‘Absolute mayhem’: No charges for driver who mowed down 2-year-old enjoying lunch with family...
A 2-year-old boy in Illinois was killed over the summer when a car crashed through a Portillo’s restaurant due to "driver error," with the 50-year-old motorist "mistakenly" pressing the gas, cops say. The post 'Absolute mayhem': No charges for driver who mowed down 2-year-old enjoying lunch with family after...
Father of cancer patient says he endured ‘inhumane conditions’ at Broadview ICE facility: EXCLUSIVE
Ruben Torres, the father of a teen girl battling cancer, spoke exclusively with ABC7 Chicago, saying he endured "inhumane conditions" at the ICE facility in Broadview and his view of the American dream suddenly vanished while he was in DHS custody.
Customer Caught Stealing Parmesan Cheese Shaker in Chicago Pizzaria in Embarassing Scene:’I Don’t See...
Apparently, a meal could taste so good that it might just turn you into a criminal. That’s the only logical explanation for the hilarious sight of a customer pocketing a shaker in a Chicago, Illinois, pizzeria. A video posted on X, formerly Twitter, showed an unidentified customer thoroughly enjoying his pizza while...
Woman injured in drive-by shooting in Little Village
A woman was injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood early Friday morning.
Two Dead, One Injured in Head-On Collision on Chicago’s South Side
A head-on crash on Chicago’s South Side Tuesday afternoon left two people dead and another injured, according to Chicago police. The collision happened just before 3 p.m. when a sedan driven by a 21-year-old man was traveling west on 87th Street. An SUV, driven by a 73-year-old man with a 76-year-old passenger,...
Red Line robbers were both wearing ankle monitors: officials
Two men who who teamed up to mug a passenger aboard a Red Line train were both wearing ankle monitors for pending cases, officials say, and one of them successfully beat a robbery charge just hours before the attack. Prosecutors said Shannon Stephens, 23, and Jamari Gray, 21, confronted a...
Partial SNAP funding drives families to Naperville food pantries
Naperville-area food pantries saw a dramatic increase in registered families this week, even after federal judge rulings last week required the administration to continue funding SNAP benefits. As the government shutdown has now become the longest in US history, local food pantries like West Suburban Community Pantry...
Deadly crash into Oswego Portillo’s caused by driver error, no criminal charges filed, police...
Oswego police have released an update on their investigation into a crash at a Portillo's restaurant that killed a 2-year-old boy.
Naperville residents continue sounding off on data center proposal
More than 40 residents stepped up to the microphone at the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission’s third public hearing for a proposed data center at the site of the since-razed former Nokia, or Alcatel-Lucent, building along the I-88 corridor. Perceived property value declines, as well as health and noise...
Palatine police ask for help solving man’s disappearance 27 years ago
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine are asking the community for help in reopening a missing persons case that has been unsolved for 27 years.

















