As neighbors in the Greatwood neighborhood head to work, one officer is making the morning rush hour a little brighter.

FAA officials said it happened around 10:20 a.m. at Statesville Regional Airport.

The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk.

A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in a Massachusetts state prison for the grisly murder of his wife, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never been found.

Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts is spreading holiday cheer on Chicago's West Side.

ABC7's Hosea Sanders is being recognized at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Chicago Chapter's inaugural Red Hot Holiday Awards Ceremony.

The full Chicago City Council will soon consider an alternative budget plan, in opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan.

Thursday is the deadline to enter to win a 1960 Buick LeSabre from the Volo Museum.

Pope Leo has named Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet will be named to lead the New York Archdiocese.

A man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a woman Tuesday morning near a Schaumburg shopping center.

A teenage boy was killed after shots were fired into a home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

The Manhattan district attorney's office signaled Tuesday it would exclude statements that accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione made while in custody at the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Police Department.

A man in an ambulance stolen in Rockford was arrested in Chicago Wednesday night, police said.

The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.5 billion after there were no big winners from Wednesday night's drawing.

The holidays are a joyous time, but they can also bring emotional challenges.

Are problem cops slipping through the cracks? The ABC7 I-Team is analyzing a new report from Chicago's Office of the Inspector General identifying gaps in record keeping for disciplinary actions against Chicago police officers.

A South Side church is giving away food baskets, winter coats and toys this holiday season.

A high-traffic area of the South Loop is drawing extra attention from local law enforcement. The Cook County Sheriff's Office is applying significant resources in an effort to curb drug activity and make residents feel safe.

A man accused of punching several women recently in Chicago's Loop appeared in court Wednesday.

The department has classified Williams' kidney failure as a non-job-related illness and stopped paying him when he became too sick to work.

The Chicago Bears are expanding their new stadium site search from Arlington Heights to the wider Chicagoland area, including Northwest Indiana, Kevin Warren said in an open letter Wednesday.

Chicago-area healthcare providers are stocked up with influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, but some doctors say it's been a tough sell this year.

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A pedestrian was killed in a crash in the west suburbs on Wednesday, Hillside police said.

Authorities are asking the public to review any security or phone footage from the week before the attack in the hopes it might help investigators identify the suspect, believing he may have cased the scene ahead of time.