Renee Ferguson. (NBC) Renee Ferguson spent more than 25 years as a reporter on two ...

A 12-year-old boy died Friday night after falling into a lake in Chicago's southwest suburbs, according to officials. Authorities said the boy was near the water with his 9-year-old brother at ...

Illinois lawmakers have passed a $55.2 billion budget for the new fiscal year, including increased taxes on tobacco products and sports betting. According to officials, the budget includes $55.3 ...

A 67-year-old man was rescued by Marine unit personnel after falling into Lake Michigan Sunday, officials said. According to police, the incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m. in the 3900 block ...

President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur. Musk is leaving his position ...

Birds may be able to fly, but that didn't stop a pair of pigeons from trying to hitch a free plane ride. A Delta flight out of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport erupted into chaos over ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for ...

Police revealed a major update in the case of Krystal Rivera, the 36-year-old Chicago police officer killed Thursday night. An initial police statement following the incident said an officer ...

Summer is almost here, and so is a brand-new flavor of one of McDonald's iconic items. The fast-food chain introduced a new flavor of the beloved McFlurry: Hershey's S'mores. According to the ...

Lando Norris put together a flawless weekend in Monte Carlo. Following his track record qualifying lap on Saturday, the McLaren driver held off Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to win the Monaco Grand ...

Before 8 p.m. Friday, June 6, two brothers were seen near the water’s edge at Camp Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs when one of the boys slipped, authorities told WMAQ. The younger brother was 9 ...

Layne Horwich was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer at age 100. "I was putting on my nightgown one night and realized there was a lump there," Horwich said. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7 ...