Chicago IL

The Armour family played a pivotal role in Chicago’s economic and industrial rise. Armour & Co., once the world’s largest meatpacking company, helped earn Chicago the nickname "Hog Butcher for the World." The company’s influence extended beyond meatpacking, shaping many...

A homicide investigation is underway on the city's Northwest Side. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Chicago police found the victim at about 6:40 p.m. at Christiana Avenue and Chicago Avenue on Monday. Officers responded to calls of a person with a gun...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- New surveillance video shows the car and suspect police are looking for after a shooting killed a man and wounded a baby in November in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. Police said a stolen Dodge Charger pulled up alongside a Jeep SUV on Nov. 20, 2024, in the...

A 23-year-old Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder after a Sheriff’s police investigation found he shot two people last week at a cemetery in Evergreen Park, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday. Sheriff’s police responded to a shooting Wednesday,...

Police arrived at the CTA Blue Line station in Forest Park Jan. 29 for reports of a battery. The person who called the police department told authorities that a woman hit her inside a convenience store. Police detained the woman, who tensed her body and kicked an officer to...

CHICAGO — A state police investigation of an expressway shooting culminated in a high-speed chase and the seizure of two machine guns, officials say. But, so far, the man they’re accusing of possessing those guns and driving the highway shooter’s car is not charged with firing...

CHICAGO, IL – One local man’s $5 thrift store buy turned into a windfall worth thousands. John Carcerano, a seasoned antique hunter from Illinois, thought he was simply getting a great deal when he picked up a plate at Goodwill. Little did he know, the humble porcelain piece...

A Chicago police chase through the city's South Side ended with two people taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon. CPD said officers responded to the Fuller Park neighborhood's 4200-block of South Wentworth Avenue around 1:40 p.m. for a report of a person with a gun inside a...

CHICAGO — Christopher Anderson has been wearing an ankle monitor since Chicago police allegedly caught him with a machine gun on the West Side, leading a judge to put him on house arrest with an ankle monitor. But that didn’t stop him from luring victims to his house so...

Sib’s Breakfast Club is a marketing company that operates Notel Offices, a co-working space that doubles as a networking hub for Black professionals. Each year, a photo is taken to showcase individuals who are impactful in their industries and communities. These individuals are...