The victim was shot in the chest at Halsted and Lake streets and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.

Illinois Speaker of the House Chris Welch confirmed that Downstate will benefit from the Chicago transit bill, while also addressing high energy bills and a map redistricting tussle.

ABC7 Chicago's Hispanic Heritage Month special "El Sueño Americano" explores the meaning of the "American Dream" through the lens of Hispanic and Latin communities.

The political messaging on Chicago crime is messy. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have painted the Windy City as the most dangerous American city ahead of expected immigration enforcement raids and as Trump floated sending in the National Guard.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker deleted a photo with a Chicago area anti-violence worker part of the city's "peacekeeper" program, after learning they had been charged with murder days later.

A Chicago police officer was injured after a pursuit ended with a crash in the Garfield Park neighborhood Saturday morning.

A school assistant principal in Illinois was one of three people killed outside a middle school on Wednesday, Sept.16, according to officials.

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