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A former Chicago firefighter who was convicted in the 1994 slaying of his wife has received more than $55,000 a year in pension payments from behind bars, according to a televised report.
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An elderly Kansas couple that had not been seen since Monday has been found safe in Michigan.
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Authorities have positively identified the body of a man recovered from Lake Michigan Wednesday morning.
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The controversial move to close 49 CPS school buildings became a reality for tearful students, teachers and parents on Wednesday.
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A man who was the first person to be convicted in Illinois under the state's new tough human trafficking laws is facing similar charges in Cook County for the same offense.
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Most fans are keeping the faith, saying it's just one game and the Hawks have already shown they can bounce back.
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Authorities have positively identified the body of a man recovered from Lake Michigan Wednesday morning.
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Catch up on the latest news right on your computer with our exclusive online Web Brief from ABC7Chicago.com! Click here to watch it on-demand!
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Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry is celebrating its 80th birthday.
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Police issued a child luring alert for Chicago's Northwest Side. The warning comes after two separate sexual assaults were reported in the area.
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Governor Pat Quinn says Illinois loses $17 million every day by not fixing the pension crisis. ABC7 puts that number in context.
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The Millenium Park Film Series officially kicks off on Tuesday, June 18.
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Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis had some sharp words Tuesday over the funding of public schools.
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The puck bounced off the post and rolled across the crease, away from the goal line. The red light flashed briefly, but replays would confirm that Tuukka Rask's shutout streak was intact.
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Books of the late science fiction writer Ray Bradbury will be headed to a library in Waukegan.
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A lot of Chicago commuters had to wait for buses in old-fashioned style after the CTA's bus tracker went down.
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A little culture is being added to some CTA train stations.
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The suspect in a drive-by shooting told police that ''someone had to pay'' after the mother of his child would not let him see the child on Father's Day.
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Customers of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas will soon see their bills go up.
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A man is in custody Tuesday night and is accused of robbing five cab drivers.
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The app sets off a loud alert to scare off a would-be attacker and was developed by a Chicago man after a family member was the target of an attempted abduction.
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A west suburban restaurant remains closed while DuPage County health officials investigate several possible cases of illness caused by E. coli.
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Swimmers are now being told they can go into the water at their own risk at some northwest Indiana beaches after a strange substance was found floating in the lake.
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A south suburban couple escaped with their lives when a car crashed into their bedroom early Tuesday morning.
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Chicago police say they are investigating a report of sexual abuse on the city's Northwest Side after a woman was attacked in a park.
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Eight people -- including a 17-year-old boy left critically wounded -- were shot Monday afternoon and evening throughout the city.
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Friends and family of a missing University of Chicago student are stepping up search efforts.
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The village board in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling is to consider an ordinance prohibiting assault weapons.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is granting the Illinois attorney general more time to decide on an appeal over the carrying of concealed weapons.
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The puck bounced off the post and rolled across the crease, away from the goal line. The red light flashed briefly, but replays would confirm that Tuukka Rask's shutout streak was intact.
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The Illinois Legislature's special session will cost about $40,000 a day, which includes a $111 daily payment to lawmakers to defray the cost of food and lodging while they work in the state capitol.
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Swimmers have been ordered to stay out of Lake Michigan in parts of northwest Indiana.
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The Boston Bruins took Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals 2-0 against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night in Boston.
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Police have issued a community alert after a man tried to sexually assault a young girl around 8 a.m. Monday in the 6100-block of South Springfield Avenue.
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Hockey fans, including Hawks legend Bobby Hull and anthem singer Jim Cornelison, huddled around TVs to catch the away game.
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Chicago police shot and killed 15-year-old Michael Westley Monday in Englewood after a violent weekend across the city.
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Police issued a community alert after a girl was sexually abused while sleeping in her bedroom on Chicago's Northwest Side.
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ABC7's Paul Meincke takes a look at one elementary school in Englewood where almost half the teachers are losing their jobs.
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Cook County prosecutors formally dropped charges Monday against a Chicago mother who was convicted of murdering her 4-year-old son.
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Former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his wife, former Alderman Sandi Jackson asked for leniency as they prepare for the real possibility of prison time.
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A former southwest suburban police chief is now pleading guilty to fraud charges.
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A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 after she confessed to her part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher has been released from an Indiana prison after spending a quarter century behind bars.
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Fourteen Hyde Park Career Academy students attended Father's Day luncheon on Friday, where President Obama went table to table to meet with the students.
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A jury has convicted a former Chicago alderman of a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
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A 22-year-old Evanston man is accused in a rather elaborate car theft scheme.
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Train service on the South Shore Line has resumed with delays after a problem occurred with the equipment that transfers the energy from the overhead line to the trains.
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Officials in suburban Merrionette Park have requested that Chicago police and the Cook County State's Attorney conduct an independent criminal investigation into the case of two firefighters accused in a sexual abuse case.
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A suburban Round Lake Beach man is being held without bond Monday for the death of a man in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
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Chicago got its first look Monday of "The Screen" at Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage in Millennium Park.
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Family members and police are looking at surveillance video to see if there are any signs of 20-year-old Austin Hudson- LaPore. He was last seen last Wednesday after his final exams.
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