In west suburban Aurora, two-term Republican Mayor Richard Irvin is facing Democratic challenger John Laesch, an Aurora ...

NBC 5 Storm Team, the first round of severe weather could occur early Wednesday morning, and a second, more powerful round ...

The first of multiple rounds of strong storms were moving across the Chicago area Wednesday morning, with hail, lightning and heavy downpours pummeling several suburbs.

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The Faith by Plate Act, also known as the Halal/Kosher bill, ensures that public schools and state-owned or state-operated facilities, such as prisons and hospitals that provide food services or ...

Hurricane-force winds were also reported in parts of the area. Wind gusts topped out at 81 mph in Valparaiso, Indiana, 75 mph ...

The same storm bringing the risk of severe weather and even a couple of tornadoes to the vast Chicago metro area into Wednesday evening will rapidly push cold air into the region Wednesday night along ...

Municipal elections throughout the Chicago area loom, and it’s gratifying that most of these contests are dominated by inherently local issues such as property taxes and economic development ...