Why are flags flying at half-staff in Illinois? What to know and how long it will last
A notice from the Department of Central Management Services said it received direction from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's ...
Illinois AG Raoul warns Mayor Johnson to reconsider police reform budget cuts or risk being held in contempt
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins a chorus of reforms advocates who have sounded the alarm about Johnson’s proposal ...
Police activity closes roads in Near North neighborhood, video shows
Some downtown roads were closed for a police investigation on Thursday morning. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ABC7's cameras were at the scene at State Street and Illinois ...
Chinatown shooting: 2 killed in targeted armed robbery, Chicago police, alderman say
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people were killed in a targeted robbery and shooting in Chinatown Tuesday night, Chicago police and the ...
California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals, federal prosecutors said. Alan W.
Brandon Johnson's police budget cuts would deal 'devastating blow' to reform push, federal monitor says
The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point — just when progress is ...
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Workers At Rogers Park Insomnia Cookies Protest, Quit In Droves Over Company’s Response To Shooting
A manager said she was fired after closing the shop when a shooting victim ran into the store. Since then, multiple employees ...
Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes' and Travis Kelce's homes hit in back-to-back burglaries
Kansas City-area homes belonging to Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into hours apart and ...
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After Baltimore mass shooting, neighborhood goes full year with no homicides
As Baltimore gun violence continues trending downward after years of rampant bloodshed, a historically troubled neighborhood in the city’s southwest corner is celebrating a ...
Illinois lawmaker mocks cop’s penis size during DUI arrest
An Illinois lawmaker drunkenly drove her car into another vehicle, and then mocked a responding officer’s penis size while he ...
Driver hurt after car plummets from edge of mall parking lot to the street below
A driver has been hospitalized after driving straight through the guardrail of a parking garage and landing their car upside ...
Volunteer forest ranger, 18, dies responding to New York wildfire
Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation aide employed by the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department, was killed while battling a fire in a forest in Greenwood Lake, ...