Man injured in early-morning drive-by shooting on Far South Side
CHICAGO — Police are searching for answers on Thursday morning after a man was critically injured in a drive-by shooting on the city’s Far South Side. According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded around 5 a.m. in the 10000 block of South Aberdeen Street in Washington Heights. Officers said an 18-year-old man...
Leo High School all-boys choir competing for $1M in ‘America’s Got Talent’ finale Tuesday
ABC7 was able to speak to some of the students, who say they know their city is rooting from them.
Woman says she’s fed up with cargo train thieves trespassing through her property
Darlene Lewis said even after alerting police, the rail operators, and even purchasing a $3,000 fence, thieves continue to trespass through her property to get to the cargo trains that sit behind her home.
Custodian says he was attacked by teacher assistant at CPS elementary school on Near...
A Chicago custodian says he was attacked by a teacher assistant inside the West Side CPS elementary school where he was working. Surveillance video appeared to capture the incident.
Husband Saw Wife Start to Give Birth in the Car. His Foot Was on...
"We’re grateful that the birth was so easy and quick, despite being way too dramatic," Jasmine Kwong tells PEOPLE a week after welcoming daughter Aira
Chicago man who robbed US postal worker while on pre-trial release sentenced
CHICAGO - A Chicago man was sentenced to seven years in prison after robbing a U.S. postal worker at gunpoint two years ago in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The robbery happened on Nov. 10, 2023 in the 900 block of North Francisco Avenue, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.
Pritzker stands by “interruptor” program after photo flap
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker stood by the state’s involvement with “violence interruptor” programs, after one participant was charged in a fatal smash-and-grab and car crash on Chicago’s Mag-Mile.
18-year-old gets 20 years for murdering robbery victim — while on parole for attempted...
A South Side man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering another man during an armed robbery last year. Devon Holly, who turned 18 late last month, was already on juvenile parole for attempted murder when he killed the man. Holly built a substantial and serious criminal...
Millions of birds to fly over Illinois, residents asked to dim lights
Illinois residents are encouraged to turn off outdoor lights on Wednesday and Thursday to protect millions of migrating birds, with over 23 million expected to fly over the state on Wednesday night.
Kierra Coles: Missing Chicago postal worker’s family still searching for answers
CHICAGO - The family of Kierra Coles, a missing Chicago postal worker who vanished while pregnant in 2018, is marking another painful milestone as Wednesday would have been her 33rd birthday. This Small Business Loan is Worth the WaitLendio SBA |. What we know:. Coles was last seen on Oct....
