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View Article 8:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 NBC Local Family and friends say Indiana girl who took her own life was being bullied https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/family-and-friends-say-indiana-girl-who-took-her-own-life-was-being-bullied/3880019/ This past Sunday, Emerald Miller, a 13-year-old from Griffith, Indiana died by suicide after family says she was badly bullied at school. Emerald was an honor roll student at Griffith Middle School who loved singing, drama, drawing. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][9] WATCH …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 NBC Local School closings tomorrow for extreme cold in Chicago area: How to check https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/school-closings-tomorrow-for-extreme-cold-in-chicago-area-how-to-check/3880113/ Many Chicago-area students will be home Friday after several schools decided to cancel classes or move to e-learning in anticipation of a brutal cold front moving into the area overnight Thursday. An [ extreme cold warning ][1] goes into effect for all of northeastern Illinois around 3 a.m. Friday, with …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 Fox Chicago Chicago weather: Wind chill plummet to -30 to -40 tonight and Friday http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-wind-chill-plummet-to-30-to-40-tonight-and-friday ![Chicago weather: Wind chill plummet to -30 to -40 tonight and Friday][1] #### [ Chicago weather: Wind chill plummet to -30 to -40 tonight and Friday ][2] Fox Chicago's Emily Wahls has the latest forecast. **CHICAGO** \- Dangerously cold conditions will take hold of Chicagoland tonight and last through at …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 Fox Chicago Illinois investigates South Shore ICE raid linked to apartment management http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-investigates-south-shore-ice-raid-linked-apartment-management ![State of Illinois investigating ICE raid at South Shore apartment building ][1] #### [ State of Illinois investigating ICE raid at South Shore apartment building ][2] The State of Illinois is investigating an ICE raid that happened at a South Shore apartment building last September. #### The Brief * * …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 Fox Chicago Why a short trip outside can land you in the ER during Chicago’s deep freeze http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/why-short-trip-outside-can-land-you-er-during-chicagos-deep-freeze ![Extreme cold explained by Chicago doctors][1] #### [ Extreme cold explained by Chicago doctors ][2] Emergency rooms are getting ready for frostbite and hypothermia cases. Terrence Lee talked to a doctor today about how to stay safe out there. #### The Brief * * Emergency rooms across the Chicago area …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 Chicago Tribune State finds nearly $500 million in budget reserves amid federal funding uncertainty https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/pritzker-budget-reserves/ Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Thursday announced it has identified nearly $500 million it will keep in budget reserves following the [ governor’s request last year ][1] that state agencies identify 4% of their budgets to hold back amid federal budget uncertainty. While the trims affect the current budget year, …
View Article 8:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 Chicago Tribune House Republicans narrowly defeat Venezuela war powers resolution to check President Trump’s military actions https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/house-republicans-defeat-war-powers-resolution/ WASHINGTON — The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage. The tied vote was the latest sign of Republican House Speaker …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 Chicago Tribune TikTok finalizes deal to avoid US ban, ending a long legal saga https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/tiktok-strikes-deal-us-entity/ TikTok said Thursday that its Chinese owner, ByteDance, had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new U.S. TikTok, concluding a six- year legal saga that saw the app banned by Congress, ensnared in politicking between global superpowers and forced into a 14-hour blackout in …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Judge dismisses Chicago-area use-of-force lawsuit at plaintiffs’ request https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/22/judge-dismisses-chicago-area-use-of-force-lawsuit-at-plaintiffs-request * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a lawsuit Thursday that had restricted federal immigration agents’ use of force against …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 CBS Local Indiana Senate committee advances legislation setting up Chicago Bears stadium plan https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/indiana-bears-stadium-legislation-senate-appropriations-committee/ An Indiana Senate committee has advanced proposed legislation setting the framework for [ a potential new stadium for the Chicago Bears in northwest Indiana. ][2] The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed a measure establishing the "Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority." The authority's three-member board would be given the power to …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 CBS Local Loyola center Miles Rubin sets team career blocks record https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/loyola-center-miles-rubin-sets-team-career-blocks-record/ Loyola center Miles Rubin has set the team's career record for blocks in just his third year with the Ramblers. Playing college basketball in his hometown is something Chicago native Rubin has never taken for granted. It was at Simeon Career Academy on the South Side where he started crafting …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 ABC Local COPA releases video of deadly Chicago police-involved shooting on North Side; family to file lawsuit https://abc7chicago.com/post/copa-releases-video-deadly-chicago-police-involved-shooting-west-ridge-family-roberto-calvario-jr-file-lawsuit/18450848/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- The family of a [ man killed in a Chicago police shooting last month ][3] is now planning to file a lawsuit over his death. The news came the same day as investigators released body-worn camera video showing the deadly encounter. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 ABC Local Family sues Joliet police after 12-year-old girl patted down during traffic stop | Video https://abc7chicago.com/post/family-files-lawsuit-12-year-old-girl-patted-down-joliet-police-department-officer-during-traffic-stop-video/18450949/ JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The family of a then-12-year-old girl stopped and patted down by a Joliet police officer filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, after they say the Joliet Police Department refused to meet with them over the incident. ABC7 Chicago has blurred the face of the girl to protect …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 ABC Local Indiana lawmakers advance Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority to lure Chicago Bears https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-bears-stadium-search-indiana-state-lawmakers-advance-northwest-authority-lure-nfl-team/18449974/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- When Chicago Bears President Kevin Warren wrote in his letter to Bears season ticket holders that [ the team was looking into options for building a stadium in Northwest Indiana ][1] , he said he was not using that to gain leverage in Illinois. But, that certainly …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 CWB Chicago Man gets 8½ years for hijacking Uber Eats driver near Goose Island https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/man-gets-8%c2%bd-years-for-hijacking-uber-eats-driver-near-goose-island.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-gets-8%25c2%25bd-years-for-hijacking-uber-eats-driver-near-goose-island A man was sentenced to 8½ years in prison Thursday for hijacking an Uber Eats driver near Goose Island in December 2024, a case that prosecutors said was resolved through the coordinated efforts of police in the air and on the ground. David Brantley, 19, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular …
View Article 8 p.m. January 22, 2026 CWB Chicago Federal jury quickly acquits man accused of placing bounty on Border Patrol commander’s life https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/federal-jury-clears-man-accused-of-placing-bounty-on-border-patrol-commanders-life.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-jury-clears-man-accused-of-placing-bounty-on-border-patrol-commanders-life ![][1] _Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, inset, and an image of federal agents following a shooting by a federal agent in October. (Twitter, Citizen)_ A federal jury in Chicago needed less than three hours on Thursday to acquit a man prosecutors [ claimed ][2] had put a $10,000 bounty on …
View Article 6:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 WBEZ Residents long suspected feds’ South Shore raid tip came from landlord now under state investigation https://www.wbez.org/housing/2026/01/22/residents-long-suspected-feds-south-shore-raid-tip-came-from-landlord-now-under-state-investigation-immigration-bovino-border-patrol-ice As Illinois officials investigate whether a landlord and property manager prompted a massive federal immigration raid on their South Shore building, former residents and organizers say that’s what they’ve long suspected. Tenants had [ _faced squalid conditions for years_ ][1] , long before the arrival of Venezuelan migrants in the …
View Article 6:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 NBC Local Verdict reached in trial for man accused in murder plot against Bovino https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/verdict-reached-in-trial-for-man-accused-in-murder-plot-against-bovino/3880023/ A verdict has been reached in the case of a man [ accused ][4] of soliciting the murder of a top [ Border Patrol commander ][5] in Chicago. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was found not guilty on one count of murder-for-hire in the first criminal trial stemming from the [ …
View Article 6:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 NBC Local You should keep these items in your car during extreme cold, experts say https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/you-should-keep-these-items-in-your-car-during-extreme-cold-experts-say/3879995/ With dangerous and extreme temperatures set to bring one of the coldest days in years to the Chicago area, officials are urging caution for those who have to leave their homes. If you must travel, you should pack an emergency kit before hitting the road, according to [ Illinois Department …
View Article 6:01 p.m. January 22, 2026 NBC Local Indiana lawmakers give first glimpse at proposed Chicago Bears stadium deal https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/indiana-lawmakers-give-first-glimpse-at-proposed-chicago-bears-stadium-deal/3880065/ For the first time this week, Indiana lawmakers have revealed the potential framework for a deal aimed at luring the Chicago Bears to their state. The Indiana Senate’s appropriations committee held a vote Thursday on the package lawmakers are putting together to woo the Bears, aiming to convince the team …