Showers and occasional downpours are expected Saturday as thousands gather for the Soulard Mardi Gras parade. Track the rain ...

Mainly clear and mild by February standards. Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph. Near 30 degrees coldest outlying areas to the middle ...

Hundreds of tiny air-quality sensors are tracking pollution across Chicago’s neighborhoods, and the data is now at your fingertips.

A factoid: Illinois has the eighth most regressive state and local tax system in the country, the group states, citing ...

Mostly cloudy skies and highs in the low 40s today will give way to sunshine and warmer temperatures in the low 50s tomorrow.

President Donald Trump's administration plans to withhold public health and transportation funds from several Democratic-led ...

Chicago stays on a warming trend with breezy conditions, limited precipitation chances and a mild weekend ahead.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expanding a financing scheme near the Missouri border and promises to compete for sports teams "in every world." ...

Temperatures near the 40 degree mark are finally in the Chicago area forecast, according to the NBC 5 Storm Team. But first: Snow, sleet and freezing rain.

Lake-effect snow is zeroing in on Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline Saturday morning, January 31, 2026, as a narrow but potent band pushes onshore. The bullseye is on the Cook County lakeshore and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Bursts of lake-effect snow continued to fall in the Chicago area on Saturday, impacting travel. Areas along the lakefront could see another 2-4 inches of snow total on Saturday, and ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, operating as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, were sued for wrongful death on Jan. 28 in Illinois Circuit Court for Cook County. The action, ...