After 35 Years Iconic Bar Restaurant Shutters Doors In Bankruptcy
The reckoning in the chain restaurant segment continues in 2025. After 35 years they are celebrating with a special menu , the catch is finding a location still open. A once swanky gastropub has hit rock bottom for the second time in 5 years closing multiple stores and filing for bankruptcy. Many impacted restaurant...
Broken elevators leave seniors stuck in lobby at West Side CHA building
Seniors, some with disabilities, are not able to use the elevators in the Chicago Housing Authority building they call home. The Fannie Emanuel Apartments, a 181-unit high-rise for seniors, is located at 3916 W. Washington Blvd. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. One of the residents shared a video taken last...
Drug Warrant Executed In East Chicago
On Wednesday, March 26. 2025, East Chicago Gang & Narcotics Division, along with the Street Crime Unit, executed a State of Indiana search warrant for narcotics at 4334 Ivy Street in East Chicago. The target of the investigation was 42-yeat-old Freddie E. Burley of East Chicago. He was taken into...
Chicago Postal Worker Charged With PPP Loan Fraud, Faces Up to 7 Years in...
A Cook County postal worker was charged with crimes related to Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud, as announced by Attorney General Kwame Raoul this past week. Kelly Newman, age 37 and a resident of Chicago, supposedly received a total of $40,000 across two fraudulent PPP loans while still drawing a salary from...
Man Sentenced on Weapon Charge in Grundy Co.
A 33-year-old Evergreen Park man was sentenced in a Grundy County court case on March 24th. Adrian Hurst pled guilty to an amended charge of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, a class four felony and was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge. He was also sentenced to 180 days in the Grundy County Jail.
Family of 2-year-old boy who died at suburban daycare sues for negligence
CHICAGO - The family of a 2-year-old boy who died after suffering a medical emergency at a Calumet City daycare has filed a lawsuit against the facility, alleging negligence and improper supervision. Daycare center death. The backstory:. Jaylin Branch Jr. passed away on Feb. 20 after experiencing a medical event...
Did You Know There’s A 210 Mile Hiking Trail Around Chicago?
If you're into a healthy lifestyle and you like hiking and biking, then you have to check out this 210-mile trail that circles the Windy City.
1 killed, 5 injured in crash near Midway, Chicago police say
One person was killed and five others injured in a crash on the Southwest Side Thursday morning, Chicago police said. The crash occurred at 55th Street and Central Avenue near Midway. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Police said a Ford Fusion was driving eastbound when the driver made a U-turn...
Chicago felon found with weapons, suspected narcotics in Evanston: police
EVANSTON, Ill. - A Chicago man is facing multiple felony charges after Evanston police found guns and suspected narcotics in a parked SUV early Sunday morning, authorities said. What we know:. Evanston police say officers responded around 2:20 a.m. to a call about people inside a blue Dodge SUV in...
National Weather Service predicts 45 mph gusts, hail in Illinois. Here’s the forecast
The National Weather Service is predicting some severe storms tonight and later this weekend in Illinois, with the possibility of hail and strong gusts on the horizon. Here's the forecast. Central Illinois storm outlook Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible tonight across central Illinois, mainly between 8 p.m....
