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CHICAGO — A 26-year-old man is recovering after being shot in the Gold Coast overnight. Chicago police officers recovered a firearm at the scene. CPD units posted in the area reported shots fired at 3:28 a.m. and they quickly found the 26-year-old victim in the first block of East Goethe, according to police radio...

Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. opens up about his father’s legacy, his own revolutionary work, and how the Black Panther Cubs continue the movement today (Photo Credit: Tacuma Roeback). “I’ve often said I’m a revolutionary living in reactionary times; much of my work involved being on what we call a...

CHICAGO — Two people were shot during an altercation in Rogers Park overnight, bringing the number of people shot in the neighborhood this weekend to five. Around 2 a.m., bystanders told passing patrol officers that there had just been a large altercation in the 1200 block of West Devon. Shortly after those officers...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 13, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 83 degrees (2023) Low temperature: 21 degrees (1950) Precipitation: 1.33...

Four people were arrested during a “teen takeover” in Hyde Park on Saturday night. Beginning at around 8 p.m., upward of 50 teenagers arrived on 53rd Street. A heavy police presence was already in place in anticipation of the event, with dozens of patrol cars parked between South Woodlawn Avenue and South Lake Park...

Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman, joined by Michigan GOP colleagues Rep. John Moolenaar, Rep. Tim Walberg, and Rep. John James sent a letter to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker calling for him to reverse course on a recent politically charged decision that would jeopardize efforts to keep invasive Asian Carp...

The Chicago Police Department has issued a community alert following a series of armed robberies targeting construction workers in the Gresham neighborhood. Authorities report that one or two male suspects, dressed in dark clothing and black ski masks, have approached workers on construction sites, displayed a...

Two people were injured in a serious north suburban crash on Friday night, police said. Skokie police officers responded to the crash near Church and Keeler just after 10 p.m. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch A vehicle traveling northbound Keeler Avenue collided with another vehicle traveling...

East Chicago, IN – Two men from Gary were wounded in a late-night shooting Thursday at a Speedway gas station in East Chicago, prompting an ongoing investigation by local authorities. According to the East Chicago Police Department, officers responded at approximately 10:50 p.m. on April 11 to the Speedway...

The footage of two women brutally attacking a server at Taco Azteca, a longtime Mexican restaurant in Pilsen, last weekend has left a neighborhood reeling, according to residents and local leaders. The now viral video has raised concerns of safety in the neighborhood and left other workers in the area fearful. As...