Two dead following Chicago Heights fire

This is what remains of a home in the 200 block of East 24th Avenue in Chicago Heights after a fire there early Friday.

Video: Newport School Bus Crash

A school bus crashed shortly after 8 a.m. Friday morning in north suburban Newport on Kilbourne Road and Route 173 on its way to Newport Elementary School.

Video: Sheriff, Coroner Break Down Wadsworth Bus Accident

Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran and Coroner Orlando Portillo talk reporters through injuries and aftermath of a school bus crash Friday morning in Wadsworth.

VIDEO: Movers show up at home of Jesse Jackson Jr.

A moving company Wednesday took multiple boxes from the Chicago home of former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. A judge ordered Jackson to live either in Chicago or Washington D.C. while he awaits sentencing.

VIDEO: Family: $22.5M police settlement 'bittersweet'

Mayor Rahm Emanuel comments on the pricey settlements approved Thursday by the Chicago City Council and reflects on what it means to be a Chicago Police Officer.

VIDEO: Chicago mayor wants class to resume during contract talks

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks about the Chicago teacher's strike.

LIVE VIDEO: Peterson verdict

View live coverage of the Drew Peterson verdict from NBC5.

Family of man involved in fatal I-94 crash found stabbed to death

Linda Vanderlinden and her two children

Juan Nelson

Juan Nelson Jr. with his wife, Lena

2 dead, 5 injured in Gary fire

Raw NBC5 chopper video shows the aftermath of a fire that left two people dead and five injured early Wednesday at an apartment building in Gary, Ind.

VIDEO: Quinn signs parking fraud bills

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Monday signed two bills that help tamp down fraudulent disabled parkers.

"I Love My Husband:" Sandi Jackson

Sandi Jackson, wife of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., made her first public comments since her husband took a medical leave from office.

Video: Photographers chase fundraiser outside court

Raghuveer Nayak, a former campaign fundraiser for Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, runs away from photographers after appearing in court Wednesday on still-under-seal charges.

Injured 'Transformers 3' extra wins $18.5 million settlement

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge on Wednesday approved an $18.5 million settlement for a Chicago woman critically injured while working as an extra for "Transformers 3."

Halvorson concedes to Jackson Jr.

NBC5 Chicago reports that former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson has conceded the 2nd Congressional District race to Jesse Jackson Jr.

City officials offer condolences, but family still 'low' about shooting death of teen boy

Stephon Watts

Autistic teen dies after being shot by Cal City police

Stephon Watts, 15

Porter County train crash

An accident involving three freight trains in Jackson Township forced the evacuation of nearby residents.

Police: Lynwood woman died in Ill. 394 crash involving Valpo semi driver

A collision involving a semitrailer and an SUV on Friday on Ill. 394 killed a Lynwood woman, police said.

Police: Lynwood woman died in Ill. 394 crash involving Valpo semi driver

Illinois State Police say a semitrailer traveling northbound on Ill. 394 late Friday afternoon crossed the median north of Glenwood-Dyer Road in Lynwood and struck an SUV in the southbound lanes. Mary Lacy, 49, of Lynwood, was killed, police said. The semi driver reportedly is from Valparais…

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NBC Friends

Times Columnist Philip Potempa (center) is shown with Chicago NBC-5 news anchor Rob Elgas (left) and weather personality Ginger Zee during his live cooking segment broadcast Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 during the 9 a.m. telecast.

Lawsuit filed in 'Transformers 3' incident

Gabriela V. Cedillo, 24, was injured Sept. 1 while working as an extra on the set of "Transformers 3" in Hammond.

'Transformers 3' director halts filming; injured movie extra in induced coma

Gabriela V. Cedillo was injured while working as an extra on the set of "Transformers 3" in Hammond on Wednesday night.

Missing student found near Little Cal

CHICAGO | The body of a 20-year-old Columbia College Chicago student from northern Illinois who had been missing since last month was found Thursday.

Video - Surveillance video captures struggle between cop, student

Marshawn Pitts, who attends the Academy for Learning in the south suburb of Dolton, was slammed into a locker and thrown to the ground by an unidentified police officer as he was taking Pitts to the principal's office for an untucked shirt.

South Side Irish Parade canceled

The massive, drunken festival that is known as the South Side Irish Parade is no more.

Stroger remembered for efforts

CHICAGO | A standing-room-only crowd filled St. Felicitas Church on the South Side Wednesday for a funeral Mass for former Cook County Board President John Stroger.