River North violent robbery victim speaks out: ‘They held the gun to my head’
CHICAGO - A string of violent robberies in Chicago’s River North neighborhood has police urging caution, especially for anyone out early in the morning. The attackers are targeting people who appear to be intoxicated, and the consequences have turned brutal. Tori Ledezma, who wasn't intoxicated and was just heading...
Buildings vandalized with swastikas in Little Village, including Latino community center, police say
Multiple buildings were vandalized early Saturday on the city's Southwest Side, Chicago police said. A Latino community center told ABC7 they were among the targets spray painted with swastikas.
3 shot, 1 fatally in East Chatham, police say
Chicago police are investigating a deadly shooting near a South Side strip mall.
Former ComEd CEO next defendant to be sentenced in federal corruption case
(The Center Square) – Sentencing is scheduled Monday for former ComEd Chief Executive Officer Anne Pramaggiore, who was convicted of corruption in a scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. In May of 2023, a federal jury convicted Pramaggiore and three others of conspiracy, bribery and...
Illinois Man Wins $1M on $10 Scratch-Off Ticket
I wish I was writing this about myself. A Chicago man walked into a Mobil gas station and walked out $10 million richer. How lucky!. It's not every day you go to your local gas station to grab a pop, bag of chips, and a lotto ticket to wind up millions of dollars richer. When it does happen, I can only imagine you...
Crash during reported ICE arrest in Joliet sparks questions from lawmaker
Witness reports of a crash and arrest involving an ICE vehicle in Joliet earlier this month prompted questions from a local lawmaker. U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood wrote a letter to a top ICE official demanding information about the alleged incident. Underwood said if the actions reported were true, they'd be...
FBI Busts $5M Utility Scheme by Illinois Man Over 7 Year Period
The FBI in Illinois has announced that a man in Illinois was caught creating a $5 million dollar utility scheme that victimized thousands and was carried out over a 7-year period. The FBI in Chicago just shared a stunning result on their social media pages involving a guilty plea from...
Several Chicago suburbs ranked among safest places to live in the US
Four Illinois communities have been ranked among the top in a new report on the safest cities in America. U.S. News and World Report recently released its list of the 25 Safest Places to Live in the U.S. in 2025-2026, which were determined based on murder and property crime rates per 100,000 people, according to the...
Jack in the Box’s first Chicago-area location in decades opens
PLAINFIELD, Ill. - Jack in the Box has returned to the Chicago area after a 40-year hiatus, opening its first new location earlier this week. Jack in the Box’s first Chicagoland restaurant opened Monday in Plainfield at 2101 Illinois Route 59. The fast-food chain left the region in the 1980s, but now plans several...
Chicago police issue warning for robberies, beatings on West Side
Chicago police are searching for suspects who physically attacked victims on the West Side while searching their pockets and stealing property. In one case, the suspects used a vehicle to hit victims who were riding bikes.