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A group of Chicago firefighters have accused the city and the Chicago Fire Department of violating their Fourth and 14th Amendment rights during a set of vehicle searches in late February. In a federal lawsuit filed Friday, 23 firefighters alleged that Fire Department investigators went through firefighters’ personal...

Chicago is well-known for its deep-dish pizzas and hot dogs (which, if you're interested, here are the five best places to get hot dogs in Chicago), but it has an especially long history with beef. In fact, it's such a fascinating story that it inspired historian Joshua Specht to write a book about it called "Red...

CHICAGO — One of two men charged with committing armed robberies on the city’s North Side last year has been smacked with a 15-year prison sentence. Myles Martez, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery before Judge Charles Burns. Martez was on parole for two 2017...

CHICAGO — A 33-year-old woman will be in court later today, facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a man in Old Town last month. James McKnight, 44, was found shot in the courtyard of a building in the 1300 block of North Hudson around 2:31 a.m. on March 16. He had a gunshot wound to his stomach...

CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was charged with murder in connection with a shooting last month in the Old Town neighborhood. Breanna Gilliams, 33, allegedly shot a 44-year-old man in the chest around 2:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue. Paramedics took the victim to Northwestern Memorial...

Chicago police continued to target Black and Latino drivers with a massive campaign of traffic stops that failed to make the city safer in 2024 amid “significant concerns about transparency and accountability in CPD’s reporting,” according to a new analysis from a coalition of groups. Approximately 65%...

Two men were found guilty of killing a mother as she held her baby on the city's West Side in 2019. In March 2019, Brittany Hill was shot while talking to her boyfriend in the 1200-block of North Mason Avenue. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Witnesses said a silver sedan pulled up next to her...

An Illinois middle school teacher was not satisfied with an apology from the school after a student stole her wallet and charged her credit card, leaving her living paycheck to paycheck.

CHICAGO – A death investigation is underway after human remains were discovered in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side early Thursday morning. According to Chicago police, officers were patrolling the area around 1:18 a.m. when a resident flagged them down near the 4500 block of South Cottage Grove...

CHICAGO — Many medical facilities face challenges when it comes to recruitment and retention of doctors — especially those in underserved neighborhoods. Instead of relying on third-party staffing, a Chicago hospital took a traditional path — and it’s paying off. Dr Romeen Lavani is the chief medical officer at Saint...