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Illinois has a bunch of official state symbols. The official state snack is popcorn, and pumpkin pie is the certified pie of Illinois. Just this summer via House resolution, Illinois added Italian beef as the state sandwich, thanks in part to the influential hit show The Bear‘s “extraordinary portrayal of Chicago’s Ita

Two Chicago men are facing felony charges after Cook County Sheriff's Police say they recovered a loaded firearm and suspected drugs during a traffic stop on the Magnificent Mile. The stop happened around 3:35 p.m. on July 12 in the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue, right in the heart of the city's marquee shopping s

After a 5-week trial in U.S. District Court in Chicago, a federal jury on July 21 convicted three defendants facing charges in a series of 14 armed robberies and attempted robberies at businesses in 2023 and 2024, including two Gladstone Park stores on Chicago’s Northwest Side. The defendants, who...

The new site offers "more than a traditional convenience stop," according to a statement from the retailer. QuikTrip (QT) has announced the opening of its newest travel center in South Holland, Ill., continuing the chain’s rapid expansion across the Chicago area and the state of Illinois. The new South...

Following a nearly seven-month investigation, a 36-year-old man was arrested at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, in connection with two separate incidents on Dec. 28, 2025, in which women reported being robbed after returning to their Northwest Side homes from shopping, according to Chicago police. The suspect, who was ident

Music has taken Sam Scarnavack from the familiar streets of Palos Heights to some of the biggest stages in the country. The recent Berklee College of Music graduate and Palos Heights native recently performed as the bassist for singer-songwriter Nico Welsh at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, a major U.S. music festiv

When we last checked in on purported Tren de Aragua gang member Jose Vasquez Hernandez, he was on top of the world. Despite being in the country illegally and being caught red-handed selling guns to an undercover ATF agent, we reported on June 30 that a Cook County judge handed him a sentence requiring him to serve abs

Attorney Ben Crump announced preliminary findings from an independent autopsy in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells during a Wednesday morning news conference in Chicago. The announcement comes as Rev. Al Sharpton is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. Authoritie

WAUSAU — A Chicago man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for his role in a scam that drained more than $135,000 from an elderly Marathon County woman’s savings. Marathon County Circuit Judge Mike Moran sentenced Tao Wu, 37, on July 20 to 7 1/2 years for conspiracy to commit theft of movable property exceeding $100

An interaction caught on camera has highlighted a potential scam that has cost Chicago residents thousands of dollars. For months, NBC 5 Responds has been warning about tap-to-pay scams happening around Chicago. Now, several people reported being approached in a similar scheme. A city resident, identified in this story