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A local photographer who was injured in a River North mass shooting last month spoke exclusively with the ABC7 I-Team about what he remembers from the traumatic night and his journey to recovery.

On July 9, 1951, three oddly dressed robbers approached a security truck owned by Brink’s while it was parked at the Bowman Dairy Company near Goose Island. The only thing standing between the shotgun-wielding criminals and the cash in the armored car was Julius Blanchart, a Brink’s security guard, and his two...

A judge on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-old man to 12 years in prison for shooting the son of a Chicago police officer during a botched robbery outside a Morgan Park bar in 2023. Prosecutors said Kevin Ross, then 17, opened fire at point-blank range after the off-duty officer’s 22-year-old son tackled him during the...

Chicago is known for crime bosses like Al Capone, but the city is also home to two Chinese gangs that were once fierce rivals. Chicago has a long history with organized crime. After all, it is the home of the infamous Al Capone. In our last episode, we went searching for how one Curious City listener’s grandfather...

CHICAGO - A man died Wednesday night after being found unresponsive in the street with head trauma on Chicago's Far North Side. Chicago police said officers were called around 7:30 p.m. to the 1400 block of West Estes Avenue, in the Rogers Park neighborhood. When they arrived, they found a...

A chaotic smash-and-grab burglary outside an Avondale gaming store ended with a police officer injured, at least one officer firing shots, and a citywide pursuit that police supervisors ultimately called off. Officers on patrol spotted two carloads of armed offenders burglarizing the GameStop at 2929 West Addison...

The new mini-putt course is free and open to the public, the Chicago Park District said.

A 16-year-old Dolton boy is facing murder and armed robbery charges for allegedly murdering an Uber driver during a carjacking attempt on the South Side last week. Demari Taylor allegedly shot 35-year-old Altmann Mnyuku in the back of the head around 2:00 a.m. on July 31 in the 600 block of East 90th Street....

In a case Cook County prosecutors are calling a deadly act of vehicular aggression, a 34-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly pursuing and repeatedly ramming a woman’s vehicle and then crashing into another car, killing its driver. Markell Reeves was arrested this week, more than a...

A 40-year-old man is facing murder and multiple attempted murder charges for a deadly crash in Woodlawn, police said.