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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"We won’t leave each other behind," Brandon told NBC affiliate WMAQ. But don’t expect to see them attending the same classes. Brandon is planning to become a computer engineering student ...

President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau Steve Bernas joins WGN’s Bob Sirott to discuss scams that are being targeted toward veterans around Memorial Day. Steve shares some tips for college ...

Four years after finishing at the top of their middle school class, triplets Aaron, Brandon and Christopher Williams-Orr have now conquered high school - and have made up their minds regarding ...

Dr. Jeff Bohmer, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, joins Bob Sirott to talk about former President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis, ...

Steve Dolinsky, who has spent three decades in Chicago media as a culinary journalist and led a popular weekly show on WMAQ-TV/Channel 5 called the “The Food Guy,” will officially join Levy ...

Charges have been filed in a startling scene caught on camera after a driver hit a 70-year-old golfer at a Chicago course. According to authorities, 30-year-old Cicero resident Tory Gardner is ...