Chicago police data shows shootings down in 2025
New data from Chicago police shows shootings, shooting victims, and murders are continuing their downward trend.
Thousands of dollars stolen from suburban restaurant chain after DoorDash account hacked, owners say
The owners of a chain of suburban restaurants say hackers stole tens of thousands of dollars by hacking into their food delivery accounts.
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers
ComEd launches discount program for low-income customers, as required by the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.
Kelsey Grammer to hold US debut of musical based on life of Catholic Saint...
Kelsey Grammer, in Chicago Wednesday, talked about a new stage production he's bringing to the city.
Des Plaines Woman Charged with First-Degree Murder in Chicago Shooting
Quadajah Johnson, 31, of the 9200 block of W. Senate Drive in Des Plaines, Illinois, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 31-year-old woman. According to a press release by the Chicago Police Department, the arrest was made on December 3, 2025, following an investigation into...
Insanity finding for man who said he killed victim after feeling threatened by plastic...
A Chicago man who told police he fatally stabbed another man in an Irving Park alley because he felt threatened by a plastic fork has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge Ursula Walowski issued the ruling for 30-year-old Daniel Macias after a bench trial and ordered Macias...
Microplastics in brains, bloodstreams: I-Team investigates contamination, efforts to measure risks
The ABC7 I-Team is tracking a new and major push to understand the level of microplastics in drinking water in Chicago and throughout the country.
Dozens of tenants in South Shore building immigration agents raided being evicted
Dozens of tenants in the Chicago building that became infamous after a raid by federal agents say they are being evicted after enduring the raid and what they call unlivable conditions.
Man robbed 3 banks in the Loop on Monday morning, but failed twice: FBI
A man who received a 3-year federal prison sentence for robbing a bank in the Loop in 2021 is now accused of robbing 3 banks in the Loop on Monday morning, although two of those robberies failed. Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged 62-year-old Timothy Brown with robbing the Fifth Third...
VIDEO: Family pulls into driveway as porch pirate steals packages from doorstep
CHICAGO (WLS/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A family was shocked when they pulled in their driveway after a trip only to find a porch pirate was shoveling their packages into a bag. Sarah Depasquale and her family were arriving back to their house at around 4 p.m. on Monday when they caught a criminal red handed. As seen on...
