| 1 | Aug 27, '20 | Hurricane Laura Topples Confederate Statue After Vote to Keep It | 99.8× | 0 | 37k | 7.5k | 285 |
| 2 | Sep 18, '19 | Navy confirms UFO videos posted by Blink 182 rocker are real and should not have been released | 83.3× | 0 | 26k | 8.6k | 1k |
| 3 | Jan 10, '20 | 17-Year-Old Discovers Planet 6.9 Times Larger Than Earth on Third Day of Internship With NASA | 67.5× | 0 | 30k | 6.3k | 435 |
| 4 | Oct 3, '23 | NEW: Chicago named ‘Best Big City in the US' by Condé Nast Traveler for 7th consecutive year | 51× | 506k | 1.3k | 274 | 34 |
| 5 | Jul 10, '24 | George Clooney floats JB Pritzker as candidate in op-ed calling for Biden to step aside | 48.2× | 478k | 711 | 37 | 37 |
| 6 | Nov 3, '17 | Raccoon eats too much, gets stuck in suburban sewer grate: Police | 27.6× | 0 | 7.5k | 3.3k | 7 |
| 7 | Apr 16, '23 | Chicago Police Respond to Large Groups of Teenagers Downtown for 2nd Night in a Row | 24.8× | 246k | 585 | 177 | 10 |
| 8 | Jul 30, '19 | Couple buys out Payless store, then donates all the shoes to a women’s shelter | 23.9× | 0 | 12k | 2.4k | 32 |
| 9 | Dec 20, '17 | Yesterday, while reporting on the death of Kim Jong-hyun, a member of the popular South Korean boy band SHINee, NBC 5 mistakenly aired video of the band BTS during our morning news | 23.7× | 0 | 6.8k | 3.5k | 6 |
| 10 | Apr 29, '23 | Exclusive: @TheTrinity_Fatu Talks Making Surprise Return with @IMPACTWRESTLING in Chicago | 21.9× | 217k | 967 | 265 | 20 |
| 11 | Jul 12, '19 | Beyonce upsets Grand Canyon tourists by closing Havasu Falls | 18.5× | 0 | 4.2k | 1k | 700 |
| 12 | Jun 6, '15 | "Dream come true": 99-year-old accomplishes goal of earning college degree before turning 100 | 15.9× | 0 | 3.7k | 3.9k | 0 |
| 13 | Jan 20, '18 | UPDATE: 300K people joined the #WomensMarchChicago, organizers say, surpassing expectations and last year's attendance #WomensMarchCHI #WomensMarch | 15.8× | 0 | 6.2k | 2.3k | 0 |
| 14 | Jan 4, '19 | #BEARS FANS! Retweet this and help us BEAT @NBCPhiladelphia. Are you "louder" than Eagles fans? Help us prove it! Whichever station gets more retweets by game time Sunday wins! @Ch | 12.9× | 0 | 1.3k | 3.8k | 5 |
| 15 | Jan 27, '21 | Kraft Launches Pink Mac and Cheese for Valentine's Day That Tastes Like … Candy? | 11.6× | 0 | 855 | 205 | 78 |
| 16 | Apr 27, '18 | Woman smashes window at Popeyes because $4 meal doesn't come with soda | 11.2× | 0 | 2.6k | 1.1k | 22 |
| 17 | May 8, '19 | K-pop sensation BTS brings pop-up store to Chicago | 11.2× | 0 | 6k | 1.1k | 13 |
| 18 | May 16, '25 | Wild video captured a giant "wall of dust" in Normal amid dust storm warnings issued in parts of Illinois. #dust #duststorm #wildweather #wallofdust | 10.8× | 107k | 1k | 243 | 283 |
| 19 | Nov 19, '19 | How #BTS overcame differences and became the biggest music group on the planet | 10.5× | 0 | 4.6k | 1.5k | 34 |
| 20 | Jan 21, '17 | #BREAKING: #WomensMarchCHI organizers say streets are so flooded they cannot march. Sky5 is live over the scene: | 10.0× | 0 | 2.9k | 1.9k | 0 |
| 21 | Apr 22, '17 | This is what it looked like as more than 40K people took to the streets of Chicago for the #MarchforScience: | 9.5× | 0 | 3.5k | 1.5k | 0 |
| 22 | Aug 17, '21 | Sources: Cubs-Reds to Play 2022 Field of Dreams Game Aug. 11 | 9.0× | 0 | 2.9k | 774 | 16 |
| 23 | Jul 9, '18 | JetBlue crew members save French Bulldog on flight | 8.9× | 0 | 3.6k | 994 | 8 |
| 24 | Aug 3, '20 | Chicago-Area Leaders Call for Illinois to Eliminate History Classes | 8.5× | 0 | 686 | 609 | 88 |
| 25 | Feb 26, '17 | .@chancetherapper bought out an entire theater so fans could see 'Get Out' for free | 8.3× | 0 | 3.6k | 1.1k | 0 |
| 26 | Nov 4, '16 | When you finally get to go to something you've been waiting 108 years for #FlyTheW | 8.2× | 0 | 2k | 1.5k | 0 |
| 27 | Jun 4, '15 | Man chewed through squad car seat belt because he didn't want to miss son's birthday: Police | 7.9× | 0 | 1.5k | 2.1k | 0 |
| 28 | Apr 18, '22 | NBA's Golden State Warriors Launch Entertainment Division That Will Create Licensed Content | 7.8× | 0 | 1.5k | 2k | 2 |
| 29 | Dec 5, '19 | Hong Kong residents living with tear gas worry of effects | 6.8× | 0 | 1.6k | 1.6k | 1 |
| 30 | Oct 14, '19 | Ellen DeGeneres kisses Howard Stern to make everyone forget about that George W. Bush photo | 6.4× | 0 | 1.7k | 347 | 33 |
| 31 | Jan 13, '18 | Dog walks 20 miles, twice, to return to owners who gave her up | 6.4× | 0 | 1.8k | 477 | 0 |
| 32 | Jan 14, '24 | Yes, it's colder in Chicago than parts of Siberia and Alaska Sunday | 6.2× | 62k | 471 | 130 | 13 |
| 33 | May 2, '20 | Hong Kong Police Use Pepper Spray to Clear May Day Protest | 6.2× | 0 | 1.5k | 1.4k | 1 |
| 34 | Mar 26, '20 | Harlem Globetrotters Great Curly Neal Dies at 77 | 6.0× | 0 | 2.1k | 748 | 22 |
| 35 | May 26, '22 | KCON Chicago Headliner @STAYC_official Talks Performing in the US, Dream Collaborations, Chicago-Style Pizza, and More | 5.8× | 0 | 3.1k | 489 | 36 |
| 36 | Jan 19, '20 | Hong Kong Protesters Call for Boycott of Communist Party | 5.5× | 0 | 1.3k | 1.3k | 2 |
| 37 | Jan 5, '20 | Hong Kong Protesters March Through Border Town | 5.4× | 0 | 1.3k | 1.2k | 0 |
| 38 | Oct 18, '20 | United Steelworkers Union Shines ‘Batlight' Style Biden-Harris Logo on Trump Tower | 5.3× | 0 | 2.2k | 553 | 17 |
| 39 | Feb 19, '19 | UPDATE: Tip that Smollett, 2 brothers were together in elevator is unfounded, police say | 5.2× | 0 | 860 | 593 | 21 |
| 40 | Jul 9, '21 | Monsta X Comes to Chicago, Midwest For World Tour in 2022 | 5.2× | 0 | 2.2k | 709 | 31 |
| 41 | Mar 6, '17 | Former first lady @MichelleObama tweets message of support after @chancetherapper donates $1M to Chicago schools: | 5.2× | 0 | 2.7k | 511 | 0 |
| 42 | Jun 25, '19 | It's official- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has just signed the recreational marijuana bill in Illinois, legalizing recreational pot use in the state beginning Jan. 1: | 5.0× | 0 | 1.7k | 675 | 8 |
| 43 | Jan 12, '20 | Hong Kong Rally Seeks International Support for Movement | 4.8× | 0 | 1.2k | 1.1k | 0 |
| 44 | Nov 23, '16 | Hateful 'Trump' notes allegedly aimed at student were 'fabricated,' university president says | 4.8× | 0 | 800 | 983 | 0 |
| 45 | Sep 4, '18 | #BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unexpectedly announces he won't seek re-election | 4.6× | 0 | 908 | 551 | 2 |
| 46 | May 24, '20 | Hong Kong Police Fire Volleys of Tear Gas at Protesters | 4.4× | 0 | 1k | 1k | 3 |
| 47 | Feb 14, '19 | BREAKING: Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke beaten by inmates in Connecticut prison | 4.4× | 0 | 931 | 400 | 10 |
| 48 | Oct 15, '17 | Georgia police arrest 5, including 2 law enforcement officers, for 1983 murder of Timothy Coggins | 4.3× | 0 | 1.1k | 895 | 1 |
| 49 | Nov 4, '16 | Anthony Rizzo gets choked up describing his friendship with David Ross #Cubs #WorldSeries | 4.3× | 0 | 1.6k | 631 | 0 |
| 50 | Jul 12, '20 | Over 200,000 Vote in Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Primaries | 4.2× | 0 | 1.1k | 910 | 0 |
| 51 | Jun 26, '19 | Eric Trump spit on by employee of Chicago bar, sources say | 4.0× | 0 | 738 | 146 | 2 |
| 52 | Apr 19, '20 | US, UK Condemn Hong Kong Arrests of Democracy Advocates | 3.6× | 0 | 886 | 842 | 0 |
| 53 | Jun 12, '20 | Hong Kong Protest Marks Anniversary of Violent Police Clash | 3.6× | 0 | 882 | 812 | 0 |
| 54 | Mar 6, '17 | JUST IN: Chance the Rapper announces he will donate $1 million to Chicago Public Schools | 3.5× | 0 | 892 | 677 | 0 |
| 55 | Mar 28, '21 | Latest Attempt to Free Cargo Ship Relies on High Tides and a Full Moon | 3.4× | 0 | 1k | 91 | 22 |
| 56 | Dec 18, '15 | Rapper dating Nicki Minaj could face prison time over parole violations | 3.1× | 0 | 563 | 772 | 2 |
| 57 | Oct 27, '17 | If you're up for jury duty next month, there's a chance you may get to serve with a former president. | 3.0× | 0 | 1.1k | 353 | 0 |
| 58 | Nov 9, '16 | Tammy Duckworth defeats incumbent Mark Kirk in high-profile U.S. Senate race, NBC News projects: | 3.0× | 0 | 800 | 489 | 0 |
| 59 | Sep 23, '20 | BTS to Co-Host, Perform on ‘Tonight' All Week Next Week | 3.0× | 0 | 1.4k | 359 | 15 |
| 60 | Nov 7, '18 | BREAKING: J.B. Pritzker wins race for Illinois governor, NBC News projects, defeating incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner | 2.9× | 0 | 863 | 398 | 1 |
| 61 | Jul 12, '19 | JUST IN: Singer R. Kelly arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in Chicago, sources say | 2.8× | 0 | 600 | 439 | 3 |
| 62 | Oct 10, '18 | Warner Saunders, Chicago journalist and longtime NBC 5 anchor, passes away at 83 | 2.7× | 0 | 617 | 277 | 1 |
| 63 | Mar 31, '17 | Chance the Rapper plans "major announcement" about #CPS funding @chancetherapper | 2.7× | 0 | 1.4k | 285 | 0 |
| 64 | Oct 2, '19 | R. Kelly denied bail again, New York trial scheduled for May 2020 | 2.7× | 0 | 590 | 335 | 5 |
| 65 | Jun 9, '20 | NBC 5 Anchor, Reporter Dick Johnson Passes Away | 2.7× | 0 | 994 | 205 | 6 |
| 66 | Jun 16, '25 | Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in cities including Chicago. | 2.5× | 25k | 561 | 40 | 8 |
| 67 | Aug 17, '19 | Heather Locklear pleads no contest to fighting with deputies | 2.5× | 0 | 517 | 216 | 14 |
| 68 | Jun 18, '20 | China Passes Draft of Controversial Hong Kong Security Law | 2.4× | 0 | 537 | 563 | 0 |
| 69 | Aug 10, '20 | Storms are now over much of Chicago. WILD time lapse video from Willis Tower shows what it looked like as the system moved in. LIVE UPDATES: | 2.3× | 0 | 750 | 338 | 24 |
| 70 | Mar 4, '21 | White Sox Fans Drink the Most of Any MLB Fan Base, Study Shows | 2.3× | 0 | 862 | 150 | 8 |
| 71 | May 29, '21 | Bears' Justin Fields Has Third-Highest Selling Jersey in NFL | 2.3× | 0 | 1.3k | 117 | 3 |
| 72 | Apr 21, '17 | Chance the Rapper sues bootleggers over fake merchandise | 2.3× | 0 | 1.2k | 204 | 0 |
| 73 | Jun 21, '19 | JUST IN: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city has cut off federal agents from using CPD databases, won't cooperate with ICE raids | 2.3× | 0 | 855 | 280 | 4 |
| 74 | Apr 25, '19 | Beach Park chemical spill poses "major risk," authorities say, with some injuries already reported. Residents asked to stay inside: | 2.2× | 0 | 558 | 293 | 36 |
| 75 | Jan 1, '24 | Happy New Year, Chicago! Wishing you a wonderful 2024 from all of us at #NBC5! | 2.2× | 22k | 592 | 99 | 10 |
| 76 | Jul 24, '16 | Thousands protest in Philadelphia on eve of DNC: | 2.1× | 0 | 573 | 382 | 0 |
| 77 | Nov 8, '18 | Pritzker says he wants to legalize marijuana in Illinois | 1.9× | 0 | 803 | 177 | 1 |
| 78 | Nov 30, '22 | Teen Carjacker Shot, Killed by Concealed Carry License-Holder on Chicago's South Side | 1.7× | 0 | 745 | 77 | 8 |
| 79 | Jul 19, '22 | Interview: @BraveGirls Talk First US Tour, Dream Collab, ‘Queendom 2’, and Receiving Powerball Tickets From a Fan | 1.7× | 0 | 644 | 234 | 20 |
| 80 | Mar 21, '18 | #BREAKING: Erika Harold wins the Republican nomination for Illinois attorney general, AP projects | 1.6× | 0 | 568 | 222 | 1 |
| 81 | Feb 20, '19 | Video showed a woman and baby being escorted by @Chicago_Police near the scene of a hostage-barricade situation. Moments later, our cameras captured this: | 1.5× | 0 | 742 | 125 | 5 |
| 82 | May 28, '19 | #BREAKING: Illinois House endorses expanded abortion protections as a half-dozen other states strive to restrict the procedure | 1.5× | 0 | 641 | 164 | 1 |
| 83 | Oct 7, '22 | Exclusive: Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation Teams Up to Give $1M to Women in Need | 1.4× | 0 | 642 | 130 | 0 |
| 84 | Jul 31, '18 | A look inside 'The Office' pop-up bar in Chicago | 1.4× | 0 | 499 | 125 | 11 |
| 85 | Aug 21, '18 | That face when Drake visits you in the hospital: | 1.4× | 0 | 608 | 135 | 0 |
| 86 | Jul 5, '18 | Couple remodeling bathroom uncovers hidden message | 1.3× | 0 | 551 | 176 | 2 |
| 87 | May 23, '21 | How Justin Bieber Could Repeat History 10 Years After His Billboard Music Awards Debut | 1.3× | 0 | 700 | 127 | 10 |
| 88 | Oct 11, '19 | Watch live: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Park Ridge Historical Society | 1.3× | 0 | 552 | 114 | 4 |
| 89 | May 20, '18 | Photos: Best of the 2018 Billboard Music Awards red carpet | 1.3× | 0 | 493 | 222 | 1 |
| 90 | Aug 12, '17 | .@chancetherapper announces free surprise concert: #BBBASH | 1.2× | 0 | 579 | 131 | 0 |
| 91 | Mar 30, '19 | A look at the procession for 36-year-old Illinois state trooper killed in I-94 crash near Libertyville early this morning. A press conference set to take place soon | 1.2× | 0 | 553 | 138 | 7 |
| 92 | May 10, '19 | K-Pop sensation BTS brings pop-up store to Chicago | 1.2× | 0 | 517 | 186 | 0 |
| 93 | May 16, '19 | Former President Jimmy Carter released from hospital, plans to teach Sunday school this weekend | 1.1× | 0 | 553 | 77 | 1 |
| 94 | Nov 19, '24 | Wrigley Field to host first K-pop concert in 2025 | 1.0× | 9.9k | 535 | 186 | 27 |
| 95 | May 15, '18 | In Cannes, Spike Lee lambasts Trump over white supremacists | 1.0× | 0 | 370 | 124 | 1 |
| 96 | Oct 14, '21 | Art Institute Lions Sport Chicago Sky Jerseys for Playoffs Run | 1.0× | 0 | 508 | 76 | 0 |
| 97 | Dec 23, '21 | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Reveal New Photo of Archie and Lilibet in Holiday Card | 0.9× | 0 | 487 | 79 | 2 |
| 98 | May 23, '17 | After 2 shows sell out, Ricky Gervais donates $20K to #Chicago charities | 0.9× | 0 | 472 | 72 | 0 |
| 99 | Nov 6, '16 | .@DexterFowler loves to give gifts, but when the @Cubs won the #WorldSeries, he really outdid himself: | 0.9× | 0 | 470 | 71 | 0 |
| 100 | Oct 26, '19 | "Chance the Rapper" to host Saturday Night Live this weekend | 0.8× | 0 | 463 | 42 | 0 |
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