Chicago unveiled a new community center Tuesday that could give men a chance to rebuild their lives. The massive building has housing, a gym, a library and legal help available. ABC7 Chicago is now ...

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...

In the latest twist in the effort to bring Illinois into compliance with a 2023 ruling by the court, eight counties allege ...

During the chase, officers say they saw Antonio pull a handgun from his waistband and toss it over a fence in the 1700 block ...

Laquell Collins, 22, and another man, 36, died in the 2:05 a.m. crash in the 1000 block of North Central Avenue, officials ...

Almost immediately after President Donald Trump was elected to a second term in November, Illinois Democrats began stressing the need to provide legislative protections against potential action by the ...

Monday, April 20, 1981, was artist Joan Miró's 88th birthday. It was also the day that Mayor Jane Byrne pulled a cord to ...

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

A bill that would allow Indiana lawmakers to explore welcoming Illinois counties who wish to secede from their state is headed to the governor’s desk.

Parris, 48, of Harvey, Illinois, was charged with two counts of continuing a financial crime enterprise and two counts of theft.

More than a bit of buzz surrounds a recently released Civic Federation report calling for the dissolution of four suburban ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A woman accused of shooting another woman during a fight on the city’s West Side this week is now facing a ...