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A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Far South Side early Saturday morning, Illinois State Police said. There was a two-vehicle crash about 4:15 a.m. on the outbound Bishop Ford Freeway, or Interstate 94, just south of 115th Street, police said. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to...

A federal superseding indictment unsealed Friday charged a fourth member of a group allegedly responsible for robbing multiple liquor stores, convenience stores and bars in Chicago.

Several people were injured in a multi-car crash early Saturday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway, Illinois State Police said. Troopers responded to southbound Interstate 94 at 75th Street on the South Side about 2:50 p.m. for a three-vehicle crash, police said. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to...

At one senior living community outside Chicago, residents say when new owners took over, monthly maintenance fees skyrocketed to the point where they had to move out of the place they thought would be their forever home. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports.

COOK COUNTY, IL – Property owners in Cook County are feeling the financial squeeze as property tax bills have surged by a staggering 78% since 2007, even though median home values have risen by only 7.3%. The imbalance has left residents paying significantly more in taxes without seeing equivalent growth in their...

A weather system battering the Rocky Mountain states out West with snow and sparking dangerous thunderstorms in Texas and Oklahoma will make its way into Illinois this weekend.

CHICAGO — While Chicago police leaders work to bulk up a citywide unit dedicated to handling the ongoing problem of street “takeovers,” there are indications that those efforts can’t begin soon enough. Spectators and stunt drivers blocked intersections across the North Side overnight, including a couple in Lakeview,...

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting Friday evening in Little Village. It happened just after 5 p.m. in the 2800 block of South Komensky Avenue. Chicago police said the teen was on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle pulled up alongside him. That's when an unknown person from inside the vehicle pulled...

Workers at Tony’s Fresh Market, the Chicago grocery chain sold to private equity three years ago, voted overwhelmingly against forming a union this week. Workers at 21 Tony’s locations throughout the city and suburbs cast their votes in grocery store break rooms and pricing offices Tuesday through Thursday. When the...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us . Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago ) High temperature: 88 degrees (1986) Low temperature: 9 degrees (1887) Precipitation: 1.33...