Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall left damage in parts of the Chicago area Saturday.

The owner of an ice cream shop in the Chicago area has been charged with child pornography and unauthorized video recording in a public place, according to police and court records.

A mother with a baby fatally shot a suspected home invader in the south suburbs on Friday night, police said.

Michael Jackson's music is back at the Nederlander Theatre.

Take a closer look at the Emmy nominees with this special featuring interviews with stars from shows like "Andor," "Paradise," "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," and more!

Erin has exploded into a Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Injustice Watch is uncovering new evidence and allegations of fake science after the ABC7 I-Team exposed the scandal.

Canadian Union of Public Employees spokesman Hugh Pouliot confirmed the strike had started after no deal was reached, and the airline said shortly after that it would halt operations.

A man has been found guilty of shooting two Chicago police officers during a West Side traffic stop back in 2020.

Chicago police issued a warning about burglars targeting older adults across four neighborhoods on the South and Southwest sides.

An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a man from New York who was visiting Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert.

A Venezuelan man who was temporarily released from ICE custody in the Chicago area has successfully donated his kidney to his own brother in hopes of saving his life.

Cardinal Blase Cupich is reflecting on his time in the priesthood and his rise from bishop, to cardinal, to power player at the Vatican during the election of Pope Leo XIV.

A new poll shows that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has some work to do if wants to win a second term.

This year's Chicago Air and Water Show's hometown hero is a man who has spent his entire career helping people in emergencies.

Two teenagers were shot this week on the city's Southwest Side, Chicago police said. Cellphone video showed children and parents hitting the ground and ducking for cover as a nearby soccer game was interrupted by the gunfire.

North Side residents say some of the windows in the lobby of their condo building shattered Friday morning, during Air and Water show rehearsals.

The Savannah Bananas, the unconventional baseball team that has become a nationwide phenomenon and some call the "Harlem Globetrotters of baseball," are playing two games in Chicago this weekend.

This 14-year-old created his own line of non-toxic, sustainable plush toys after learning that many stuffed animals can contain harmful chemicals.

On the latest ABC7 Sports Overtime, Dionne Miller discussed the Chicago Bears as they continue their preseason games, and the struggling Cubs offense.

Tristan Rogers, the actor whose career spanned decades and was marked by his well-known portrayal of Robert Scorpio on the soap opera "General Hospital," has died.

An Illinois State Police trooper faces charges of distributing and possessing child pornography, according to federal court documents filed Thursday.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is responding to an officer-involved shooting on Chicago's South Side, officials said Friday afternoon.

The Chicago police officer who shot and killed Officer Krystal Rivera has been relieved of his police powers, CPD said Friday.

A police officer shot the suspect, who allegedly suffocated a teen girl and stabbed her mother in west suburbs on Monday night, officials said.