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Singer Quinn XCII brought up a guest artist from Naperville to sing with him during his performance at Chicago’s Northerly Island last week – and 16-year-old Bridget Shannon has now gained a number of new fans

Singer Quinn XCII brought up a guest artist from Naperville to sing with him during his performance at Chicago’s Northerly Island last week – and 16-year-old Bridget Shannon has now gained a number of new fans.

After a lifetime of spreading joy and being there for others, Dorothy Fideli celebrated herself in an emotional ceremony at her retirement home.

The son of author Alissa Holder sipped some early-morning tea and did a little reading before heading to school.

The Social Security Administration released their list of top baby names of 2022 on Friday, continuing the long-standing tradition of the yearly release of the country’s most popular baby names.

Two stars were born after a video of a giant snapping turtle enjoying an afternoon out on the Chicago River recently went viral.

The massive snapping turtle at the center of a now-viral video, fittingly named “Chonkosaurus,” may have actually been a pretty rare sight for two kayakers on the Chicago River.

Two kayakers spotted a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River recently and filmed their encounter in a video that’s gaining attention not just for the size of the “Chonkosaurus,” but also for their hilarious commentary.

Two kayakers spotted a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River recently and filmed their encounter in a video that’s gaining attention not just for the size of the “Chonkosaurus,” but also for their hilarious commentary.

Chicago kayakers spotted a giant snapping turtle which they dubbed “Chonkosaurus” on the Chicago River.

Baby names are a topic of much discussion for parents-to-be, but whether you’re looking for classic or trendy, or even celebrity-level uniqueness, some names are more-often selected than others.

Baby names are a topic of much discussion for parents-to-be, but whether you’re looking for classic or trendy, or even celebrity-level uniqueness, some names are more-often selected than others.

A 13-year-old Ohio boy has died after reportedly attempting the viral social media trend known as the “Benadryl challenge.”

When Kensey Stasica took to Facebook hoping to find the parents of a young girl her 3-year-old son befriended at a suburban museum, she never expected the response she would receive. Kate Chappell reports.

When Kensey Stasica took to Facebook hoping to find the parents of a young girl her 3-year-old son befriended at a suburban museum, she never expected the response she would receive.

Made with soft serve ice cream and typically topped with a classic chocolate treat, the McFlurry at McDonald’s has become recognizable worldwide since first being introduced in Canada nearly three decades ago.

NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack shows us how to correctly pronounce Uranus.

Five planets – Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars – will all gather within a 50-degree sky sector – in what will be a rare astronomical phenomenon, according to the website Starwalk.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, wait, it’s a planet! Five planets, in fact.

Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a five-planet hangout: Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars will all line up near the moon.