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The cost of living has grown across the nation in recent years, and with it, so has the standard to be considered “upper-middle class.”

All eyes are on a potential strong storm by the early-to-middle portions of next week that will bring some rain and possibly snow to the Weather First area. A surface low pressure system will develop in the Central Plains and pull moisture northward from the Gulf as it makes its way northeast toward our area on...

A grassroot organization is calling on consumers to boycott against major corporations and retailers for 24 hours in what’s being called an “Economic Blackout" this week. The protest has attracted interest nationwide, and that includes among activists and workers in the Chicago area. Diera Armstrong works behind the...

LAWMAKERS are threatening drivers who violate towing laws with a shocking $1,000 penalty per infraction. New legislation aimed at ‘rogue towers’ could leave drivers who don’t follow proper precautions owing thousands of dollars in fines. The proposed bill will target unlicensed or illegal towing companies in Chicago,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — An investigation has revealed that Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration greatly underestimated the cost of providing healthcare to undocumented migrants, costing the state $1.6 billion since 2020. The audit, conducted by Auditor General Frank Mautino, found that: more than 6,000 people...

CHICAGO — A terrifying incident unfolded early Wednesday morning on Chicago’s Northwest Side when a man and woman were shoved onto the train tracks at the Harlem Blue Line station.

Chicago will add 50 speed cameras as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to balance this year’s budget, increasing the stock of the devices used to ticket drivers by 30% citywide. The city’s Department of Transportation confirmed this week that it is “actively working” to install the 50...

An East Moline woman died after she was shot Saturday night at a Chicago hotel in a River North neighborhood. Officers found a hotel security guard who was shot first, then found 32-year-old Kenliada Maressa Porter of East Moline in a room on the 30th floor. She passed away about two hours later. The Chicago […]

CHICAGO — Nearly an hour after he allegedly ditched a newly hijacked car on Lake Shore Drive and fled into a Northwestern University medical school building with police in hot pursuit, Trimane Kimbrough came face-to-face with cops in the building’s basement. “I give up,” Kimbrough said with his...

There's nothing like dunking your coworker in an polar-cold bath at 7 a.m. in the morning. NBC 5 anchors Michele Relerford and Evrod Cassimy sent NBC 5 Meteorologist Alicia Roman swimming in a dunk tank Thursday morning, in honor of Sunday's annual Chicago Polar Plunge at Lake Michigan. The event, in its 25th year,...