Chicago IL

(WIFR) - People are leaving Chicago to make their own state; at least that’s the idea behind a nonprofit organization called New Illinois. New Illinois is a nonpartisan educational nonprofit. The organization says it educates Illinois citizens about their right to pursue the creation of a new state. Those...

A 15-year-old boy was ordered to remain in custody after he was charged with the murder of 16-year-old Kaylah Aleah Love whose body was found one week ago in Horan Park on the city’s West Side. The boy, who is not being named because he is a minor, was...

The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education and Deerfield Public Schools alleging violations of sex discrimination. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last week announced the investigations, which it said were spurred by...

Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto Friday of a bill that would require warehouse workers in Illinois to know quotas they must meet at their jobs.

CHICAGO — Investigators on Monday confirmed that the man fatally shot by a Chicago police officer during a domestic-related incident on the South Side last week pointed a gun at the officer before being shot. Devon L. Smith, 43, who had previous convictions for attempted murder and home invasion,...

DUPAGE CO., Ill. - A Chicago man was arrested after allegedly leading police in DuPage County on a high-speed chase and then trying to elude officers on foot last Friday. A judge said Kevin Culps, 28, should be kept in jail after being charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding and multiple misdemeanor and petty...

As everybody knows, the highest point on which a person can stand in Chicago is Willis Tower’s Skydeck, which, at 1,353 feet up, offers a view of Michigan, on the other side of the lake. But where is the highest natural point in the city?. According to “A History...

A man was sentenced for killing and nearly decapitating his coworker on the city's Northwest Side, according to court records. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch On April 14, 2021, Felipe Villalobos Calderon, 42, was found dead in the trunk of a car in the Belmont Central neighborhood, Chicago...

Champaign, IL – Central Illinois kicks off the week with shifting winds and the threat of strong gusts up to 50 mph, especially along I-72. Residents in Champaign, Peoria, and Springfield should prepare for hazardous driving conditions and rapidly changing spring weather patterns beginning Tuesday. According to the...

At least three cars parked on a street in Chicago's Palmer Square neighborhood were badly damaged overnight after a shooting led a vehicle to sideswipe multiple others, police said. About 3:20 a.m., in the 4800 block of West Palmer Avenue, a driver in a black sedan fired shots at an...