16+ hour, 53+ min ago   (223+ words) With cooler conditions expected this weekend following temperatures in the upper 80s, NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack shares what to expect. The Chicago area is likely to feel some weather whiplash through the weekend and into the start of the…...

21+ hour, 53+ min ago   (259+ words) A 'high alert' for bird migration over the Chicago area remains in effect through Sunday night as tens of thousands of birds continue to fly over the region each night. The alert comes as millions of birds migrated over Illinois…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (211+ words) The bridge carrying DuSable Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River will close for two nights for maintenance and testing. According to the Chicago Department of Transportation, the bridge will be closed on Thursday night beginning at 10 p.m., with that closure…...

3+ day, 40+ min ago   (151+ words) Forecasters from the National Weather Service say conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds Thursday afternoon. According to a special weather statement, those conditions are possible to the south and the west of Chicago, especially in LaSalle and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (293+ words) UNITED STATES – AUGUST 16: The skyline of Chicago is seen on descent to Midway Airport on Friday, August 16, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Forecasters are growing increasingly confident of a ‘very strong’ El Niño event that could shatter…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (21+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Popular metal water bottles banned at NW Indiana schools...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (125+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Flights to O'Hare grounded temporarily after fire alarm in air traffic control tower The ground stop was issued at 3:20 p.m. and ended at 4:30 p.m. Flights arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport were grounded on Wednesday afternoon because of a fire…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (304+ words) Chicago was just ranked the number one city in the world for resiliency to climate change. However, that doesn’t mean Chicago is immune to climate change, nor does it mean the city has put the most effort and resources into…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (305+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Ban on metal water bottles enacted by northwest Indiana school district "As you all know, metal drink containers are very popular among students (i.e., Yeti, Stanley, etc.). Unfortunately, these drink containers are blunt objects that can be used as…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (206+ words) Iisha Scott has the latest forecast. Showers and storms moving in Wednesday morning could snarl the morning rush hour commute, with some rumbles of thunder possible as heavy bands of rain move in. About 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Live Doppler 5 radar showed…...