Chicago IL

The Rev. Hood held his annual Back to School Community Fest on Boulevard between Harrison and Polk streets in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

Police in suburban Lake in the Hills are warning residents of "heavy traffic" in the area Monday, but it's not because of construction or road closures -- it's thanks to the highly anticipated grand opening of iconic fast food restaurant Jack in the Box. The restaurant, located at 320 N....

Mariah Vera's family is preparing to move her to hospice care at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and they are facing another hurdle — final medical and funeral costs.

A gold necklace with a diamond pendant, unauthorized charges to a credit card, pawn shop transactions, and utility bills paid in someone else’s name. That’s what police uncovered in a July investigation into a theft from an elderly resident of Arden Courts Memory Care in Palos Heights and the resident’s husband.

Gun Rights Group Applauds Mom Who Protected Her Infant Child from Home Intruder. A prominent gun rights organization is praising a mother in Illinois for her quick thinking and bravery after she fatally shot a man who broke into her home. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and...

For years, the ABC7 I-Team has been reporting on a controversial CPD tactic that critics call "pretextual traffic stops," or stops for minor traffic violations turning into drivers handcuffed and vehicles searched, moments after pulling them over.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall downed trees and damaged buildings in parts of the Chicago area Saturday evening.

Two men have been charged in connection with Chicago crashes where the victims were seriously or fatally injured. Antonio Jackson, 32, of Chicago, has been charged in connection with a February hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on the 8000 block of South Lafayette Avenue, right off Interstate 94. A white...

At least five people, between the ages of 17 and 40, were shot during the weekend, according to police.

Multiple reports of damaged homes, flooded basements and roads, and power outages following overnight storms across the Chicago area.