Women’s History Month: A day in the life of Cheryl Burton
In honor of Women's History Month, ABC7 Chicago is spotlighting the female leaders of our newsroom.
I-94 Ambush: Matteson Man Draws 20 Years In Dolton Road Slaying
A rush-hour run up the Bishop Ford ended in what prosecutors called an expressway ambush, and now the shooter is headed to prison. Calvin Woods, 32, of Matteson, pleaded guilty on April 1 to second-degree murder for a 2023 shooting on northbound I-94 near Dolton Road that left 30-year-old Travon Mackie dead. Cook...
Campus Begins Ticketing Facilities Vehicles
In an effort to reduce parking congestion and generate additional revenue, Public Safety has begun issuing tickets to Facilities Management vehicles parked on campus without parking passes. Campus vehicles are now required to be registered with a valid parking pass, which are purchased at Public Safety. These include...
A Catholic college banned birth control. So students started the ‘Womb Service’ to deliver...
DePaul University, a Catholic college in Chicago, Illinois, prohibits the distribution of birth control of any kind on its campus. But that doesn’t stop student activists in an underground “womb service” from sharing condoms and Plan B emergency contraception with students who need it. It’s simple: The...
State Street Showdown: $18 Million Foreclosure Hits Loop Retail Corner
An $18 million foreclosure fight has landed on one of the Loop’s most visible corners, with a lender suing the owner of the retail portion of 36 S. State St. on April 1, 2026. The complaint targets the high visibility ground floor retail condominium that fronts State Street and could affect national storefronts at...
US Postal Inspection Service offering $100K rewards offered for Chicago mail thieves
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering three separate $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of mail thieves who've been targeting Chicago apartment buildings.
Thousands arrested, deported by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, new records reveal
Thousands arrested, deported by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, new records reveal
Chicago Man Hears Noise From Dumpster And Finds Something Shaking On A Piece Of...
Linda had a reputation that seemed to follow her everywhere. No matter the neighborhood, no matter the stage of life, cats always seemed to find her when they were in trouble. Even after getting married and moving to a new part of the city, it didn’t take long for the neighbors to notice. Stray cats started hanging...
Chicago Trucker Crushed by Shifting Load Near Columbia on Route J
A pre-dawn semi crash on Route J in Audrain County left a Chicago truck driver dead Wednesday, after state troopers say his trailer's cargo shifted and slammed into the cab while the rig sat in a roadside ditch. The Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News the wreck was...
18-year-old shot, killed near gas station on South Side, Chicago police say
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed near a gas station Wednesday on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.
