The Chicago Department of Public Health has just partnered with The Shine Hope Company and its Hopeful Cities initiative in an effort to boost the mental health of people around Chicago.

Any parent knows kids need places to play. Some parents on the South Side find themselves traveling north to find fun, free activities.

An officer-involved shooting is under investigation on the city's West Side after a burglary suspect was shot and killed by ...

Chicago organization Gyrls in the Hood began with a mission to help teen moms and empower girls with information about their bodies, but now it's expanded to help new generations of women.

Who’s Who 2025 — our authoritative guide to power in Chicago — is here. This year’s edition features more than 464 influential leaders who are shaping Chicago's business, civic ...

Tracy Butler is currently the longest running female meteorologist in Chicago. Butler is an annual contributor to ABC 7's live coverage of the Chicago Auto Show in February and also plays in the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC 7 I-Team has learned after more than five hours of deliberations, a Washington, D.C. jury has found a Chicago police officer and his sister guilty of four charges related ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago man was arrested ... According to an FBI affidavit obtained by the ABC7 I-Team, Ligas was traced to the Jan. 6 mayhem in Washington, D.C. through social media accounts ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago man who received ... President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters. The ABC7 I-Team has learned a judge has ordered 44-year-old ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two Chicago-area men are facing federal charges after they allegedly stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Prosecutors said Friday that Michael Mollo, Jr. from Oak Lawn and ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...