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Chief Keef concert, tour kickoff in Chicago postponed 30 minutes before showtime
15+ hour, 7+ min ago (177+ words) Chief Keef's tour kickoff performance in Chicago was postponed just 30 minutes before the South Side native was set to take the stage on Saturday. Chief Keef concert, tour kickoff in Chicago postponed 30 minutes before showtime "All previously purchased tickets will…...
El Grito festival among major Mexican Independence Day celebrations in Chicago
21+ hour, 39+ min ago (352+ words) Mexican Independence Day festivities will bring a weekend full of culture, flavor and music to downtown Chicago this weekend. El Grito Chicago returns to Grant Park's Butler Field both Saturday and Sunday, encouraging attendees to "dance, eat, and feel that…...
Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry is getting a facelift. See renderings
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (179+ words) A plan to overhaul the front entrance to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry gained approval on Thursday. The museum, located at 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood, will undergo renovations on its North Portico as…...
NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago nominated for 34 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards for 2025-26 season
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (171+ words) NBCUniversal Local Chicago – NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ) & Telemundo Chicago (WSNS) – garnered 34 Emmy Award nominations from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the 2025-26 television season. The 68th Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards Ceremony will be held on…...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘surprised' by king's letter as Prince George attends 1st day at Eton
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (37+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘surprised' by king's letter as Prince George attends 1st day at Eton...
Video captures dangerous stunts during Pilsen street takeover
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (111+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Video captures dangerous stunts during Pilsen street takeover Footage showed cars blocking traffic and a pickup truck doing donuts in the middle of the crowd. Chicago police were called after vehicles performed dangerous stunts during a large street…...
Amazon, Target and Walmart pull 'German soldier' Halloween costume from websites
1+ week, 1+ day ago (394+ words) The now-deleted preview images of the “German Army Soldier Adult Costume” sold by Orion Costumes. Amazon, Target and Walmart have removed a controversial Halloween costume from their websites following criticism that it resembled uniforms worn by German soldiers during World…...
Video shows Illinois' sheriff free coyote trapped in fence
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (221+ words) Both people and animals can find themselves in all sorts of predicaments. Such was the case recently for a coyote in southern Illinois. The rather curious creature got itself tangled in a net along a fence in Clinton County, in…...
How books ended up in garbage bins outside an Indiana library
2+ week, 1+ day ago (24+ words) NBC Chicago How books ended up in garbage bins outside an Indiana library...
'The Barn': A return to the scene where Emmett Till was believed to be murdered
2+ week, 1+ day ago (32+ words) ‘The Barn': A return to the scene where Emmett Till was believed to be murdere NBC Chicago ‘The Barn': A return to the scene where Emmett Till was believed to be murdere...