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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for the Chicago Metropolitan area for Wednesday, May 27 due to elevated ozone pollution. The Action Day includes the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Lake, McHenry and Will. Regional air quality is expected to reach the

Major improvements have been made to a south suburban intersection that critics called a "red-light camera trap." The ABC7 I-Team first broke the story nine years ago.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., says her ambition goes beyond a 2028 presidential run, declaring she wants to change the country for the working class. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez deflected questions about a potential 2028 presidential run at a University of Chicago event on Friday, saying her ambition is "way

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a new higher education plan at Dartmouth College that would offer free tuition for many families, cap tuition increases, and create incentives for students to earn four-year degrees in just three years.

CICERO, Ill. - A joint parole compliance operation involving the Cicero Police Department and the Illinois Department of Corrections led to the arrests of five people earlier this month and the seizure of guns, drugs and cash, authorities said. What we know:. The operation targeted three west suburban homes on...

Warning: Not for the faint of heart or vegetarians. Adolph “Louis” Luetgert was born in 1845 in Westphalia (now Germany). He came to the U.S. in 1865, eventually settling in Chicago. Like many immigrants, Adolph — or Louis as some called him — came to America with very little money. One of his first jobs in the U.S. wa

The man who allegedly shot a La Porte County sheriff's deputy at a northwest Indiana hospital, leaving him seriously wounded, allegedly stole his mother's car from her at gunpoint in Chicago hours before the shooting, authorities said. Sharod Grafton, 22, was charged with attempted murder, battery against a public safe

Chicago police were investigating Wednesday morning after thieves broke into a corner store in the city's Hermosa neighborhood.

The discussion reflects a broader debate playing out in communities across the country.

Brown Line and Red Line service was severely impacted when a fire erupted on the tracks under a train at the Belmont station in Lakeview on Tuesday evening.