Woman Dies After Motorcycle Hits Pothole on Near South Side

Four people sustained injuries Friday when a car collided with a CTA bus, causing the bus to crash into a building in the city's Roseland neighborhood, according to authorities. The incident was reported at around 6:30 p.m. near East 111th Street and South Michigan Avenue. According to a tweet from...

One person has died and at least seven others have been injured in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police say. A fatal shooting was reported in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to police. Officials say a 41-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle in the...

Chicago police say that two people have been robbed in parking garages in the Loop in recent days. According to authorities, a suspect has approached victims in two parking garages in the last 10 days, implied that they have a weapon, and then robbed the victims. The suspect then flees...

As data from Chicago police shows a rise in robberies both citywide and in Humboldt Park, food delivery workers have been the targets of some recently reported robberies. Police said a man was delivering food Thursday night in the 3600 block of West Iowa Street in Humboldt Park when he was robbed and shot.

A woman remained in critical condition Thursday after she on Wednesday was stabbed by a customer at a spa on Chicago's southwest side, according to authorities. The incident occurred just after 10 p.m. in the 3800 block of S. Archer Ave. in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood, officials said. According...

A Chicago family is desperately seeking answers in the Humboldt Park shooting death of a beloved father who was known for putting others before himself. Loved ones and friends have described Ruben Olivares as an exceptional person - someone who was a constant, positive force in the community. "This one...

An SUV crashed into a Chase Bank location in suburban Bloomingdale Friday evening, leading to a massive fire, video from the scene showed. Footage obtained by an NBC 5 viewer showed flames and smoke pouring out of the Chase Bank, 136 E. Lake St. at around 6 p.m. In a...

As 8-year-old Molly Morris battles stage four cancer, support around Chicago's Northwest Side is growing for her and her family. This weekend, several businesses on near Molly's neighborhood will hold fundraisers to benefit her family. “It makes all of us just feel amazed,” family friend Debbie Ingargiola said. “It’s just...

After arriving at a Greektown condo building in a U-Haul truck, masked thieves were in and out in less than two minutes, ransacking the mail room in the theft. “They didn’t steal all the Amazon boxes or packages,” resident Jeremy Cabral said. “They came in and stole the...

Details were revealed in court Wednesday in the case of a 70-year-old woman accused of hiding her mother's body in a freezer, with prosecutors revealing the body has been concealed for nearly two years. According to a bond court proffer, 96-year-old Regina Michalski died at home on March 4, 2021,...

A United Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Las Vegas made an unplanned stop in Nebraska on Saturday after the pilot reported engine problems. Mark Grant, a communications operator at the Lincoln Airport, said 326 passengers and crew members were aboard the Boeing 777 when it took off from O’Hare International Airport.

Bitter cold temperatures have made their way back into the Chicago area, with the work week ending on an exceptionally frigid note. A wind chill advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service's Chicago office for the entire area with the exception of Kankakee County, taking effect at 11 p.m. Thursday and lasting until 10 a.m. on Friday.

With bitter temps descending on the Chicago area and the local groundhog predicting six more weeks of winter, many are likely dreaming of spring -- but what will this spring look like?. A new prediction is out and, if it holds true, there's some good news in store for the...

Black History Month is underway, and NBC 5's Food Guy Steve Dolinsky says if you’re going to take a look back at Chicago’s Black history, you have to look closely at barbecue. Specifically, the method of cooking. It’s unlike Texas or Carolina ‘Q and unique to Chicago....

The Park District of Oak Park won't offer a summer program that would have allowed participants to "cook and investigate the history and flavors of the transatlantic slave trade" in response to complaints that the offering was racially insensitive and offensive. The class, entitled the "Transatlantic Slave Trade," was among...

On Dec. 28, Chicago business owner Deirdre Austin’s dream was destroyed. The severe cold caused a pipe to burst, flooding the brand new store in Edgewater she opened with her son, called DMApothecary. “I saw a little piece of the wall two blocks up the street that my son...

Woodstock Willie's Groundhog Day winter weather prediction appears to be coming true, as the Chicago area Friday is set to see bitter cold temperatures accompanied by frigid and potentially dangerous morning wind chills, the NBC 5 Storm Team says. According to the National Weather Service, a wind chill advisory bringing...

After an exceptionally brisk finish to the work week in the Chicago area, a warmer start to the weekend is likely in store alongside mostly cloudy skies. The morning is expected to start off with a bit of sunshine as temperatures remain in the teens before cloud cover increases in the late morning to early afternoon hours.

With early voting already underway and Election Day just weeks away, voters are preparing to head to the polls to cast their ballots for one of nine Chicago mayoral candidates. The list is lengthy and the race is competitive, but for those looking for more on each of the candidates,...

They didn't hit the grand Powerball prize, but two Illinois winners are each waking up $50,000 richer. According to the Illinois Lottery, two lucky Illinois players won big in Wednesday's Powerball drawing after matching four numbers and the Powerball to win a cool $50,000 each. While one winning ticket was...