Ald. Conway demands answers over Chicago debt repayment strategy | ChicagoLIVE
Alderman Bill Conway calls on Mayor Brandon Johnson to explain why the administration’s reported debt strategy differs from a repayment scheduled previously shared with City Council.
Chicago woman devastated after west suburban cemetery removed mother’s headstone
The ABC7 Chicago I-Team is investigating why a cemetery took a headstone away from a grave.
Gunmen fire shots at man walking on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO - A man was shot and hospitalized Thursday night in Chicago's Gresham neighborhood. The 29-year-old was walking around 9 p.m. in the 1400 block of West 87th Street when two people got out of a black sedan and started shooting at him, according to police. The victim was shot...
Woman sues Target for not hiring her because she has a pending robbery case
A Chicago woman with a pending robbery case is suing Target, accusing the retail giant of violating Illinois civil rights law by rescinding a conditional job offer after discovering her unresolved criminal case. Courtney McElrath-Bey, 35, claims the company unlawfully used her background against her when it decided...
Jackknifed semi with wheels dangling shuts down lanes on I-290 in western suburbs
A semi truck traveling on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) eastbound in Chicago's western suburbs became jackknifed Thursday morning, Illinois State Police said, with wheels dangling through overpass and major traffic impacts for the morning commute. The crash came amid heavy, widespread fog across the Chicago area,...
Crews remove truck hanging from Eisenhower Expressway overpass at St. Charles Road
Crews cleared a truck is hanging from an Eisenhower Expressway overpass in the western suburbs Thursday morning.
Smash-and-grab crew hits 6 stores
Chicago police are telling businesses to watch out after a wave of break-ins hit the South and Southwest Sides overnight. Leslie Moreno talked to a business in archer heights that got hit.
The Chicago mob’s dramatic fall from power in Vegas
The Chicago Mob's control of the Las Vegas strip in the 1970s eventually fell due to a combination of outrage over their skimming operations and a new Nevada state government and Gaming Board that refused to be controlled by the mob.
Illinois-Based Airline’s New Headphone Policy Could Get You Kicked Off The Plane
A staple for any of us not rawdogging a flight: headphones.
Woman robbed at gunpoint in Lincoln Park
CHICAGO — A 21-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday in Lincoln Park. At around 4:35 a.m., a woman, 21, was in the 2300 block of North Clark when a dark sedan approached her. Two male suspects exited the vehicle with guns and pushed her against a wall...
