Chicago IL

It's been spreading like wildfire. There are many that have been hospitalized and a dozen deaths are now linked to an infection caused by shakes and Illinois is among the states where lives have been lost. There is a bulletin from the CDC that says Illinois is among the states...

The night before one man was selected to the jury for the Highland Park parade shooting trial, he briefly discussed the case at home with his wife, he said. “I could see in her face that she was, I guess, disgusted,” the warehouse employee told a defense lawyer Tuesday during the jury selection process. “Disgusted...

A Chicago rapper was sentenced in federal court to three years of probation for his role in a nationwide wire fraud scheme in which he defrauded his victims for more than $100,000, federal prosecutors said. He was also ordered to pay restitution to his victims. Nationwide fraud scheme. What we...

Pulaski Day is celebrated in Chicago and Cook County on the first Monday of March. The day honors a Revolutionary War hero and the city’s vibrant Polish American community. Here’s what to know about the holiday, its history and how it will be celebrated this year. What’s closed...

According to a Bloomberg report, a popular restaurant known for its buffalo wings and scantily clad female servers, will be filing for bankruptcy in the coming months. Whether you're a fan of the food or... the atmosphere, Hooters is a ubiquitous chain in America. The instantly recognizable owl logo and...

Chicago police issued a warning about a series of armed robberies in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch CPD shared video with ABC7 of one of the suspects in at least four robberies, which happened at the following times and locations: 7800-block of South Honore...

CHICAGO - A 23-year-old Chicago man is behind bars after a shooting in Logan Square left another man critically injured, police said. Sergio Bustamante was arrested Feb. 26 in the 3700 block of W. Armitage Ave. after being identified as a suspect in a shooting that occurred days earlier, according to Chicago police.

Police have revealed new details in a deadly Cicero house explosion last month. The man found dead in the debris has been identified as 31-year-old Cicero resident Anthony Avila-Puebla by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Cicero police said investigators determined Avila-Puebla is responsible for the...

Jinan Chehade remembers as a child thinking of Ramadan as “the other” holiday because it wasn’t celebrated as widely as some American holidays. That feeling for Chehade, 26, has begun to change in recent years, and Friday — the first night of Ramadan — was a momentous turning point for the Islamic holy month’s...

CHICAGO — Two men have been jailed pending trial after prosecutors accused them of robbing a UPS driver, hoping to get away with the courier’s iPhone packages. Officials said the driver was inside his truck in the 800 block of North Spaulding when Trevon Walker, 23, and Dequan Kennedy, 24, confronted him inside the...