NBC 5 Chicago: News & Weather

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

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About this app

The NBC Chicago news and weather app connects you with the latest Chicago news, Chicago weather forecasts, breaking news alerts, investigative journalism and a 24/7 local news streaming channel. The app delivers Chicago breaking news alerts and weather alerts for your location that can be customized and managed in app settings.

Get access to Chicago local news from the award-winning NBC Chicago news team, covering the issues, stories and updates that matter most to Chicago and Illinois residents. Follow live radar, local traffic updates, developing stories in Chicago and beyond, sports, entertainment news, lifestyle coverage, business news and financial insights in one easy-to-use app.

The NBC Chicago local app helps you stay informed with the following features:

+ Customizable Chicago weather home screen with weather modules you can rearrange
+ Add the Chicago weather widget for quick access to current conditions and forecasts
+ Upgraded location hub to add Chicago, Illinois and nearby locations and set up weather alerts
+ Live weather radar with interactive weather data for Chicago and the surrounding area
+ 10-day Chicago weather forecasts for your area
+ Hourly Chicago weather forecasts featuring a customizable graph
+ Chicago local weather maps and live radar
+ Chicago weather forecast data including UV index, air quality and live weather conditions
+ Weather alerts for every location you save in the app
+ Weather closings for Chicago-area schools
+ Weather news videos from your NBC Chicago meteorologists

CHICAGO NEWS ALERTS

+ Alerts for Chicago local news, breaking news, national headlines and world news that can be personalized and managed in app settings
+ Top News of the day covering Chicago breaking news, local politics, urgent product recalls and good news
+ Latest news feed with Chicago news articles and videos in reverse chronological order
+ Alerts center showing urgent Chicago stories you may have missed if you did not click on push notifications
+ Trending section to discover daily, buzz-worthy topics in Chicago news, local stories and pop culture
+ Video Shorts with quick, mobile-friendly Chicago news updates from NBC Chicago journalists

NBC CHICAGO NEWS 24/7 STREAMING CHANNEL

+ 24/7 NBC Chicago News streaming channel
+ Live NBC Chicago local newscasts
+ Breaking news live coverage of news briefings and urgent news events in Chicago
+ Dedicated video page with the latest NBC Chicago video feed

CREATE AN NBC CHICAGO ACCOUNT

Sign in to save and bookmark Chicago news articles and videos, manage preferences, and sync newsletter subscriptions across NBC platforms.

NBC CHICAGO INVESTIGATIONS & MORE

+ Investigative stories from local and award-winning NBC Chicago journalists
+ Consumer reports and investigations that protect and inform viewers
+ Local and regional Chicago sports news
+ Business news, finance news and stock market news from CNBC
+ Entertainment and celebrity news from E!
+ Lifestyle and entertainment news from NBC TODAY show


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Ratings and reviews

Before the recent update, this was my favorite news app. Now it's my least favorite. I used to get all the latest news LOCALLY, before most of the other news apps, and I used to get the weather on my Note 10+ drop down menu. Now, I seldom get the updated LOCAL news, and no longer get the weather in my drop down menu. This option is also not available in your settings to be changed. The majority of the LOCAL news that I get now is the Olympics news. Please change your app back!

They have ruined a great app with the new and improved version. After the update I can no longer choose to have the weather as the primary screen. The weather radar used to be spot on accurate and now it is no longer very accurate. I was standing on a golf course in pouring rain and was looking for how long the rain was going to last and radar indicated that there was no rain. The forecast radar is just blobs going across the map. Can I just get the old app back?

Overall I like this app very much! I am a big fan of NBC Chicago news, we watch it every day! I love that the app has the same weather and news on my phone. My only very slight complaint is I can't update the local weather without opening the app. Sometimes I just want the local temperature without any other information. This is one of the apps I have on my stratus bar all the time!

What’s new

Weather Widgets have arrived!

- Add small or medium widgets for current conditions on your Home Screen. Tap a widget to view the full forecast.
- Widgets match your app location and stay in sync
- Video Shorts now on the Video page and homepage
- Refreshed Weather experience with customizable modules, clearer type and icons, improved location hub, streamlined radar layers, and updated alerts

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