Almost four years after a Chicago Public Schools teacher was shot and killed by her Illinois State Police trooper husband, ...

City attorneys have said that taking the lawsuits to trial would have cost the city far more — up to $500 million — to resolve the avalanche of wrongful conviction cases tied to former Sgt. Ronald ...

Granny flats, the Obama Center, and a new stadium for the Chicago fire are the big ticket items Chicago lawmakers are weighing at Thursday's city council meeting.

The Chicago City Council gathered Thursday for a wide-ranging meeting. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch There were multiple topics on the agenda. A number of council votes ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson presided over his first City Council meeting Wednesday, as the challenge of taking care of migrants arriving from Texas continues. But, one of the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A special Chicago City Council hearing was held Friday to address the city's crime problem ahead of the historically violent July 4th holiday weekend. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown ...

A plan to legalize video gambling in Chicago was delayed after Bally's warned it would hurt casino revenue and violate a city ...

FILE - Former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after being sentenced to 22 months in prison Oct. 9, 2013. (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune via AP, File) ...

City Council members on Thursday approved the $650 million, 22,000-seat soccer stadium that Fire owner Joe Mansueto envisions ...

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