4-year-old with heart defect encourages others to donate blood
Giving back, is as easy as giving blood. It's a lifesaving act of kindness that makes a major impact to those like a child, living with a heart defect.
Aldermen seek to allow CPD to work with ICE to deport lawbreaking non-citizens
Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance bans Chicago police from cooperating with federal ICE agents when they are seeking to deport someone living in the U.S. without legal permission. Alders Ray Lopez ...
Trends from Notre Dame's last college football national title bid
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are headed to the national championship game for the first time since 2013. Here's what the ...
Notre Dame outduels Penn State to reach CFP championship game
Notre Dame will play for the program's 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday ...
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says family's home destroyed in California wildfires
From former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to a suburban actor who appears on the show "The Bear," ABC7 has heard from people who have family and friends who've lost everything in the wildfires.
Chicago police investigating smash-and-grab burglary at cafe on Far North Side
Chicago police are searching for the person who broke into a Far North Side business to steal the register Thursday morning.
Wedding dress mix-up: Chicago woman discovers wrong preserved gown after opening box 20 years later
A woman on the South Side had her wedding dress preserved nearly 20 years ago, but when she finally opened the box she discovered it was someone else's dress. The ABC7 I-Team is trying to help locate ...
Suburban family coordinated Jimmy Carter's Washington D.C. funeral: 'It was really beautiful'
The public funeral celebrating former President Jimmy Carter's life and legacy was coordinated by a family that hails from the Chicago suburbs.
Chicago weather forecast: Snow expected during Friday morning commute
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Snow is expected across the Chicago area during the Friday morning commute, ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Larry Mowry said. Two inches of snow are expected around the city, but steady ...
How will proposed increase of tariffs affect costs for consumers?
President-elect Donald Trump plans to increase tariffs on international goods like clothing and electronics. The ABC7 I-Team is finding out what this could mean for consumers' budgets and why they may ...
Wisconsin judge releases woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man from psychiatric hospital
A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered ...
Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
Incarcerated firefighters working to battle the widespread Los Angeles brush fires are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 for active emergencies.