Chicago IL

The days are slowly but surely getting longer as winter carries on, and this week we’ll see the first big milestone signaling that spring isn’t far away. Chicago will observe its first post-5 p.m. sunset since early November 2025 this week! Here’s everything to know. Sun to set after 5 p.m. on Thursday The sun will...

CHICAGO - A suburban woman says she is fighting a red-light camera ticket issued for a vehicle she does not own, even though the license plate number on the citation matches her own. Susan Bonini drives a green Subaru and lives outside Chicago. But in early January, she opened her...

A tiny Logan Square burger bar with big-city swagger, Gretel has become one of those Chicago spots friends whisper about before they shout it from the rooftops. On any given night, you’ll see dates sharing fries, solo diners locked in on a double cheeseburger, and locals easing into whiskey highballs while the...

In the first edition of Garry’s Take, former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy breaks down his view of ICE enforcement: he says he’s okay with the mission, but raises concerns about tactics that can escalate into dangerous street-level confrontations. McCarthy argues the country can’t keep encouraging...

Starting June 1, the Regional Transportation Authority, the agency overseeing Chicagoland transit, will be reorganized into the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. The reorganization follows Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signing legislation last year to help the state’s major transit operators — Metra, Chicago Transit...

ABC7 meteorologists are keeping an eye on the next round of lake-effect snow forecast to impact Friday's morning and evening commute.

In a bid to tighten supervision on the street and deepen neighborhood ties, the Chicago Police Department has bumped its Unity of Command and Span of Control pilot from three districts up to eight, saying the shakeup is already changing how watches run across the city. The program keeps officers...

In a nondescript brick building on Chicago’s North Side, there exists a retail phenomenon so magnetic it draws bargain hunters from Rockford to Carbondale, Quincy to Danville, and every Illinois town in between – Village Discount Outlet on Clark Street, where license plates from across the Prairie State fill the...

Police in south suburban Crestwood are investigating after a break-in and burglary at a gaming parlor.

A woman in Chicago, Illinois, revealed in a viral clip that she got five meningitis shots, despite only needing two. The reason? Apparently, her doctor’s office continuously failed to register her vaccinations properly. @bellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa22. My cutesy little medical malpractice story 🫶🏻 ignore that I’m dressed...