NBC 5 Chicago: News & Weather

Name: NBC 5 Chicago: News & Weather
Rating: 3.9302325 (2998 reviews)
Author: NBCUniversal Media, LLC

By: NBCUniversal Media, LLC App

Local Chicago news and weather alerts. Watch NBC 5 Chicago live 24/7.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

470,523 ▲ 374

Data as of 2026-08-27

Rating:

3.93 ▲ 0.01

(2,998)

Version:

8.9

Last updated: 2026-08-10

News and magazines (Free)

Features & Capabilities

The NBC 5 Chicago app delivers local Chicago and Illinois news, customizable weather alerts, and a free 24/7 live streaming channel. Stay informed with breaking headlines, traffic updates, sports, and local investigations from the award-winning NBC 5 newsroom. The NBC 5 Storm Team powers Live Doppler 5 radar and provides accurate hourly and 10-day forecasts to help you plan and stay safe.

Features include a customizable weather home screen, upgraded location hub for multiple saved locations and alerts, Live Doppler 5 radar, hourly and 10-day forecasts, weather closings, and weather news videos. The app also offers breaking news push notifications, a latest-news feed, a trending section, nonstop streaming news coverage, investigative reporting, NBC 5 Responds consumer help, business coverage from CNBC, and entertainment from E! and Access. Privacy choices and Nielsen measurement details are included in the app settings.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Weather

By:

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Downloads:

470,523 374

Rating:

3.93

(2,998) 0.01

Version:

8.9 Last updated: 2026-08-10

Version code:

2026072910

Creation date:

2012-04-02

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk

Size:

84.06MB

Email:

WM*****@nbcuni.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-27

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 102,845 ▼ 251

Other rankings

#166 in News and magazines (Free) ▼ 51

Other platforms

NBC 5 Chicago: News & Weather (v8.9)

4.50

(2,005)

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Developed by:

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nbcuni.nbcots.nbcchicago.android

Email:

WM*****@nbcuni.com

Website:

http://www.nbcchicago.com

User Reviews

Users like the app for accurate weather radar and well-organized news, and find it generally useful. However, multiple reviews flag privacy and tracking risks, stability/navigation bugs, and questionable content quality. Ads/scam-like content is also a worry for some, and a few note outdated or incoherent news. Overall, strong weather features are offset by privacy, reliability, and credibility issues that limit appeal.

Pros

Accurate weather radar and reliable weather data, especially during storms.
News content is well-organized by importance and written by capable journalists.
Overall usefulness of the app with a weather-first focus and practical features.

Cons

Significant privacy and tracking concerns, including a large number of trackers and location tracking.
Stability and navigation issues, such as the app not opening at times and annoyances like details links sending you back to the home screen.
Content quality concerns, including sensationalism, low credibility, and AI-like, incoherent stories (often lacking authors).

Recent reviews

They messed up a good APP, why does the app now Require always on Wi-Fi scanning? You have my location and a full 5G+ cellular connection I'm not using Wi-Fi, but now it won't let me finish the update setup because you can only choose to turn it on and won't let you skip. I just wanted to know the weather, I'll just find out elsewhere.

Lu*****, 2026-07-24

It is beyond disgustingly and disparagingly sad to witness and experience the difference of NEWS/INFORMATION a person who can afford a streaming 'service' in comparison to those like me who cannot receives. Inequities that start here with our Local News is the very ugliest in GREED.