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Chicago's minimum wage workers can look forward to a pay bump next month, as the city's minimum wage is slated to rise to $16.60 starting July 1. In an announcement made by Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, a suite of labor law updates was unveiled, which...

An 11-year-old girl named Willow James is currently recovering after being wounded by a stray bullet while driving home from school in Harvey, according to ABC7 Chicago. The incident, which took place last Wednesday, involved James while she was in a car with her father and cousin. As they were...

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What was once a premier harness racing training facility in the south suburbs is now getting a new lease on life — in a completely different line of work.

Chicago police are searching for a missing 15-year-old boy who may be in need of medical attention.

CHICAGO — A second man has been charged in a months-long string of ATM burglaries across Chicago, where crews used stolen SUVs and chains to rip machines from storefronts, causing widespread damage and losses. Suspect Identified Through DNA Evidence. Omar Farmer, 26, was arrested and charged after DNA found...

Krystal Rivera, the Chicago police officer shot and killed in Chatham, was a loving mother, friend, and devoted police officer who cared deeply about protecting the community.

CHICAGO — Chicago is on track for its lowest homicide total in over a decade, and some of the credit is going to people who aren’t in uniform: street outreach workers operating in high-risk neighborhoods like West Garfield Park. At the forefront is Frederick Seaton, a former inmate...

CHICAGO — A man was fatally shot by Chicago police last month after allegedly attacking an officer with a knife inside an assisted living facility in the South Side’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. New bodycam footage and 911 recordings released this week are shedding light on the violent confrontation.

Chicago is facing a massive budget gap, and its mayor has a possible solution. But it's not one that's sitting well with all retailers. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants "to reinstate a 1% grocery tax" in Chicago, according to Fox 32. Johnson's push for the tax came after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker eliminated it...