Chicago News

Michael Myrieckes is charged with murder in the shootings of his two roommates - Avelino Sanchez and Lori Inman - on May 25, 2012.

Cook County prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old Chicago man in the 2011 slayings of three people outside a Chatham bakery.

A firefighter suffering from heat exhaustion is taken away on a stretcher after a 3-11 alarm fire which injured 15 at an apartment building on the 6100 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago on Sunday.

Nestled in between Buckingham Fountain and the Sears Tower, Grant Park came alive during Labor Day Weekend with the sweet sound of music at the 28th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival.

May 19:A Ryan A. Hewitt, 22, of the 2500 block of Ryan Court in Naperville, was charged with driving under the influence, improper lane use, illegal transportation of alcohol, speeding in a construction zone and driving on the wrong side of road after a traffic stop near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Wolf Road.

The FBI is searching for a man who robbed a TCF Bank branch this morning in suburban Schiller Park and who is believed to be behind two other bank robberies.

A 19-year-old Chicago man was held in lieu of $1 million bail today after prosecutors and police allege he participated in the fatal stabbing of a 39-year-old man.

Simeon Career Academy JROTC student Racquel Moore hands out yellow roses and American flags Saturday during the Memorial Day ceremony at Daley Plaza.

A 25-year-old Chicago man has been charged with using a syringe and a knife to rob North Side businesses this month.

"It is essential that as a city we are prepared to welcome these men and women back and are prepared to help them find employment, resources and other assistance," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement.

YWCA Lake County will honor four women and one female high school student at their 34th Annual Women of Achievement Dinner, Friday, June 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Northbrook .

The inaugural lineup for the Spring Awakening Music Festival has been announced as the event gears up to be one of the largest all-dance music festivals in the country.

Land and Lakes Co. is suing the City of Chicago over an 86-acre piece of industrial land on the Southeast Side that the company wants to use to expand its Dolton landfill.

I couldn't write at length about Greek composer Georges Aperghis in my preview of Saturday's concert by International Contemporary Ensemble at the MCA , where the program includes two of his compositions.

The Chicago Department of Transportation today announced the completion of the reconstruction of two bridges on Halsted Street between Division and Chicago Avenues.

CHICAGO - An orphaned sea otter pup is making her first public appearance this week at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium .

A 36-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Brighton Park neighborhood early Friday morning, according to Chicago police.

The Illinois Tollway should include congestion-priced, "managed" lanes and mass transit options such as express buses as part of its plan to rebuild the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, a special advisory council recommended today.

Now you can watch ABC7 News 10:00 PM LIVE online -- Click Here Between 10 and 10:35 to watch Chicago Farmers Markets sprout up across the city every spring and summer.

Chicago firefighters responded to the fire, which was strong enough to raise an extra 2-11 alarm, at about 5 p.m. The fire started on the back porch of a multi-unit apartment building, and then spread from there, causing a lot of damage, the Chicago Tribune reported .