Here’s why Chicago woke up to dust-covered cars on Wednesday
Did you wake up to a car completely covered in dust? ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Larry Mowry explains what caused the "dirty rain."
Chicago suburbs dominate list of Illinois’ 10 safest cities for 2026
CHICAGO - Illinois’ safest cities for 2026 are largely clustered around Chicago, according to a new study. SafeWise ranked the 10 safest cities in Illinois based on crime data, with west suburban Campton Hills leading the list for the third year in a row. Campton Hills. Hawthorn Woods. Pingree...
Palos Heights woman charged with harassing police administrator
A Palos Heights woman was charged with stalking after sending more than 200 threatening voicemails this month to the Palos Heights Police Department. Kate Capuano, of the 13400 block of Westview Drive in Palos Heights, was identified as the person who made the calls and left the voicemails, police said.
More data centers coming to Illinois as residents complain about noise, electric bills: What...
The I-Team and ABC News are finding out how many of these facilities are in the Chicago area.
Chicago-area police shoot, kill armed man who was going to harm girlfriend, police say
PALOS HILLS, Ill. - Police in southwest suburban Palos Hills shot and killed a man who was armed with a shotgun and was going to harm his girlfriend and her children over the weekend. What we know:. Officers responded to a domestic disturbance around 4:18 a.m. on Sunday in the...
Video shows burglars smash car windows at Chicago apartment parking lot
A group of thieves were caught on camera smashing windows of cars at a South Side parking lot.
A Month Late, First Installment of 2025 Cook County Property Tax Bills to Be...
Cook County property owners will have until April 1 to pay the first installment of their 2025 property taxes, with bills headed to their mailboxes by March 2, officials said. First installment property tax bills are typically released in February and due in early March, but they will be delayed by one month by an...
Teen arrested 9 months after fatal Chicago shooting
CHICAGO - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged nine months after a 24-year-old man was shot and killed during an early morning argument on Chicago’s West Side. Police said the teen was arrested last Tuesday in the 5000 block of West Quincy Street in the Austin neighborhood. He was identified as the suspect...
City workers find body of woman gunned down on dirt road on Far South...
Two witnesses heard gunshots about 9 p.m. Monday, according to a police report, which said the unidentified woman was pronounced dead on the scene at 12:36 p.m. Tuesday.
Terry Savage: Seniors should file their taxes
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss taxes. She shares how seniors, who may not think they need to file taxes, might be losing out of refunds they are entitled to if they don’t file.
