‘Screaming’: Witnesses recount harrowing moments as man disappeared in suburban reservoir
UPDATE: Authorities recovered a body from the reservoir Wednesday night, according to the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Crews were expected to return Wednesday to a suburban reservoir to search for a man who went missing while swimming in the restricted waters -- a chaotic scene witnesses said they heard...
Naperville firefighter helps invent new tool to battle electric vehicle fires
As the popularity of electric vehicles grows, so does the possibility of a hotter, more dangerous fire, presenting a different challenge to first responders everywhere.
Small plane makes emergency landing at Elgin golf course, officials say
A small plane made an emergency landing Wednesday evening at a golf course in the northwest suburbs, officials said.
Portage Park armed carjacking leads to charges against 19-year-old
Chicago police have announced a series of felony charges against a 19-year-old accused of stealing a car at gunpoint in the Portage Park neighborhood. According to authorities, a 20-year-old man and a 47-year-old man were in the 4000 block of North Laramie at approximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when the suspect stole...
Illinois Facility Closing, 80 Workers to Be Laid Off
Another Illinois plant appears ready to close which means another mass layoff of 80 workers is imminent based on a new notice submitted to the state. According to the Illinois Work Net Center site, a manufacturing facility in Chicago will close resulting in the loss of 80 jobs. The new WARN notice that was just...
Five Charged with Retail Theft and Burglary in Oak Brook, DuPage Officials Report
Five individuals are now facing charges of retail theft and burglary following two separate incidents in Oak Brook, according to a recent announcement by DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis. Alan Jackson Jr., Tamika Wilson, Juan Brochero-Sarabia, Estefani...
Victim speaks out after 18 shot, 4 killed in River North mass shooting: EXCLUSIVE
A local photographer who was injured in a River North mass shooting last month spoke exclusively with the ABC7 I-Team about what he remembers from the traumatic night and his journey to recovery.
What a failed robbery from 1951 tells us about Chicago crime
On July 9, 1951, three oddly dressed robbers approached a security truck owned by Brink’s while it was parked at the Bowman Dairy Company near Goose Island. The only thing standing between the shotgun-wielding criminals and the cash in the armored car was Julius Blanchart, a Brink’s security guard, and his two...
Smash-and-grab crew strikes cop with car outside Avondale game store; shots fired
A chaotic smash-and-grab burglary outside an Avondale gaming store ended with a police officer injured, at least one officer firing shots, and a citywide pursuit that police supervisors ultimately called off. Officers on patrol spotted two carloads of armed offenders burglarizing the GameStop at 2929 West Addison...
16-year-old carjacker murdered Uber driver, pulled his body from the car and tried to...
A 16-year-old Dolton boy is facing murder and armed robbery charges for allegedly murdering an Uber driver during a carjacking attempt on the South Side last week. Demari Taylor allegedly shot 35-year-old Altmann Mnyuku in the back of the head around 2:00 a.m. on July 31 in the 600 block of East 90th Street....
