Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Brice Turang had three hits and four RBIs to lead the United States to a 15-5 win over Brazil in its World Baseball Classic opener.

Following scattered storms, a rainy day and hundreds of flight cancellations, the Chicago area remained under a severe weather a threat.

President Barack Obama delivered a moving tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson during the civil rights leader's "Homegoing" service on Friday.

Smoke filled part of a northwest suburb of Chicago after a downed powerline burnt through a fence in the area Friday afternoon.

A rabbi who was accused in a lawsuit of repeatedly sexually assaulting his high school roommate years ago is now a teacher on Chicago’s North Side.

Footage taken on Friday afternoon showed reported tornadoes rip through parts of southern Michigan, heavily damaging retail stores and homes.

Stories of late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration of life.

The National Weather Service on Friday evening issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a number of Chicago-area counties.

A multiagency effort is underway to find potential cases to bring against members of the Cuban regime or Communist Party, NBC News has learned.

Inside St. Sabina Academy, Ms. Mayberry’s first grade class wore hats that read “I Am Somebody” and colored photos of the late Reverend Jesse Jackson.

With just under a week and a half until Election Day, voters in Illinois may be starting to make a game plan for where to cast their ballot.

Dozens of shoppers were prepared to wait hours -- rain or shine -- for Harry Styles' "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally." pop-up in Chicago.