Fact Check: Did Erika Kirk launch $175M school for orphans and homeless children in...
According to Facebook posts, "The story has gone viral, with millions calling it 'the most meaningful tribute in modern American philanthropy.'"
Police: Chicago Man Arrested 3 Months After South Side Armed Robbery
A Chicago man has been charged three months after a man was robbed at gunpoint on the city’s South Side. Damien Horton, 22, was arrested shortly before noon on Tuesday in the 6400 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to Chicago police. Horton was identified...
Man killed in fiery overnight crash near South Side beach
CHICAGO — A man is dead following an overnight crash near a South Side beach. According to Chicago police, the crash unfolded just before midnight in the 6300 block of South Coast Guard Drive, near 63rd Street Beach in Jackson Park. Officers say the driver, a man whose age is unknown, was traveling along the […]
27-Year-Old Escapee Faces Attempted Murder Charge After Ramming Sheriff’s Deputy
The Initial Escape from Monitoring (Image Credits: Pixabay) Chicago – A 27-year-old man who slipped away from court-ordered electronic monitoring months ago now stands accused of deliberately trying to kill a Cook County Sheriff’s officer during a tense confrontation on the city’s South Side. The Initial Escape from...
Illinois Felon On Parole Gets 10 Years After Firing ‘Dozen Shots’ In Chicago Noble...
A Chicago man already on parole for a gun crime has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after admitting he opened fire on a crowded city street, critically wounding another man. U.S. District Judge Martha M. Pacold handed down the 10-year sentence on December 4 to Angel Sosa,...
Autopsy Insights Deepen Mystery of Lake Michigan Family Tragedy
The Initial Discovery (Image Credits: Unsplash) Chicago – Authorities have unveiled new autopsy details that offer fresh clarity on the tragic circumstances surrounding a woman and two young children whose bodies were recovered from Lake Michigan near Jackson Park in September. The Initial Discovery Rescue teams...
Child found safe after being kidnapped in stolen vehicle on South Side, Chicago police...
Chicago police said a man left his vehicle running, when two people got in and drove away with a young child inside the vehicle.
Family remembers Chicago’s beloved DJ Commando: ‘He loved everybody’
DJ Commando's family exclusively spoke with ABC7 to raise awareness and help others in crisis.
Woman shoots man in the face during argument at Rogers Park bar: report
A 48-year-old man was shot during an argument in Rogers Park late Friday night, according to Chicago police. Officers responded to calls of a person shot in the 1900 block of West Howard Street around 11:25 p.m. The victim and the shooter were already gone when they arrived, but they found a shell casing inside a...
1 hospitalized, 1 in custody after fight leads to shooting on South Side overnight
CHICAGO — A man is in custody and another is recovering in the hospital on Saturday morning after an overnight fight led to a shooting on the city’s South Side. According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded just after midnight in the 6600 block of South Stewart Avenue, in Englewood. Officers said the gunfire...

















