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Employees announce intent to form Field Museum union
Dozens of employees of Chicago's Field Museum announced their intent to unionize.
CHICAGO -- Workers at Chicago's Field Museum went public Thursday with a drive to unionize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, following campaigns amo... | 2022-10-14T02:08:09Z | abc7chicago.com | Field Museum Workers United: Employees announce intent to form union with AFSCME Council 31 - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/field-museum-union-workers-united-the-chicago/12326003/ | https://abc7chicago.com/field-museum-union-workers-united-the-chicago/12326003/ |
Enough fentanyl seized to kill half of Florida; 'massive' bust linked to a Mexican drug cartel: AG
ByGail Paschall-Brown, WESH, CNNWire
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the arrest of a massive violent gang operation in Florida linked to a Mexican drug cartel.
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. -- A traffic stop involv... | 2022-10-14T03:17:53Z | abc7chicago.com | Fentanyl bust: Enough drugs seized to kill half of Florida, Attorney General Ashley Moody said - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/fentanyl-drug-bust-florida/12326219/ | https://abc7chicago.com/fentanyl-drug-bust-florida/12326219/ |
Viktoria Cupay and Nick Baldo got married in August, three years after he proposed to her in the ICU after she woke up from a coma.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago couple have tied the knot after getting engaged in the ICU three years ago.
Viktoria Cupay and her-then boyfriend Nick Baldo got married in August.
Three years a... | 2022-10-14T04:27:36Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago couple marries 3 years after getting engaged in ICU following Stevens-Johnson Syndrome battle, coma - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/viktoria-cupa-nick-baldo-steven-johnson-syndrome-coma/12326244/ | https://abc7chicago.com/viktoria-cupa-nick-baldo-steven-johnson-syndrome-coma/12326244/ |
Man stabbed during Lakeview robbery at CTA station: Chicago police
The 25-year-old was seriously injured in the incident.
CHICAGO -- A man was stabbed and robbed after exiting a Red Line train in Lakeview Thursday night.
The 25-year-old was arguing with two other men about 10:10 p.m. while riding a Red Line train on th... | 2022-10-14T11:39:25Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago violence: Man stabbed, robbed at Belmont CTA station in Lakeview, CPD says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-violence-lakeview-robbery-cta-belmont/12327380/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-violence-lakeview-robbery-cta-belmont/12327380/ |
AT&T Illinois agrees to pay $23M as feds charge it with trying to sway former Speaker Mike Madigan
Illinois politics: Utility also entered into so-called deferred-prosecution agreement similar to ComEd's deal
The I-Team reports that Mike Madigan was arraigned in federal court on Wednesday during a telephone hearing.
CH... | 2022-10-14T14:42:56Z | abc7chicago.com | AT&T Illinois agrees to pay $23M as feds charge it with trying to sway former Speaker Michael Madigan - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/mike-madigan-att-illinois-politics-speaker/12327739/ | https://abc7chicago.com/mike-madigan-att-illinois-politics-speaker/12327739/ |
Chicago police released photos of suspects in a Lincoln Park robbery and attack on a CTA Red Line train near the Fullerton station.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police have released surveillance photos of two men accused of robbing a passenger on a CTA Red Line train.
CPD said it happened near the Fullerton stop about 9:35... | 2022-10-14T15:43:54Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago police release photos of suspects in Lincoln Park robbery, attack on CTA Red Line train near Fullerton station - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/lincoln-park-robbery-cta-red-line-chicago-police/12328007/ | https://abc7chicago.com/lincoln-park-robbery-cta-red-line-chicago-police/12328007/ |
East Chicago community awaiting charges for teacher with 'kill list' of students' names
St. Stanislaus school students learning remotely on Friday
ByTre Ward and Diane Pathieu via
The East Chicago IN police department said a St. Stanislaus school teacher is in custody after telling a student she had a "kill list."
Poli... | 2022-10-14T17:02:22Z | abc7chicago.com | St Stanislaus school news: East Chicago teacher arrested had kill list with names of students, staff, police department says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/st-stanislaus-school-east-chicago-teacher-kill-list-arrested-news/12328135/ | https://abc7chicago.com/st-stanislaus-school-east-chicago-teacher-kill-list-arrested-news/12328135/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A plane hit a bird as it was taking off from O'Hare International Airport Friday morning, aviation officials said.
United Flight #1930 was headed to Miami when it hit the bird shortly after departure, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The flight then returned to the airport a... | 2022-10-14T18:29:48Z | abc7chicago.com | United Flight 1930 hits bird shortly after taking off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport; witnesses report engine fire - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/united-flight-1930-plane-hits-bird-strike-ohare-airport/12328470/ | https://abc7chicago.com/united-flight-1930-plane-hits-bird-strike-ohare-airport/12328470/ |
Sandra Kolalou, who is charged with the murder of Frances Walker in the 5900-block of North Washtenaw Avenue, was ordered held wthout bond Thursday.
CHICAGO -- Antonio Coria says he sensed "an evil presence" the night he believes he was almost murdered.
"I don't know what she could've done, but I didn't think it was go... | 2022-10-14T19:17:16Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago landlord dismembered: Tow driver describes Sandra Kolalou, tenant accused of killing Frances Walker; body found in freezer - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-landlord-dismembered-body-found-in-freezer-sandra-kolalou-foster-beach/12328662/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-landlord-dismembered-body-found-in-freezer-sandra-kolalou-foster-beach/12328662/ |
Okmulgee missing men: Investigators searching for 4 close friends who vanished in Oklahoma
ByLAUREN MELTZER via
OKMULGEE, Okla. -- Police are searching for clues in the mysterious disappearance of four close friends in Oklahoma.
"These men are exhausted," Police Chief Joe Prentice said in a Facebook post shared on Wedn... | 2022-10-14T20:48:51Z | abc7chicago.com | Investigators searching for Mark Chastain, Billy Chastain, Mike Sparks, and Alex Stevens after vanishing in Okmulgee, Oklahoma - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/okmulgee-missing-men-oklahoma-investigation-mysterious-disappearance/12328938/ | https://abc7chicago.com/okmulgee-missing-men-oklahoma-investigation-mysterious-disappearance/12328938/ |
Archdiocese of Chicago adds dozens of new names to list of priests, clergy accused of sex abuse
Previously, the list did not include priests accused when they were deceased and clergy from different religious orders.
BySarah Schulte and Ross Weidner via
The Archdiocese of Chicago's list of priests accused of sex abuse ... | 2022-10-14T22:50:45Z | abc7chicago.com | Archdiocese of Chicago list of alleged sex abusers who are priests, clergy expands by 72 names - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/archdiocese-of-chicago-priests-accused-sex-abuse-list-priest/12329334/ | https://abc7chicago.com/archdiocese-of-chicago-priests-accused-sex-abuse-list-priest/12329334/ |
MAYWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Marshall High School is hosting a benefit basketball game Friday to raise money for a reward to find Dede Rainey's killer.
Just four years earlier Rainey was chosen most valuable player on Marshall High School's state championship basketball team. Her twin sister Miranda also played on that team.... | 2022-10-14T23:08:16Z | abc7chicago.com | Maywood murder: Marshall High School holds benefit basketball game for star player Dede Rainey gunned down in driveway - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/maywood-il-shooting-dede-rainey-marshall-high-school/12329512/ | https://abc7chicago.com/maywood-il-shooting-dede-rainey-marshall-high-school/12329512/ |
Critics of the grocery store merger are concerned it will squeeze consumers in Black and brown neighborhoods
Mariano's parent company Kroger has agreed to buy Jewel owner Albertson's in a deal estimated at over $20 billion.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some customers of the Jewel food store in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood wond... | 2022-10-15T00:30:50Z | abc7chicago.com | Mariano's Jewel merger: Shoppers on Chicago's South Side wonder what grocery store deal will mean for them - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/marianos-jewel-and-osco-near-me/12329601/ | https://abc7chicago.com/marianos-jewel-and-osco-near-me/12329601/ |
Former President Barack Obama coming to Wisconsin to stump for Gov. Evers, Lt. Gov. Barnes
MADISON, Wis. -- Former President Barack Obama, who twice won Wisconsin by large margins, is coming to the battleground state in the final days of the campaign to give a boost to the Democratic governor and challenger to Republic... | 2022-10-15T02:54:29Z | abc7chicago.com | 2022 Election: Former President Barack Obama coming to Wisconsin to stump for Governor Tony Evers, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/former-president-barack-obama-wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-mandela-barnes/12330219/ | https://abc7chicago.com/former-president-barack-obama-wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-mandela-barnes/12330219/ |
Chicago's Reverend Jesse Jackson is celebrating his 81st birthday.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's Reverend Jesse Jackson is celebrating his celebrates his 81st birthday.
A musical and memorable party was held Friday night at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters.
A wide range of world leaders and celebrities wished the civil... | 2022-10-15T03:38:14Z | abc7chicago.com | Civil Rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, celebrated 81st birthday at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters celebration - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/reverend-jesse-jackson-how-old-is-civil-rights-rainbow-push-coalition/12330153/ | https://abc7chicago.com/reverend-jesse-jackson-how-old-is-civil-rights-rainbow-push-coalition/12330153/ |
'Time to break that tradition'
The Chicago City Council should be naming its own committee leadership, not the mayor, as the rules state, according to the BGA.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A potential change could be coming to a long standing precedent in Chicago City Council.
For decades the city's mayor has been allowed to pick ... | 2022-10-15T17:20:23Z | abc7chicago.com | Alderman Matt Martin attempts to change long standing City Council precedent - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-alderman-matt-martin-committee-leadership-mayor/12328715/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-alderman-matt-martin-committee-leadership-mayor/12328715/ |
Cold case: Decades-old blood drop leads to man's arrest in in-laws' unsolved murders, police say
The couple had been stabbed to death and there was no sign of forced entry. -- A single drop of blood has led to the arrest of a suspect in the unsolved 1989 murders of Catherine and George Peacock in Danby, Vermont, police... | 2022-10-15T17:20:29Z | abc7chicago.com | Cold case solved? Michael Anthony Louise arrested in Danby, VT stabbing murders of George and Catherine Peacock, state police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/cold-case-solved-george-and-catherine-peacock-danby-vt-stabbing/12332397/ | https://abc7chicago.com/cold-case-solved-george-and-catherine-peacock-danby-vt-stabbing/12332397/ |
Fr. Michael Pfleger accused of sexually abusing child at Saint Sabina church decades ago: lawyer
Pfleger agrees to step away during investigation, calling the allegations 'unfounded,' saying he is 'completely innocent.'
Father Michael Pfleger shared his most vulnerable moments as part of what he said is a transparency ... | 2022-10-15T20:18:42Z | abc7chicago.com | Father Michael Pfleger faces new sex abuse allegation after Archdiocese of Chicago list of accused priests nearly doubles - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/father-michael-pfleger-chicago-archdiocese-priests-accused-of-abuse-list/12332499/ | https://abc7chicago.com/father-michael-pfleger-chicago-archdiocese-priests-accused-of-abuse-list/12332499/ |
ByAndi Babineau and Sharif Paget, CNN, CNNWire
Gerson Fuentes faces two counts of raping the girl, who turned 10 before traveling to Indiana to have an abortion.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The trial for the man accused of raping and impregnating a child in Ohio who then had to travel to Indiana for an abortion has been set for ... | 2022-10-16T02:32:57Z | abc7chicago.com | Ohio rape abortion: Trial date set for Gerson Fuentes man accused of raping 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/gerson-fuentes-ohio-10-year-old-abortion/12333838/ | https://abc7chicago.com/gerson-fuentes-ohio-10-year-old-abortion/12333838/ |
Endangered tadpoles that recently hatched at Brookfield Zoo were sent to Puerto Rico for release in the wild.
CHICAGO -- Thousands of endangered tadpoles that were bred at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo are now headed to their native land.
More than 8,000 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles will be released to the central mou... | 2022-10-16T02:33:03Z | abc7chicago.com | Endangered tadpoles recently hatched at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo to be released in Puerto Rico - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/puerto-rican-crested-toad-tadpoles-brookfield-zoo-chicago-zoological-society-endangered-species/12333808/ | https://abc7chicago.com/puerto-rican-crested-toad-tadpoles-brookfield-zoo-chicago-zoological-society-endangered-species/12333808/ |
Firefighter among at least 6 injured in serious Eisenhower Expressway crash: Illinois State Police
All outbound lanes are closed at South California Avenue on Chicago's West Side, ISP said.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A firefighter is among at least six people injured in a serious multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway ... | 2022-10-16T12:20:31Z | abc7chicago.com | Car crash Chicago news: Firefighter among at least 6 injured on Dwight D Eisenhower Expressway, road closures in place, police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/car-crash-chicago-eisenhower-expressway-traffic-illinois-state-police/12335439/ | https://abc7chicago.com/car-crash-chicago-eisenhower-expressway-traffic-illinois-state-police/12335439/ |
Best Buddies Illinois is celebrating its "Champion of the Year" at the Harold Washington Library on State Street in Chicago's Loop.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Put your competitive hat on!
Best Buddies Illinois is recognizing the community's most active leaders at the 2022 Best Buddies Champions Gala.
The event is happening in Ch... | 2022-10-16T14:44:10Z | abc7chicago.com | Events near me: Best Buddies Illinois celebrates Champion of the Year at Harold Washington Library on State Street in Chicago Loop - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/best-buddies-illinois-chicago-loop-harold-washington-library-events-near-me/12335749/ | https://abc7chicago.com/best-buddies-illinois-chicago-loop-harold-washington-library-events-near-me/12335749/ |
Election Day 2022: Illinois Supreme Court race could impact abortion, gun rights
What's driving voters this election?
The Illinois Supreme Court election could impact issues like abortion and gun rights. Early voting has already started.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's reason to get through the bottom of the ballot this Nov. ... | 2022-10-16T14:44:16Z | abc7chicago.com | When is Election Day 2022? Michael Burke, Elizabeth Rochford, Mark Curran, Mary Kay O'Brien running for Illinois Supreme Court - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-supreme-court-justices-early-voting-election-day-2022/12316253/ | https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-supreme-court-justices-early-voting-election-day-2022/12316253/ |
A new survey of airline passengers shows one out of six travelers' bags were mishandled this summer
More air travelers are avoiding checking baggage when they fly.
A September survey indicates that 60% of fliers reported some kind of disruption while traveling by air this summer.
Of the 1,700 Americans in the Tripit su... | 2022-10-16T22:42:57Z | abc7chicago.com | Lost airline luggage? More travelers avoiding checked bags, according to new survey - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/checked-bags-lost-luggage-travel-flights/12336841/ | https://abc7chicago.com/checked-bags-lost-luggage-travel-flights/12336841/ |
Organizers said 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the Roberts family for Cooper's ongoing medical needs and other expenses.
GLENVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- It's been a long road to recovery for Highland Park shooting survivor Cooper Roberts.
He's the young boy who was left paralyzed after the Fourth of July tragedy.
Fam... | 2022-10-16T23:22:27Z | abc7chicago.com | Cooper Roberts fundraiser: Whiskey River Bar and Grill in Glenview host event for boy paralyzed in Highland Park parade shooting - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/cooper-roberts-fundraiser-whiskey-river-bar-and-grill-glenview-highland-park-parade-shooting/12337185/ | https://abc7chicago.com/cooper-roberts-fundraiser-whiskey-river-bar-and-grill-glenview-highland-park-parade-shooting/12337185/ |
Man shot near 87th Street Red Line station, CPD says
A CTA Red Line train shooting in Chicago left a 60-year-old man critically hurt on 87th Street on the South Side, the police department said.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 60-year-old man shot after getting into an argument with another man on the Red Line over the weekend ha... | 2022-10-17T12:03:42Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting: Man dies after being shot on CTA Red Line train near 87th Street in Chatham, CPD says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-chatham-cta-red-line/12338578/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-chatham-cta-red-line/12338578/ |
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were back in Chicago Monday.
The Obamas stopped by the early voting supersite at Clark and Lake to cast their ballots for the November general election before surprising students at two different Obama Foundation events.
Fi... | 2022-10-18T00:54:10Z | abc7chicago.com | Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama vote, surprise students at 2 Obama Foundation events on Chicago visit - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/president-barack-obama-chicago-michelle-school/12340175/ | https://abc7chicago.com/president-barack-obama-chicago-michelle-school/12340175/ |
Columbus Day Parade Chicago 2022 returns to Loop | Watch ABC7 broadcast here
Val Warner, Ryan Chiaverini host parade broadcast on ABC7
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A big crowd filled downtown Chicago on Monday afternoon for the city's annual Columbus Day parade.
The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, which serves the Chic... | 2022-10-18T01:20:17Z | abc7chicago.com | Columbus Day Parade Chicago 2022 returns to Loop | Watch ABC7 broadcast here - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/columbus-day-parade-chicago-2022-holiday-joint-civic-committee-of-italian-americans-no-ta/12340285/ | https://abc7chicago.com/columbus-day-parade-chicago-2022-holiday-joint-civic-committee-of-italian-americans-no-ta/12340285/ |
Liquor store clerk dies after West Rogers Park shooting during attempted robbery: Chicago police
Incident took place at J and K Food and Liquor on Western Avenue
A Chicago shooting left a J and K Food and Liquors clerk dead after a West Rogers Park attempted robbery, CPD said.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A store clerk was shot an... | 2022-10-18T10:24:18Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting leaves J and K Food and Liquor clerk dead after West Rogers Park attempted robbery: CPD - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-west-rogers-park-attempted-robbery-j-and-k-food-liquor/12341073/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-west-rogers-park-attempted-robbery-j-and-k-food-liquor/12341073/ |
Lotto IL: $4.85M winning ticket sold at River Grove grocery store
Winning Illinois Lotto numbers were 8-12-14-22-27-36
A $4.85M winning Illinois Lotto ticket was sold at a River Grove grocery store, Rich's Fresh Market.
RIVER GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A $4.85 million winning Lotto ticket was sold at a River Grove grocery st... | 2022-10-18T13:22:46Z | abc7chicago.com | $4.85M winning Illinois Lotto ticket sold at River Grove grocery store, Rich's Fresh Market - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-lotto-river-grove-richs-fresh-market-numbers/12341361/ | https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-lotto-river-grove-richs-fresh-market-numbers/12341361/ |
Provident Hospital to resume ambulance runs, Toni Preckwinkle announces
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Providence Hospital will resume taking ambulances Wednesday, 11 years after it stopped taking them because of budget cuts.
Because of budget issues, ambulance runs stopped at Provident Hospital in the 500-block of east 51st street ... | 2022-10-18T17:00:24Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago;s Provident Hospital to resume ambulance runs, Toni Preckwinkle announces - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/provident-hospital-chicago-toni-preckwinkle-ambulance-runs/12341736/ | https://abc7chicago.com/provident-hospital-chicago-toni-preckwinkle-ambulance-runs/12341736/ |
Former St. Adalbert parishioners protested the removal of a "La Pieta" statue at the church. Archdiocese of Chicago moving statue to another church.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former parishoners gathered at Saint Adalbert's Church in Pilsen Tuesday, where crews were removing a religious statue from that shuttered church.
Police ... | 2022-10-18T17:00:30Z | abc7chicago.com | Former St. Adalbert parishioners protest as Chicago Archdiocese removes 'La Pieta' from church - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/st-adalbert-church-chicago-archdiocese-of-st-pieta/12341820/ | https://abc7chicago.com/st-adalbert-church-chicago-archdiocese-of-st-pieta/12341820/ |
HOUSTON, Texas -- A married mother of two daughters says she was infected with an incurable sexually transmitted disease after a janitor tainted her water bottles at her office.
"This individual is a sick man," the 54-year-old victim, who did not want to be identified, told our sister station in Houston.
Man who police... | 2022-10-18T18:32:00Z | abc7chicago.com | Janitor caught on camera dipping genitals into women's water bottle, infecting her with STD - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/janitor-pees-in-water-bottle-tainted-std-from-pee-symptoms/12342217/ | https://abc7chicago.com/janitor-pees-in-water-bottle-tainted-std-from-pee-symptoms/12342217/ |
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R. Kelly's ex-business manager wants $850K in attorneys' fees after acquittal in Chicago trial
The Chicago R Kelly trial ended in a guilty verdict for the singer on counts of child pornography. He was acquitted of other counts.
CHICAGO -- R. Kelly's former business manager is asking a federal judge to a... | 2022-10-18T19:02:28Z | abc7chicago.com | R Kelly news update: Derrel McDavid wants $850K in fees after acquittal on conspiracy charges related to child pornography - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/r-kelly-news-update-child-pornography-charges-derrel-mcdavid/12342226/ | https://abc7chicago.com/r-kelly-news-update-child-pornography-charges-derrel-mcdavid/12342226/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teen boy was shot and critically hurt on the city's West Side on Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said.
The shooting happened in the West Garfield Park neighborhood's 4100 block of West Madison Street at about 1 p.m., police said. A 16-year-old boy was shot multiple times near the sidewalk.
He was t... | 2022-10-18T20:03:13Z | abc7chicago.com | West Garfield Park Chicago shooting today: Teen shot, critically hurt in 4100 block of W. Madison Street, police department says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-today-west-garfield-park-police/12342408/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-today-west-garfield-park-police/12342408/ |
Free self-defense classes offered in West Loop
ByJessica D'Onofrio and Christian Piekos via
The Chicago Police Department is investigating three separate kidnappings and robberies in Lakeview just steps away from Wrigley Field.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said they are still looking for the men they say kidnapped a... | 2022-10-18T21:08:29Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago kidnapping: Police department investigating 4 Wrigleyville abduction, armed robbery incidents near Wrigley Field - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-kidnapping-wrigleyville-abduction-wrigley-field-armed-robbery/12342644/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-kidnapping-wrigleyville-abduction-wrigley-field-armed-robbery/12342644/ |
'An exciting milestone': Ambulance runs to resume at Provident Hospital in Bronzeville
ByDiane Pathieu and Evelyn Holmes via
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Provident Hospital patient arrived for her regular appointment knowing if she fell seriously ill again, she wouldn't have to take public transportation to the emergency room.
"... | 2022-10-18T22:26:57Z | abc7chicago.com | Health care: Ambulances return to Provident Hospital of Cook County in Bronzeville, Chicago on South Side, Toni Preckwinkle says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/provident-hospital-chicago-toni-preckwinkle-ambulance-runs-near-me/12341736/ | https://abc7chicago.com/provident-hospital-chicago-toni-preckwinkle-ambulance-runs-near-me/12341736/ |
Person killed in West Rogers Park shooting, Chicago police say
Police said one person was killed in a shooting Tuesday near W. Estes Avenue and N. Rockwell Avenue in the West Ridge neighborhood.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are investigating a fatal shooting on Chicago's Far North Side Tuesday afternoon.
Police said... | 2022-10-18T22:48:48Z | abc7chicago.com | Rogers Park shooting today: Person killed after shots fired in West Rogers Park near Estes, Rockwell, Chicago police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/rogers-park-shooting-west-ridge-chicago-today-crime/12342987/ | https://abc7chicago.com/rogers-park-shooting-west-ridge-chicago-today-crime/12342987/ |
National money is being poured into it, and both candidates are hitting the airwaves as they are across the country.
When is Election Day 2022? Republican Jennifer Ruth Green is challenging incumbent Democrat Frank Mrvan for Indiana's 1st Congressional District seat.
HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- Northwest Indiana's working c... | 2022-10-18T23:06:07Z | abc7chicago.com | Election Day 2022 Indiana: Jennifer Ruth Green challenges House of Representatives incumbent Frank Mrvan on abortion, inflation - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/election-day-2022-indiana-congressional-district-frank-mrvan-jennifer-ruth-green/12343002/ | https://abc7chicago.com/election-day-2022-indiana-congressional-district-frank-mrvan-jennifer-ruth-green/12343002/ |
Investigators said they used DNA evidence collected at the scene to charge Gerald Smith.
Cold case solved? A DNA test led to the arrest of Gerald Smith in the decades-old rape and brutal murder of Gloria Hansell in Gary, Indiana.
GARY, Ind (WLS) -- A Kentucky man has been charged with the decades-old murder of a 69-yea... | 2022-10-19T00:28:41Z | abc7chicago.com | Cold case solved? DNA test leads to arrest of Gerald Smith in sexual assault, murder of Gary, Indiana woman Gloria Hansell - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/cold-case-solved-murder-news-gary-indiana-dna-test/12343317/ | https://abc7chicago.com/cold-case-solved-murder-news-gary-indiana-dna-test/12343317/ |
Photos in the complaint allegedly show Chicago Police Officer Karol Chwiseiuk inside the U.S. Capitol, even inside a senator's office, on Jan. 6.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Karol Chwiesiuk is the only Chicago police officer charged with storming Capitol Hill on January 6th. He has been widely seen in a wide-eyed FBI screen shot ... | 2022-10-19T01:38:19Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago Police Officer Karol Chwiseiuk charged in Jan 6 attack turns down plea deal - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-officer-karol-chwiseiuk-january-6-riot-insurrection/12343343/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-officer-karol-chwiseiuk-january-6-riot-insurrection/12343343/ |
'Anguish': Parents of Raleigh mass shooting suspect, brother he allegedly killed make statement
'Our son Austin inflicted immeasurable pain on the Raleigh community, and we are overcome with grief for the innocent lives lost.'
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The parents of the 15-year-old suspect -- and one of the victims -- in the R... | 2022-10-19T03:18:31Z | abc7chicago.com | Raleigh mass shooting: Alan and Elise Thompson, parents of suspected North Carolina shooter, Austin, issue statement - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/raleigh-nc-mass-shooting-austin-thompson-shooter-alan-and-elise/12343785/ | https://abc7chicago.com/raleigh-nc-mass-shooting-austin-thompson-shooter-alan-and-elise/12343785/ |
'You took our father': Family held vigil for Rogers Park, Chicago shooting victim
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police released photos of a suspect in the case of a store clerk and beloved father and grandfather who was killed in an attempted robbery at a West Rogers Park liquor store Monday night, Chicago police said.
The ... | 2022-10-19T10:46:51Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago police release photos, video of suspect in West Rogers Park shooting at J and K Food and Liquors that killed Salim Khamo - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/shooting-in-rogers-park-j-and-k-food-liquor-salim-khamo-news/12345026/ | https://abc7chicago.com/shooting-in-rogers-park-j-and-k-food-liquor-salim-khamo-news/12345026/ |
A Chicago Fire Department ambulance was stolen from the West Side Tuesday night, police said.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An ambulance was stolen from a Chicago Fire Department station on the South Side Tuesday night, police said.
Police responded to the fire station in the 1100-block of South California Avenue at about 11:30 p.m... | 2022-10-19T12:22:31Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago Fire Department ambulance stolen from West Side station, police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-fire-department-police-stolen-ambulance-crime/12345326/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-fire-department-police-stolen-ambulance-crime/12345326/ |
I-55 crash south of I-80 involving 2 semi-trucks blocks SB lanes to traffic
Traffic on I-55 is blocked south of I-80 after a crash involving two semi-trucks in Will County Wednesday morning.
WILL COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A crash involving two semi-trucks has shut down lanes of I-55 in Will County Wednesday morning.
The cr... | 2022-10-19T12:22:37Z | abc7chicago.com | I-55 crash: Stevenson Expressway traffic blocked south of I-80 after crash involving 2 semi-trucks - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/i55-crash-stevenson-expressway-i80-traffic-will-county/12345276/ | https://abc7chicago.com/i55-crash-stevenson-expressway-i80-traffic-will-county/12345276/ |
CPD warns of 19 Chicago robberies connected to specific Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp items
Chicago police are warning of at least 19 Englewood robberies connected to specific Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp items.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police have issued an alert after at least 19 people have been robbed trying to... | 2022-10-19T16:52:48Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago police warn of Englewood robberies on Elizabeth Street connected to specific Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp items - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-robberies-englewood-facebook-marketplace-offerup/12346266/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-robberies-englewood-facebook-marketplace-offerup/12346266/ |
Blue Man Group is celebrating 25 years at Chicago's Briar Street Theatre.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- You may know their sound and you most definitely know their look.
The Blue Man Group is marking a milestone in Chicago with 25 years of performances at the Briar Street Theater.
The group has entertained more than five million pe... | 2022-10-19T17:22:57Z | abc7chicago.com | Blue Man Group celebrating 25 years at Briar Street Theatre in Chicago - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/blue-man-group-briar-street-theatre-chicago-tickets/12346011/ | https://abc7chicago.com/blue-man-group-briar-street-theatre-chicago-tickets/12346011/ |
She was last seen near Scully Hall
PRINCETON, N.J. -- An undergraduate student at Princeton University has been reported missing, the school said.
"The Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the whereabouts of an undergraduate student, Misrach Ewunetie, who has been reported missing," Princeton officials... | 2022-10-19T17:23:03Z | abc7chicago.com | Princeton student missing: New Jersey school seeks help finding Misrach Ewunetie, 20 - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/princeton-student-missing-misrach-ewunetie-university-scully-hall/12346343/ | https://abc7chicago.com/princeton-student-missing-misrach-ewunetie-university-scully-hall/12346343/ |
CYPRESS, Texas -- A bare-boned Amber Alert issued in Houston turned into an interstate search for five children and three adults, and now the mother and her boyfriend have been charged after they were found in Louisiana.
Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office elaborated on the alert concerning fi... | 2022-10-19T20:25:55Z | abc7chicago.com | Amber Alert Houston: Mom, boyfriend charged after 5 brothers found in Louisiana; twins escaped in handcuffs, authorities say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/amber-alert-houston-family-missing-menina-disappears-nicholas/12346874/ | https://abc7chicago.com/amber-alert-houston-family-missing-menina-disappears-nicholas/12346874/ |
SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- Skokie police are investigating after shots were fired when a homeowner confronted a would-be car thief in his garage early Wednesday morning.
Police said a homeowner saw several people standing around two vehicles parked in the 7000-block of Lavergne around 5:41 a.m. The homeowner then heard the ... | 2022-10-19T21:57:15Z | abc7chicago.com | Shots fired after Skokie homeowner confronts would-be car thief in garage, police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/skokie-il-police-car-theft-shots-fired/12347363/ | https://abc7chicago.com/skokie-il-police-car-theft-shots-fired/12347363/ |
Irene Donoshaytis of Northfield was charged with a hate crime after she violently confronted a Black man on a pier in Winnetka.
WINNETKA, Ill. (WLS) -- A suburban Northfield woman has received one year probation after a plea deal was made for a hate crime charge.
Irene Donoshaytis was charged in August of 2020 after sh... | 2022-10-19T21:57:21Z | abc7chicago.com | Winnetka pier video: Northfield woman Irene Donoshaytis gets probation after confrontation with Black man turned violent - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/winnetka-pier-video-black-man-beach/12347216/ | https://abc7chicago.com/winnetka-pier-video-black-man-beach/12347216/ |
Gas prices are already trending down for several reasons, regardless of President Joe Biden releasing oil from the nation's emergency stockpile.
WASHINGTON -- It's not at all clear if President Joe Biden's latest announcement that he's releasing oil from the nation's emergency stockpile will help bring gas prices down.... | 2022-10-19T22:32:05Z | abc7chicago.com | Gas prices are headed down, with or without President Joe Biden's help - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/gas-prices-illinois-chicago-joe-biden/12347246/ | https://abc7chicago.com/gas-prices-illinois-chicago-joe-biden/12347246/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A dog has gone missing after falling into the Chicago River Wednesday morning, officials said.
The Chicago Police Marine Unit and Chicago Fire Department were called to search the water near Fullerton.
The circumstances around how the dog ended up in the River are still unclear and officials have not y... | 2022-10-19T22:49:30Z | abc7chicago.com | Dog missing after falling in Chicago River near Fullerton - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/dog-missing-falls-into-chicago-river-fire-department-police/12347568/ | https://abc7chicago.com/dog-missing-falls-into-chicago-river-fire-department-police/12347568/ |
'Hi, Max': 10-year-old Lombard girl writes book in support of younger brother with cerebral palsy
After seeing firsthand what life is like for her little brother, the young girl chose to spread awareness by explaining what that disability looks like.
LOMBARD, Ill. (WLS) -- Malena Lindberg is just 10 years old but she's... | 2022-10-19T22:49:30Z | abc7chicago.com | Lombard girl, Malena Lindberg, writes children's book about kindness, inclusion in support of younger brother with cerebral palsy - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/malena-lindberg-lombard-hi-max-book/12347532/ | https://abc7chicago.com/malena-lindberg-lombard-hi-max-book/12347532/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Paramedics ducked for cover as a shooting was caught on the dash camera of an ambulance in Chicago last month.
The shooting happened on September 21, 2022 near Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
The paramedics then saw a person they thought had been hit and responded to the scene.
Thankfully, he wa... | 2022-10-19T23:28:52Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting caught on ambulance dashcam video near Jackson Park - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-dashcam-video-ambulance-jackson-park/12347722/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-dashcam-video-ambulance-jackson-park/12347722/ |
Illinois governor candidates Pritzker, Bailey confident after final debate before election
Governor JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey are both expressing confidence after their second and final debate before the Illinois governor election.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey are both expressing confiden... | 2022-10-19T23:29:05Z | abc7chicago.com | Who won Pritzker Bailey debate? Illinois governor candidates JB Pritzker, Darren Bailey confident after final debate - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/who-won-pritzker-bailey-debate-jb-darren-illinois-governor/12347521/ | https://abc7chicago.com/who-won-pritzker-bailey-debate-jb-darren-illinois-governor/12347521/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There is no shortage or money in the Illinois governor's race as both candidates are raising and spending millions. But big campaign cash isn't just isolated to major races.
Several candidates running for the Illinois General Assembly are also spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on TV ads.
"State... | 2022-10-20T00:34:05Z | abc7chicago.com | Illinois election 2022: Big money funnels in to lower-profile state races - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-election-2022-political-ads-ad-spending/12347935/ | https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-election-2022-political-ads-ad-spending/12347935/ |
Chicago's United Center is using Amazon's "just walk out" technology at some concessions stands, which limits contact with staff.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- As temperatures cool down, the action inside the United Center is starting to heat up with both the Bulls and Blackhawks opening their home schedules this weekend.
On the co... | 2022-10-20T01:00:12Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago United Center rolls out 'just walk out' technology to save you time at the concession stand, Fanduel Sportsbook Lounge - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-united-center-food-fanduel-sportsbook-lounge-concessions/12348053/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-united-center-food-fanduel-sportsbook-lounge-concessions/12348053/ |
WEST CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- West Chicago police are investigating a road rage shooting.
Officers responded to the area of Chicago Street and Main Street Wednesday night, police said in a tweet. Preliminary investigation has revealed the shooting was a result of a road rage incident, according to officials.
A suspect is... | 2022-10-20T02:57:49Z | abc7chicago.com | West Chicago shooting: Police investigating road rage incident - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/road-rage-shooting-west-chicago-police/12348507/ | https://abc7chicago.com/road-rage-shooting-west-chicago-police/12348507/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said millions of dollars are being drained out of minority communities by a loophole in a law that is currently on the books.
According to the treasurer's study, about 1,600 times a year investors use a loophole in the law known as "sale in error," which allows them t... | 2022-10-20T03:28:17Z | abc7chicago.com | Treasurer Maria Pappas says Cook County, Chicago losing tens of millions of dollars through 'sale in error' tax law loophole - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-property-taxes-tax-sale-delinquent-maria-pappas/12346556/ | https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-property-taxes-tax-sale-delinquent-maria-pappas/12346556/ |
The University of Chicago said it received backlash and a direct threat over an Institute of Politics panel on the women's protests in Iran.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The University of Chicago said it received repeated backlash and ultimately a direct threat over a panel discussion the Institute of Politics had planned about pr... | 2022-10-20T04:03:01Z | abc7chicago.com | University of Chicago receives backlash, threats over Institute of Politic speaker panel on Iran protests - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-chicago-institute-politics-iran-protests-2022/12348496/ | https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-chicago-institute-politics-iran-protests-2022/12348496/ |
Parents of St. Stanislaus School protested after administrators allowed a teacher with an alleged "kill list" to go home before police were called.
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (WLS) -- Parents and students staged a protest at St. Stanislaus school in East Chicago over administrators' decision to send home a teacher who admitted... | 2022-10-20T04:33:23Z | abc7chicago.com | St Stanislaus Catholic school parents protest after Angelica Carrasquillo, East Chicago teacher with kill list, charged - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/east-chicago-teacher-kill-list-st-stanislaus-school-protest/12348358/ | https://abc7chicago.com/east-chicago-teacher-kill-list-st-stanislaus-school-protest/12348358/ |
CTA complaints have been on the rise as of late, with 'ghost' buses, trains
ByManny Ramos, Sun-Times Media Wire
The Chicago transit agency is looking to hire more CTA jobs and is avoiding layoffs in its latest budget proposal.
CHICAGO -- The CTA released its proposed 2023 budget Thursday that keeps all services, avoids... | 2022-10-20T14:16:52Z | abc7chicago.com | CTA prices: Chicago transit agency avoids service cuts, fare hikes under proposed $1.8B budget - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/cta-prices-complaints-jobs-budget/12350257/ | https://abc7chicago.com/cta-prices-complaints-jobs-budget/12350257/ |
It's called the Bar Dog's "Howl-o-ween costume contest and the winner gets a big donation.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- PAWS Chicago wants the help of the Chicago community to help the organization win a national costume contest.
It's called the Bar Dog's "Howl-o-ween costume contest. Susanna Wickham, with PAWS Chicago joined ABC7... | 2022-10-20T14:17:04Z | abc7chicago.com | Dog Halloween costumes: Vote to support PAWS Chicago in the annual 'HOWL-oween' Costume Contest - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/paws-chicago-pet-costumes-dog-halloween/12350400/ | https://abc7chicago.com/paws-chicago-pet-costumes-dog-halloween/12350400/ |
Robber steals cash drawer from McDonald's drive thru in Austin: Chicago police
A rather brazen robbery on took place Chicago's West Side.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A robber stole a cash register from the drive-thru window of a McDonald's in the Austin neighborhood Thursday morning, Chicago police said.
The suspect drove a miniv... | 2022-10-20T14:43:12Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago police: McDonald's robber steals cash drawer from McDonald's drive thru in Austin - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/mcdonalds-chicago-robbery-drive-thru-crime/12349919/ | https://abc7chicago.com/mcdonalds-chicago-robbery-drive-thru-crime/12349919/ |
Man had drunk several beers before driving on I-90/94, hitting other vehicle near 29th Street, Cook County prosecutors said
A person was killed early Saturday in a crash that caused a pick-up truck to jump a median and fall off a Dan Ryan overpass near Chinatown, ISP said.
CHICAGO -- Bail was set at $75,000 Wednesday f... | 2022-10-20T14:55:58Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago crash: Man charged with DUI after deadly collision sends pick-up truck flying off Dan Ryan overpass near Bridgeport - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crash-dan-ryan-bridgeport-dui/12350371/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crash-dan-ryan-bridgeport-dui/12350371/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A worker at a Ford assembly planton the South Side was killed in a shooting Thursday morning, Chicago police said.
A 39-year-old man was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle in the 2900-block of East 126th Street when police said someone opened fire.
The victim was shot multiple times and p... | 2022-10-20T15:48:14Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting: Ford assembly plant worker fatally shot on South Side, police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-ford-assembly-plant-in-news-police/12350801/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-ford-assembly-plant-in-news-police/12350801/ |
Rare 300-foot whaleback boat discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior in Michigan
The wreckage of a rare boat - one of the last of its kind to be located - has been identified at the bottom of Lake Superior in Michigan.
Researchers with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the 292-foot vessel 35 mil... | 2022-10-20T20:22:35Z | abc7chicago.com | Lake Superior shipwrecks: Rare 300-foot whaleback boat discovered at the bottom of Great Lake in Michigan - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/lake-superior-michigan-whaleback-boat-shipwreck-found/12351698/ | https://abc7chicago.com/lake-superior-michigan-whaleback-boat-shipwreck-found/12351698/ |
Lakemoor police officer claims she was fired over her PTSD after being hailed as hero
The Lakemoor Police Department honored Officer Brianna Tedesco as a hero in 2019, but then a year later, they fired her. Now she's suing to try to get her job back.
LAKEMOOR, Ill. (WLS) -- An officer who witnessed the shooting death o... | 2022-10-20T23:25:40Z | abc7chicago.com | Lakemoor police shooting: Officer Brianna Tedesco claims she was fired over her PTSD after being hailed as hero - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/village-of-lakemoor-police-shooting-department-brianna-tedesco/12352588/ | https://abc7chicago.com/village-of-lakemoor-police-shooting-department-brianna-tedesco/12352588/ |
Beds at Advocate Children's Hospital are filling up fast. RSV has arrived much earlier and some kids up to the age of 6 are needing hospitalization
CHICAGO (WLS) -- As a pediatric nurse, Katie Kurnick knew it was time to bring her 4-year-son Jordan to the emergency room when his cold symptoms became much worse.
"I thin... | 2022-10-21T00:52:44Z | abc7chicago.com | RSV symptoms mirror upper respiratory infections; Advocate Children's Hospital compares virus surge to 'March 2020' - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/rsv-symptoms-upper-respiratory-infection-virus-contagious/12352824/ | https://abc7chicago.com/rsv-symptoms-upper-respiratory-infection-virus-contagious/12352824/ |
ByChuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weinder via
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The world's richest and most notorious drug lord, known as Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is responsible for flooding tons of illicit drugs into Chicago over the decades. Now, he is asking to have his life sentence vacated. | 2022-10-21T00:56:53Z | abc7chicago.com | 'El Chapo' Guzman making desperate play to get out of prison, asking to have life sentence vacated - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/el-chapo-guzman-prison-pedro-flores-wife/12352984/ | https://abc7chicago.com/el-chapo-guzman-prison-pedro-flores-wife/12352984/ |
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said an off-duty officer was involved in an exchange of gunfire in Calumet Heights Thursday evening during an attempted armed robbery.
Police said just after 6 p.m. the off-duty officer was near their car, a white Tesla, when at least three suspects approached and demanded their vehicle ... | 2022-10-21T02:28:24Z | abc7chicago.com | Off-duty Chicago police officer involved in shootout during attempted armed robbery in Calumet Heights, CPD says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-shootout-calumet-heights-off-duty-police-officer/12353232/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-shootout-calumet-heights-off-duty-police-officer/12353232/ |
The families of Adam Toledo and Anthony Alvarez are reacting after news broke that no CPD officers will be charged in their loved ones' deaths.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Police Board president has announced his recommendation for the officer who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo last year.
That recommendation ... | 2022-10-21T02:54:31Z | abc7chicago.com | Adam Toledo shooting: Chicago Police Board President Ghian Foreman recommends disciplinary hearing for Officer Eric Stillman - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-board/12353231/ | https://abc7chicago.com/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting-board/12353231/ |
Off-duty Chicago police officer involved in shootout during Calumet Heights robbery attempt: police
Chicago police said an off-duty officer was involved in a shootout during an attempted armed robbery in Calumet Heights Thursday evening.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An off-duty Chicago police officer was involved in a shootout in ... | 2022-10-21T10:31:35Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago police: Off-duty officer involved in shootout during attempted armed robbery of Tesla in Calumet Heights, CPD says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-shootout-calumet-heights-off-duty-police-officer/12354689/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-shootout-calumet-heights-off-duty-police-officer/12354689/ |
Cook County vehicle tracking sticker available
A Chicago carjacking suspect was caught on camera flipping an SUV while trying to flee the scene in Humboldt Park near North and Central Park avenues.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A carjacker flipped an SUV while trying to flee on the city's Northwest Side.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dar... | 2022-10-21T16:15:23Z | abc7chicago.com | Carjacking Chicago: Carjacker caught on video flipping SUV while trying to flee scene in Humboldt Park, surveillance camera shows - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-carjacking-humboldt-park-surveillance-video-caught-on-camera/12356032/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-carjacking-humboldt-park-surveillance-video-caught-on-camera/12356032/ |
Montgomery, IL news: Police investigating after person found fatally shot in suburban driveway
Village of Montgomery, Illinois about 45 miles west of Chicago
Police said there is no immediate threat to the public.
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (WLS) -- Montgomery police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in the far ... | 2022-10-21T16:37:08Z | abc7chicago.com | Shooting in Montgomery, IL today: Police investigating after person found shot dead in suburban driveway - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/shooting-in-montgomery-il-today-news-illinois-police/12356179/ | https://abc7chicago.com/shooting-in-montgomery-il-today-news-illinois-police/12356179/ |
Hartland, WI fire leaves at least 7 dead at apartment complex; criminal investigation underway
HARTLAND, Wis. (WLS) -- Police have launched a criminal investigation after an early morning apartment fire in Hartland, Wisconsin left at least 7 people dead Friday.
Aerial footage showed fire and smoke damage, as well as so... | 2022-10-21T18:08:39Z | abc7chicago.com | Hartland, WI fire today: 7 dead in possible explosion at apartment complex; criminal investigation underway - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/hartland-wi-fire-wisconsin-police-department-village-of/12356517/ | https://abc7chicago.com/hartland-wi-fire-wisconsin-police-department-village-of/12356517/ |
Among new furniture, book shelves, LEGO walls and mobile work stations is perfect place for children to read and create
The Renovated Matteson Elementary School library has opened, and the Real Men Read program has returned.
MATTESON, Ill. (WLS) -- Books are bringing men out to schools and libraries in the south suburb... | 2022-10-21T18:08:51Z | abc7chicago.com | Renovated Matteson Elementary School library opens; Real Men Read program returns - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/matteson-elementary-school-library-real-men-read-news-lego/12356395/ | https://abc7chicago.com/matteson-elementary-school-library-real-men-read-news-lego/12356395/ |
Hate crime reports in Chicago surge, particularly targeting Jewish and Black people: mayoral aide
CHICAGO -- Reports of hate crimes are surging in Chicago, particularly crimes targeting Jewish and Black people, a top mayoral aide disclosed Thursday, amid fears it will only get worse as the 2024 presidential election ge... | 2022-10-21T18:17:16Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago hate crime reports surge, targeting Jewish, Black people, Lori Lightfoot aide says during city council hearing - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/hate-crime-city-council-chicago-police-news/12356547/ | https://abc7chicago.com/hate-crime-city-council-chicago-police-news/12356547/ |
Monkeypox symptoms include those similar to flu, rash
UNC infectious disease physician explains where Monkeypox came from and other things people need to know about the virus.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two Chicago residents have died after being diagnosed with the monkeypox virus, health officials reported Friday.
Both patients... | 2022-10-21T21:07:02Z | abc7chicago.com | Monkeypox deaths: 2 Chicago residents die of MPV, CDPH says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/monkeypox-chicago-deaths-death-illinois/12357092/ | https://abc7chicago.com/monkeypox-chicago-deaths-death-illinois/12357092/ |
Chicago USPS letter carrier targeted by thieves locks herself in Pilsen foyer while men steal mail
One postal worker said they watched thieves steal mail and packages while they were on their route in Pilsen Thursday.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mail carriers have been the target of several thefts reported just this week. One pos... | 2022-10-21T23:43:42Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago USPS mail carrier targeted by thieves, locks herself in Pilsen foyer while 2 men steal letters, packages - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-armed-robbery-usps-mail-carrier-robbed/12353687/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-armed-robbery-usps-mail-carrier-robbed/12353687/ |
Next prime minister of UK: Who might succeed Liz Truss after resigning
Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Penny Mordaunt, and Grant Shapps are some of the main runners to succeed Liz Truss
ByChristian Edwards, CNN, CNNWire
RELATED: How new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her authority to govern
Though he has yet to formally ... | 2022-10-21T23:43:48Z | abc7chicago.com | Who will be next UK prime minister after Liz Truss? Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Penny Mordaunt, and Grant Shapps are main runners - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/who-will-be-the-next-uk-prime-minister-of-british-england/12357858/ | https://abc7chicago.com/who-will-be-the-next-uk-prime-minister-of-british-england/12357858/ |
The historic Gold Coast Hotel, Ambassador Chicago on North State is up for sale.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The historic Gold Coast Hotel, Ambassador Chicago, on North State is up for sale.
A source familiar with the building says real estate brokerage Robert Douglas has been hired to sell the building.
It could be turned into a... | 2022-10-22T01:19:26Z | abc7chicago.com | Historic Ambassador Chicago hotel on North State Parkway in Gold Coast is up for sale - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/ambassador-chicago-hotel-for-sale-gold-coast/12357912/ | https://abc7chicago.com/ambassador-chicago-hotel-for-sale-gold-coast/12357912/ |
Chicago shooting: 12-year-old boy in serious condition after shot in chest in Lawndale, CFD says
289 juveniles have been shot, 33 fatally, in the city so far this year: ABC7 data
A 12-year-old boy is still in serious condition after he was shot on the West Side Friday night. Chicago police said the boy was shot in the ... | 2022-10-22T12:20:58Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting: 12 year old boy shot near Albany and Arthington in Lawndale in serious condition, Chicago Fire Department says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-12-year-old-boy-shot-news-police/12360182/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-12-year-old-boy-shot-news-police/12360182/ |
body part found
Wife of man murdered man speaks out after remains of 4 missing Okmulgee men found in river
ByAbigail Dye, KOKI
The wife of Mark Chastain said she is struggling on how to explain to her 2 young children that their dad isn't coming home.
OKMULGEE, Okla. -- A grieving Oklahoma woman is trying to explain to... | 2022-10-23T01:11:32Z | abc7chicago.com | Okmulgee murders: Wife of missing murdered man Mark Chastain speaks out after husband's remains, 3 friends found in Oklahoma river - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/okmulgee-murders-oklahoma-mark-chastain-jessica/12362482/ | https://abc7chicago.com/okmulgee-murders-oklahoma-mark-chastain-jessica/12362482/ |
Police are investigating after a person was shot in a Hodgkins Walmart parking lot Saturday evening.
Police said the person was shot around 5:30 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot in the 9000-block of W. Joliet Rd.
The victim was transported to Loyola Hospital in stable condition.
Officials said they believe it was an iso... | 2022-10-23T02:08:02Z | abc7chicago.com | Hodgkins shooting: 1 in custody after person shot in Walmart parking lot on W. Joliet, police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/hodgkins-illinois-walmart-shooting-in-il/12362760/ | https://abc7chicago.com/hodgkins-illinois-walmart-shooting-in-il/12362760/ |
Many soak up what could be the final weekend of summer-like Chicago weather
Watch the latest 7-day outlook from the AccuWeather Team.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A date doesn't always have to be lavish.
In fact, for one Aurora couple, they made a day of enjoying the lingering summer-like weather at one of Chicago's top tourist de... | 2022-10-23T03:26:22Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago weather today: Many soak up summer-like temperatures in late October - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-weather-today-forecast-in-october/12362961/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-weather-today-forecast-in-october/12362961/ |
Chicago shooting: Man shot, killed during argument at Auburn Gresham home, police say
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was fatally shot during an argument at a South Side home on Saturday night, Chicago police said.
The shooting happened at about 9:32 p.m. in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood's 8300 block of South Marshfield Avenu... | 2022-10-23T11:03:24Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting today: Man shot and killed at South Side home in 8300 block of S. Marshfield Avenue, police department says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-today-man-shot-and-killed-breaking-news/12364367/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-today-man-shot-and-killed-breaking-news/12364367/ |
Viral video shows 49ers quarterback give towel to 8-year-old boy in need of kidney transplant
Jamison Boutwell's family has been searching for kidney donor for 3 years
A viral video shows San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo give a towel to Jamison Boutwell, an 8-year-old boy who needs kidney transplant.
MAINE -- An ... | 2022-10-23T11:29:31Z | abc7chicago.com | Caught on video: San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo gives towel to Jamison Boutwell, child who needs kidney transplant - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/jimmy-garoppolo-san-francisco-49ers-jamison-boutwell-kidney-transplant/12364442/ | https://abc7chicago.com/jimmy-garoppolo-san-francisco-49ers-jamison-boutwell-kidney-transplant/12364442/ |
Crash appears to be alcohol-related: CPD
ByChristian Piekos, ABC7 Chicago Digital Team via
A pedestrian was struck and killed in Gage Park in the 200 block of West 51st Street, the Chicago Police Department said. The driver is in custody.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed in a Southwest Side crash ear... | 2022-10-23T12:00:05Z | abc7chicago.com | Gage Park, Chicago crash: Pedestrian hit by car, killed in 200 block of West 51st Street ID'd as Luis Martinez Ortiz - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/gage-park-pedestrian-hit-by-car-crash-chicago-police/12364543/ | https://abc7chicago.com/gage-park-pedestrian-hit-by-car-crash-chicago-police/12364543/ |
Wintrust Field is hosting the 2022 Schaumburg Halloween Carnival with rides for all ages.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- Wintrust Field is hosting the Schaumburg Halloween Carnival with rides for all ages!
The carnival is jam-packed with rides and tasty treats. It is surrounded by local merchants, family-friendly fall-theme... | 2022-10-23T17:17:47Z | abc7chicago.com | Events near me: Wintrust Field hosts 2022 Schaumburg Halloween Carnival with rides for all ages - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/schaumburg-halloween-carnival-wintrust-field-2022-events-near-me/12365526/ | https://abc7chicago.com/schaumburg-halloween-carnival-wintrust-field-2022-events-near-me/12365526/ |
13 more victims come forward after Houston janitor accused of peeing in water bottles: investigators
HOUSTON, Texas -- Investigators say that 13 more victims have come forward after a janitor accused of urinating in employee water bottles was caught on video.
In August, she noticed a foul smell in the employee water di... | 2022-10-23T20:24:58Z | abc7chicago.com | Lucio Diaz charged, more victims come forward after janitor infects woman with STD after allegedly urinating into water bottles - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/janitor-infects-woman-with-std-water-bottle-lucio-diaz-charged/12366104/ | https://abc7chicago.com/janitor-infects-woman-with-std-water-bottle-lucio-diaz-charged/12366104/ |
Chicago police release new photo of man wanted after USPS letter carrier attacked in Little Village
USPS is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new surveillance photo of the man that allegedly tried to sexually assault a postal worker in Little Village was re... | 2022-10-23T22:48:42Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago crime: Police release new photo of man wanted after USPS letter carrier attacked on South Pulaski in Little Village - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-surveillance-video-usps-letter-carrier-attacked/12366546/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-surveillance-video-usps-letter-carrier-attacked/12366546/ |
Bronzeville fire heavily damages commercial building on South Side, Chicago Fire Department says
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Investigators are working to figure out what started a fire that heavily damaged a commercial building in Bronzeville Sunday morning.
The fire happened near 47th Street and Prairie Avenue, according to the ... | 2022-10-24T03:05:23Z | abc7chicago.com | Fire in Chicago today: Bronzeville blaze heavily damages commercial building on South Side, CFD says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/commercial-building-fire-in-chicago-today-bronzeville-news/12367456/ | https://abc7chicago.com/commercial-building-fire-in-chicago-today-bronzeville-news/12367456/ |
Chicago shooting: 5 shot, 3 killed at car drifting event in Brighton Park, police say
Chicago police said at least 100 cars were involved in the drifitng event in Brighton Park when shots rang out Sunday morning.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three people were killed and two others hurt in a shooting in Brighton Park Sunday morning... | 2022-10-24T10:46:44Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting: 5 shot, 3 killed at Archer and Kedzie Avenue during car drifting event, police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-brighton-park-breaking-news-police/12369149/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-brighton-park-breaking-news-police/12369149/ |
Man killed in Irving Park shooting inside apartment hallway, Chicago police say
Chicago police said the 50-year-old heard a disturbance from an upstairs neighbor, and when he stepped into the hallway he was shot in the face.
CHICAGO -- A man was shot and killed Sunday night inside an apartment hallway in Irving Park on... | 2022-10-24T11:56:23Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting inside Irving Park apartment hallway on North Whipple Street leaves man dead, CPD says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-irving-park-north-whipple-street-apartment/12369452/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-irving-park-north-whipple-street-apartment/12369452/ |
CTA schedule for trains being updated; agency says goal is improving trackers, service
Amid complaints, 1 coalition of riders started up own CTA Blue Line tracker to monitor trains
The CTA schedule for trains is being updated. The Chicago agency said the goal is improving its trackers and service.
CHICAGO -- The CTA is... | 2022-10-24T12:39:54Z | abc7chicago.com | CTA train tracker, service to be improved through schedule update, Chicago agency says - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/cta-tracker-chicago-train-schedule/12369579/ | https://abc7chicago.com/cta-tracker-chicago-train-schedule/12369579/ |
Exclusive surveillance video from a nearby BP gas station shows the moment a driver hit multiple people sitting at a bus stop
Exclusive surveillance video from a nearby BP gas station shows the moment a driver hit multiple people sitting at a bus stop, killing one person.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has been charged in a fa... | 2022-10-24T14:37:28Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago crime: 1 charged after CTA bus stop crash in Chatham kills 1, injures 3, police say - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crash-cta-bus-shelter-pedestrian-hit-by-car-killed/12369848/ | https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crash-cta-bus-shelter-pedestrian-hit-by-car-killed/12369848/ |
1 critically wounded after shooting outside West Loop Greyhound bus station
One person was critically injured outside a Greyhound bus station int he West Loop Monday morning, authorities said.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- One person was critically injured after a shooting outside of a Greyhound bus station in the West Loop Monday ... | 2022-10-24T17:27:16Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago shooting: 1 critically wounded outside West Loop Greyhound bus station - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/greyhound-bus-station-chicago-shooting-crime-harrison-street/12370756/ | https://abc7chicago.com/greyhound-bus-station-chicago-shooting-crime-harrison-street/12370756/ |
Voting early in Illinois: More sites open in city, suburban Cook County
Early voting in Chicago now easier with sites in every ward
A number of early voting locations are open, as Illinois Election Day approaches.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The midterm elections are just 15 days away, and, on Monday morning, another batch of ear... | 2022-10-24T17:44:41Z | abc7chicago.com | Chicago early voting: More sites open in city, suburban Cook County - ABC7 Chicago | https://abc7chicago.com/early-voting-illinois-chicago-locations-2022/12370769/ | https://abc7chicago.com/early-voting-illinois-chicago-locations-2022/12370769/ |
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