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Hurricane Laura Topples Confederate Statue After Vote to Keep It nbcchi.com/lTNwpNC
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17-Year-Old Discovers Planet 6.9 Times Larger Than Earth on Third Day of Internship With NASA nbcchi.com/2I965vm
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Navy confirms UFO videos posted by Blink 182 rocker are real and should not have been released nbcchi.com/9iePdYK
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Couple buys out Payless store, then donates all the shoes to a women’s shelter nbcchi.com/OIgEVbw
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Raccoon eats too much, gets stuck in suburban sewer grate: Police nbcchi.com/3SShtA7
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UPDATE: 300K people joined the #WomensMarchChicago, organizers say, surpassing expectations and last year's attendance nbcchi.com/g4Dvy52 #WomensMarchCHI #WomensMarch
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Yesterday, while reporting on the death of Kim Jong-hyun, a member of the popular South Korean boy band SHINee, NBC 5 mistakenly aired video of the band BTS during our morning newscast. We sincerely apologize for this error.
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How #BTS overcame differences and became the biggest music group on the planet nbcchi.com/8CgHiUm
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This is what it looked like as more than 40K people took to the streets of Chicago for the #MarchforScience: nbcchi.com/hKX5GBx
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"Dream come true": 99-year-old accomplishes goal of earning college degree before turning 100 nbcchi.com/aLzOw3t
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.@chancetherapper bought out an entire theater so fans could see 'Get Out' for free nbcchi.com/JUoQKfk
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#BREAKING: #WomensMarchCHI organizers say streets are so flooded they cannot march. Sky5 is live over the scene: nbcchi.com/eWVXidj
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KCON Chicago Headliner @STAYC_official Talks Performing in the US, Dream Collaborations, Chicago-Style Pizza, and More nbcchi.com/nD5gmP2
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Former first lady @MichelleObama tweets message of support after @chancetherapper donates $1M to Chicago schools: nbcchi.com/kD7zXim
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Sources: Cubs-Reds to Play 2022 Field of Dreams Game Aug. 11 nbcchi.com/a3t7D9r
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Woman smashes window at Popeyes because $4 meal doesn't come with soda nbcchi.com/7keLxmf
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United Steelworkers Union Shines ‘Batlight' Style Biden-Harris Logo on Trump Tower nbcchi.com/kyTAhDg
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When you finally get to go to something you've been waiting 108 years for #FlyTheW
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Ellen DeGeneres kisses Howard Stern to make everyone forget about that George W. Bush photo nbcchi.com/Y4fSe4J
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It's official- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has just signed the recreational marijuana bill in Illinois, legalizing recreational pot use in the state beginning Jan. 1: nbcchi.com/VU6wd8e
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Anthony Rizzo gets choked up describing his friendship with David Ross #Cubs #WorldSeries nbcchi.com/NOYT4MM
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Man chewed through squad car seat belt because he didn't want to miss son's birthday: Police nbcchi.com/tOLQrzq
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NBA's Golden State Warriors Launch Entertainment Division That Will Create Licensed Content nbcchi.com/43ljxGX
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NEW: Chicago named ‘Best Big City in the US' by Condé Nast Traveler for 7th consecutive year nbcchi.com/a3GA0sY
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#BEARS FANS! Retweet this and help us BEAT @NBCPhiladelphia. Are you "louder" than Eagles fans? Help us prove it! Whichever station gets more retweets by game time Sunday wins! @ChicagoBears #MonstersOfTheMidway #DaBears #PHIvsCHI
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Georgia police arrest 5, including 2 law enforcement officers, for 1983 murder of Timothy Coggins nbcchi.com/GHEjvTQ
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If you're up for jury duty next month, there's a chance you may get to serve with a former president. nbcchi.com/XzfU5Hw
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Chance the Rapper sues bootleggers over fake merchandise nbcchi.com/FtV8Q86
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Hateful 'Trump' notes allegedly aimed at student were 'fabricated,' university president says nbcchi.com/NxQ3wa7
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BREAKING: Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke beaten by inmates in Connecticut prison
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#BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unexpectedly announces he won't seek re-election nbcchi.com/He7pK3r
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Latest Attempt to Free Cargo Ship Relies on High Tides and a Full Moon nbcchi.com/qO62UM5
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Exclusive: @TheTrinity_Fatu Talks Making Surprise Return with @IMPACTWRESTLING in Chicago nbcchi.com/8CI3reU
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JUST IN: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city has cut off federal agents from using CPD databases, won't cooperate with ICE raids nbcchi.com/NrhlWhQ
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UPDATE: Tip that Smollett, 2 brothers were together in elevator is unfounded, police say nbcchi.com/pTFZjix
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Wild video captured a giant "wall of dust" in Normal amid dust storm warnings issued in parts of Illinois. #dust #duststorm #wildweather #wallofdust
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JUST IN: Chance the Rapper announces he will donate $1 million to Chicago Public Schools nbcchi.com/dCkrQi9
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Kraft Launches Pink Mac and Cheese for Valentine's Day That Tastes Like … Candy? nbcchi.com/3zOMK37
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Tammy Duckworth defeats incumbent Mark Kirk in high-profile U.S. Senate race, NBC News projects: nbcchi.com/e1GdyGV
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BREAKING: J.B. Pritzker wins race for Illinois governor, NBC News projects, defeating incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner nbcchi.com/ZzEaF0G
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Chicago-Area Leaders Call for Illinois to Eliminate History Classes nbcchi.com/54n5oc7
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Pritzker says he wants to legalize marijuana in Illinois nbcchi.com/fqK4euB
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Storms are now over much of Chicago. WILD time lapse video from Willis Tower shows what it looked like as the system moved in. LIVE UPDATES: nbcchi.com/0ZqSvAa
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George Clooney floats JB Pritzker as candidate in op-ed calling for Biden to step aside nbcchi.com/5EFkuFE
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Video showed a woman and baby being escorted by @Chicago_Police near the scene of a hostage-barricade situation. Moments later, our cameras captured this: nbcchi.com/HC8xzBv
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Teen Carjacker Shot, Killed by Concealed Carry License-Holder on Chicago's South Side nbcchi.com/Oz2nVdF
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Interview: @BraveGirls Talk First US Tour, Dream Collab, ‘Queendom 2’, and Receiving Powerball Tickets From a Fan nbcchi.com/GBdwKrC
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How Justin Bieber Could Repeat History 10 Years After His Billboard Music Awards Debut nbcchi.com/7ObCEwS
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Exclusive: Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation Teams Up to Give $1M to Women in Need nbcchi.com/3AGSTzJ
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JUST IN: Singer R. Kelly arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in Chicago, sources say nbcchi.com/x1DcxOb
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#BREAKING: Erika Harold wins the Republican nomination for Illinois attorney general, AP projects nbcchi.com/MQEbsAd
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Former President Jimmy Carter released from hospital, plans to teach Sunday school this weekend nbcchi.com/9Xx3Ipo
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Watch live: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Park Ridge Historical Society nbcchi.com/RzDgtDw
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Warner Saunders, Chicago journalist and longtime NBC 5 anchor, passes away at 83 nbcchi.com/pP2etkf
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#BREAKING: Illinois House endorses expanded abortion protections as a half-dozen other states strive to restrict the procedure nbcchi.com/Qv5GzOd
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That face when Drake visits you in the hospital: nbcchi.com/FFvwk8z
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Happy New Year, Chicago! Wishing you a wonderful 2024 from all of us at #NBC5!
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A look at the procession for 36-year-old Illinois state trooper killed in I-94 crash near Libertyville early this morning. A press conference set to take place soon nbcchi.com/AhrB7lF
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Chicago Police Respond to Large Groups of Teenagers Downtown for 2nd Night in a Row nbcchi.com/fZTIgdw
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Rapper dating Nicki Minaj could face prison time over parole violations nbcchi.com/me8gHtL
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Beach Park chemical spill poses "major risk," authorities say, with some injuries already reported. Residents asked to stay inside: nbcchi.com/ZWNnE7n
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K-Pop sensation BTS brings pop-up store to Chicago nbcchi.com/n6THSg6
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Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in cities including Chicago.
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Art Institute Lions Sport Chicago Sky Jerseys for Playoffs Run nbcchi.com/QCbVEFU
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Reveal New Photo of Archie and Lilibet in Holiday Card nbcchi.com/cR6gTFi
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After 2 shows sell out, Ricky Gervais donates $20K to #Chicago charities nbcchi.com/L0MCqiJ
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Wrigley Field to host first K-pop concert in 2025 nbcchi.com/TsmNJG5
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Photos: Best of the 2018 Billboard Music Awards red carpet nbcchi.com/EzCp10j
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.@DexterFowler loves to give gifts, but when the @Cubs won the #WorldSeries, he really outdid himself: nbcchi.com/BRran1v
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Yes, it's colder in Chicago than parts of Siberia and Alaska Sunday nbcchi.com/kGINCyx
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