Chicago IL

After decades of discussions, the long-awaited Red Line extension is finally on the verge of becoming a reality. If you live on the South Side of Chicago, this will significantly improve your commute . The Red Line project will extend the Red Line from the 95th/Dan Ryan station all the way to 130th Street. Spanning...

As the Bears consider relocating, the Chicago Park District is pitching a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert and events venue. The proposal includes stadium upgrades and infrastructure improvements, with potential funding from the state and a possible $90 million lease penalty from the...

Carbondale, Illinois – Illinois authorities announced multiple legal developments this week, including the arrest of two teenagers on weapons charges, the sentencing of a former Commonwealth Edison executive, and a new immigration enforcement charging protocol in Cook County. From firearm-related offenses in southern...

ILLINOIS — Forecast models are shifting again, and the latest data now suggests accumulating snow could fall Thursday across central and northern Illinois, replacing what earlier projections showed as mostly rain. The newest ECMWF run indicates a colder setup capable of producing several inches of snowfall, if...

A dog who was stolen from outside a day care on Chicago's North Side has been found. Good Samaritans recognized him after seeing ABC7's story and found the pet at a grocery store in Uptown, the owners said.

Chicago police are searching for a man they say grabbed a woman from behind, threw her to the ground, and pinned her in Logan Square two weeks ago, on Friday, just before 4 p.m. The attack happened in the 2000 block of North Avenue, according to investigators. Two passersby confronted the man, and the victim escaped.

Two men stood charged Sunday with robbing a 16-year-old boy on a CTA Red Line train on the city's South Side last week.

Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois on Sunday were investigating a domestic incident in which one person was injured and another died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A man was found shot to death behind a Lawndale home on Saturday morning, and Chicago police have no idea when the murder occurred because no one called 911 to report the gunshots that killed him — and the neighborhood’s ShotSpotters were disconnected by the mayor in September 2024.

At least eight Chicagoans were sheltering in place in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday amid violent attacks throughout the region in response to the capture and death of the Mexican cartel leader known as "El Mencho." Zoom in: Lakeview resident Jonathan Pizer tells Axios that he and his husband Brad Lippitz...