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As the federal government considers reclassifying marijuana to a lower level controlled substance, the billion dollar industry and cannabis community in Illinois say it's a cause for celebration.
Severe weather threatens Chicago area with potential for hail, gusty winds, tornado
The potential for severe weather looms over Chicago Thursday, with showers and storms expected to develop later in the day. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, Thursday was mostly cloudy and dry to start the day. And while some showers could develop in the mid-morning to the west, a higher chance of rain was expected to move in by afternoon, NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman said.
Chicago’s incoming risk for showers, thunderstorms, and Severe Weather
Rains are likely to be very isolated Thursday morning then increase in coverage and intensity in the afternoon and Thursday night into Friday morning. As we get into Thursday there’s going to be a severe weather risk. THURSDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK. The entire Chicago metro area is in a...
Thursday’s Chicago area warm front, and May’s temperature outlook
Thursday afternoon temperature snapshot A warm front is likely to be draped across the area Thursday afternoon setting up a large north/south temperature spread—low to possibly mid-80s south, but only low 60 north lakeshore communities. Warm open to May across the Midwest and East, while unseasonably chilly conditions persist across the Pacific Northwest and northern […]
Man's body recovered from Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side
A man's body was recovered from the Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side Wednesday morning, according to officials. Authorities said the man's remains were located in the water at around 7:50 a.m. in the 9100 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive. A death investigation is underway pending autopsy...
Bellwood family mourns 16-year-old killed in car crash
It was like any other Friday night as the Gutiérrez household took a quick trip to get dinner. But at about 9 p.m. that April 5, just three blocks from their Bellwood home, a car crashed into them in a hit-and-run. María René Gutiérrez Santos, 16, a student at...
If you have these trees and shrubs in your yard, expect to see more cicadas, experts say
Although Illinois' full 17-year cicada emergence isn't quite here yet, several have begun to pop up across the Chicago area, and more are on the way. "The periodical cicadas have been emerging for the last week and a half," Stephanie Adams, Plant Pathologist at Morton Arboretum in Lisle said Tuesday of Brood XIII, which will soon overspread across the entire Chicago area. "We found them both out here in our landscape and also in our East woods."
Humbold Park fire leaves 56-year-old injured
CHICAGO - A man was injured in a fire at a residence Thursday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The fire broke out after midnight in a residence in the 3600 block of West Le Moyne Street, according to Chicago police. A 56-year-old man was transported to St. Mary's Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
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