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A deadly explosion in Cicero, Illinois, on Saturday shook a business owner's salon, leaving pieces of ceiling tile and glass everywhere. That business owner isn't giving up hope that she can restart her livelihood of more than 30 years. Maria Salgado described the impact of feeling the building she owns and lives in...

As federal guidance orders the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs across U.S. campuses, universities face mounting questions about their ability to balance its academic freedom with potential cuts to federal funding. With DEI initiatives at risk, university leaders and faculty are navigating a...

A wrongfully convicted man who was released from custody on Thursday evening after spending nearly 29 years behind bars says he wants to help others like him who've had their freedom taken away, and he wants to see the officer who arrested him held accountable.

A young mother and an 11-year-old boy found stabbed multiple times roughly one hour apart in Chicago appear to be connected to the abduction of an 8-year-old child, who was the center of an Illinois Amber Alert overnight, police confirmed Friday. According to Chicago authorities, all three cases, which unfolded...

Students line the hallways of Peirce School of International Studies on the North Side to celebrate Joshua Lerner, a Cook County Co-Regional Teacher of the Year. He teaches bilingual education and math.

The family of a woman hit and killed by a Metra train last summer is now suing the rail agency. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The deadly crash happened on the South Side. Grace Bentkowski, 22, was crossing the tracks at the Hegewisch station when she was struck. A lawsuit filed by the...

Imagine a place where the aroma of slow-cooked meat wafts through the air, drawing you in like a siren’s call. Welcome to Lem’s Bar-B-Q, a Chicago institution that’s been serving up smoky delights for over half a century. Lem’s Bar-B-Q stands as a beacon of barbecue excellence....

HARVEY, Ill. - Two men with felony records are facing new gun and drug charges after Cook County Sheriff’s police executed a search warrant at a home in south suburban Harvey. What we know:. Sheriff’s police arrested Demario Hughes, 46, of Harvey, and Dennis McCarty, 43, of Platteville, Wis.,...

CHICAGO — Prosecutors say a Little Village man stabbed his brother to death, wrapped the body in plastic, and then denied knowing who the victim was after cops cut open the wrapped corpse on New Year’s Day. Chicago cops arrested Freddy Diaz, 40, at the scene, but he...

Kentrell Hayes, 25, was denied pre-trial release after being arrested with 108 bags of heroin/fentanyl and four bags of cocaine following a high-speed chase through the western suburbs. Hayes led police on a chase from Westmont to I-290, reaching speeds of up to 95 mph before crashing and being arrested...