CHICAGO (WLS) -- The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus rises each day, both in the state of Illinois and across the country. More than 6,500 people have died from COVID-19 in Illinois, and ...

The number of Illinois counties at elevated COVID-19 community levels is up again. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a jump to 86 such counties in its weekly report released Friday.

Where are masks now recommended in the Chicago area and in Illinois? The number of counties at a "high" COVID alert level in the state rose in the last week. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 507 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS ...

COVID-19 transmission has been raised to a "medium" risk level in Cook County as well as many of its surrounding counties, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DuPage ...