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In Chicago, Illinois, steak is practically a local language, and the city’s dining scene proves it with every perfectly seared cut that lands on the table. Generations of chefs, butchers, and restaurateurs have turned Chicago into one of America’s greatest destinations for serious beef lovers, blending timeless traditions with bold modern creativity.

In the Leapfrog Group’s spring 2026 hospital safety grades, Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital received top marks again, maintaining its straight-A record. Saint Francis Hospital, showed no improvement since fall 2025 and received another C grade. Before the fall of 2025, Saint Francis had held “A” grades for three consecutive...

An 18-year-old Chicago native battling terminal cancer is making an emotional plea from his bed in Durango, Mexico: he wants to see his parents one last time. Kevin Gonzalez, who is suffering from stage four colon cancer, spoke with Telemundo Chicago crews while surrounded by family. Missing in the room, his mother and father; who remain in federal immigration custody in Arizona...

Former Dolton super Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her boyfriend are accused of owing thousands in unpaid rent in Illinois as she campaigns for office in Georgia.

Chicago police are warning of more than 20 recent airbag thefts, mostly in the Humboldt Park, Garfield Park, and Austin neighborhoods.

CHICAGO - A man reported missing from Crete was found Monday night after being detained for smoking on a CTA train in Chicago, authorities said. According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the man was seen smoking on a CTA Red Line train at the 95th Street stop at 10:10 p.m. Monday, which is a violation of CTA rules.

A man is facing criminal charges after police say he was caught stealing stuff from railcars near the Chicago Skyway last week. Norfolk Southern Railroad officers responded to a security alarm on railroad property near 86th Street around 1:30 a.m. on May 1. A Cook County Sheriff’s Office drone acquired...

CHICAGO - A man was found dead inside a Northwest Side home Wednesday night, prompting an ongoing investigation. Police said a 60-year-old man was discovered unresponsive around 7:05 p.m. inside a residence in the 3100 block of North Nashville Avenue in the city's Montclare neighborhood. He was pronounced dead at...

CHICAGO — A woman is recovering in the hospital after an argument led to a stabbing inside a Southwest Side home on Wednesday night. According to police, the incident unfolded around 8:30 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Loomis Boulevard, in West Englewood. Officers said the victim, a 35-year-old woman, was inside a residence […]

For several years, an Illinois State Police trooper was recognized for making the most DUI arrests. Many of those arrested drivers tell the ABC7 I-Team they were sober, and in some cases, it took years to clear their names of serious criminal charges.