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Chicago police are warning the public about another rash of Facebook Marketplace robberies, saying six people have been mugged in Morgan Park while trying to sell gym shoes they offered for sale online. Two of the robberies occurred last night. CPD said an armed robber using the account name “Serving...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch says he’s disappointed with the decision by the Bears to look elsewhere for a new stadium site, including Northwest Indiana, but the timing isn’t right for giving the team taxpayer dollars.

SKOKIE, IL — Local leaders are backing Bushra Amiwala for Congress in Illinois’ 9th district. Trustees Lissa Levy (district 3), Jim Iverson (district 4) and Gail Schechter (at-large) have all endorsed Amiwala in the campaign for the March 2026 primary, a December 16, 2025, press release said. “I...

For the first time, a teen shooting victim himself spoke exclusively with ABC7 as the former Chicago lifeguard accused in the shooting that left him paralyzed and another teen dead appeared in court.

A man who was on parole for breaking a tourist’s nose on a Loop CTA platform joined a group of people to beat and rob another CTA rider in the Loop this summer, prosecutors say. Nathan Emerson, 28, was recently charged with the August 13 robbery after officers took...

An update to a story we brought yesterday. A grieving mom is calling on the Chicago police and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to charge an undocumented migrant. The man owns the car that caused the crash but says he was the passenger not the driver when it all went down. Tia Ewing is hearing from another...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, IL – A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a September armed robbery at the Green Line Cicero station, following a months-long investigation by Chicago police and Cook County...

Are problem cops slipping through the cracks? The ABC7 I-Team is analyzing a new report from Chicago's Office of the Inspector General identifying gaps in record keeping for disciplinary actions against Chicago police officers.

CHICAGO (WGN) — Another day, another victim. This time, WGN Investigates has learned a woman lost $45,000 in a so-called tap and pay scam, which are relatively new but expanding throughout Chicago. The woman said her incident occurred near Southport and Addison. She was approached by three men who claimed they were...

A group of state attorneys general announced a nationwide settlement on Tuesday requiring Hyundai and Kia to provide free hardware fixes and restitution after selling millions of vehicles without industry-standard anti-theft immobilizers, a lapse that fueled a surge in thefts across the country and contributed to a...