Chicago IL

Two people were killed and two others were seriously injured in a crash in Downers Grove at the intersection of Highland Avenue and 35th Street.

She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb. In the shape of an 'L' [train] on her forehead" Sadly, this morning most members of City Council's Committee on Transit and the Public Way were conspicuous by their absence for the mandatory quarterly presentation by the Chicago Transit Authority. Since...

A large teen gathering in downtown Chicago descended into chaos Wednesday night—prompting a curfew enforcement order and intensifying the debate over how to stop repeat takeovers in the Loop. The activity centered on State and Lake streets, where witnesses described crowds of young people running through the area,...

South Side philanthropist Dr. Willie Wilson has announced another gas giveaway on April 4. Wilson, who says this is his 20th giveaway, spent $200,000 for free gas and an upcoming grocery giveaway. The initiative is first-come, first serve and people will receive $35 in free gas beginning at 7 a.m.

Several people have turned to the ABC7 Chicago I-Team, saying that they have had to wait several months for much-needed parking spots for people with disabilities.

A woman was rescued from Lake Michigan Friday near Chicago's Monroe Harbor, officials said. She and two CPD officers were taken to a hospital in good condition.

Lil Mikey, 29, a drill rapper linked to Jaro City and often described as a rival of the late King Von, was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle outside a gas station at 63rd Street and Drexel Avenue on Chicago’s South Side. Emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene, and for now, authorities are still...

We're learning new details in a contractor's murder.

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MISSOURI — A renewed severe weather threat is emerging across the Midwest as forecast models signal multiple rounds of storms returning on Monday night (March 30) and again on Tuesday (March 31), 2026. The latest outlook highlights Illinois and surrounding states as a key zone where all severe...

When prosecutors asked a Cook County judge to detain Jacob Sickel as a public safety threat after charging him with three armed robberies, she sent him home on an ankle monitor instead. Two years later, Sickel pleaded guilty Thursday, and thanks to the credit he earned while wearing that monitor, he has roughly 10...