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CHICAGO - A Chicago woman was charged with murder in connection with a shooting last month in the Old Town neighborhood. Breanna Gilliams, 33, allegedly shot a 44-year-old man in the chest around 2:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue. Paramedics took the victim to Northwestern Memorial...

Chicago police continued to target Black and Latino drivers with a massive campaign of traffic stops that failed to make the city safer in 2024 amid “significant concerns about transparency and accountability in CPD’s reporting,” according to a new analysis from a coalition of groups. Approximately 65%...

Two men were found guilty of killing a mother as she held her baby on the city's West Side in 2019. In March 2019, Brittany Hill was shot while talking to her boyfriend in the 1200-block of North Mason Avenue. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Witnesses said a silver sedan pulled up next to her...

An Illinois middle school teacher was not satisfied with an apology from the school after a student stole her wallet and charged her credit card, leaving her living paycheck to paycheck.

CHICAGO – A death investigation is underway after human remains were discovered in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side early Thursday morning. According to Chicago police, officers were patrolling the area around 1:18 a.m. when a resident flagged them down near the 4500 block of South Cottage Grove...

CHICAGO — Many medical facilities face challenges when it comes to recruitment and retention of doctors — especially those in underserved neighborhoods. Instead of relying on third-party staffing, a Chicago hospital took a traditional path — and it’s paying off. Dr Romeen Lavani is the chief medical officer at Saint...

For many in Illinois, this is not a mystery, but it has become a topic again. When you see a big ball of leaves in your tree this time of year, it's not birds making nests. It's another critter entirely. I need to add there is one very important exception...

Legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to the Indiana Senate's floor after a committee vote.

Pictures show the devastation left after tornadoes and violent storms tore through parts of the South and Midwest leaving three dead. Debris was thrown thousands of feet into the air and reports suggest entire buildings including an elementary school 'gone.'. The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed two...

Need a spring wardrobe refresh? Swap, don’t shop. To combat textile waste, the Chicago Fair Trade Museum is hosting what it’s billing as “Chicago’s biggest community clothing swap,” Friday through Sunday. Swaps are one way to reduce the 11 million tons of clothing the U.S....