There's no arguing that metal bats in amateur baseball have changed the game. But at what cost? Two recent injuries have brought renewed attention on the metal versus wood debate.
A suburban police officer and firefighter were praised as heroes Tuesday after risking their own lives to save a couple whose car crashed into a suburban pond.
The state's $13 billion budget deficit has devastated many local agencies, including a home care agency that may have to close Wednesday if it doesn't get state funding.
A Walgreens employee stole sensitive bidding materials from a rival company, forcing the Deerfield, Ill.-based drug store to take itself out of the running for a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The family of a suburban Chicago high school student is considering legal action against the school after their son was suspended for creating a Facebook page that criticized a teacher.
Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat.
The Chicago campus of Northwestern University was placed on lockdown for three hours Wednesday after a faculty member reported spotting a person with a gun.
On February 2, Illinois voters will choose a Republican nominee for governor. Five of the six candidates met in a debate Tuesday night that included some heated exchanges.
An explosion at a Belvidere plant blew out the walls of the building and sent debris flying to the nearby tollway oasis, where a man in the parking lot was killed.
The man who is trying to buy the Chicago Cubs is considering selling stock to raise some of the money to get the deal done, but average Cubs fans will not likely be able to buy stock.
More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.
The 30-minute special report is about the national epidemic of suicide, as told form a personal perspective by Anchor/Reporter Kevin Roy, a survivor of suicide, who lost his mother 13 years ago.
Health officials have talked about the importance of as many people as possible getting vaccinated for H1N1. But many people are not convinced it's the right choice for them or their children.
ABC7 Chicago has learned that a veteran Chicago police officer is under investigation for allegedly making dozens of false DUI arrests, and criminal charges may be coming soon.