A woman died, and another was injured after two house fires that broke out on Chicago's South Side overnight. Chicago police said the first fire broke out in the 7000 block of South Bell around 10:15 p.m.

Elgin officials recently found high levels of lead in the water of 70% of the homes they tested, prompting the western suburb to give filters to residents whose homes are connected to lead lines. Why it matters: Elgin found these dangerous lead levels by testing 101 homes,

Federal prosecutors said nine people have been charged after a series of raids Thursday on the Near West Side, South Side and in the western suburbs.

Nadas Revuckas, 19, is accused of stabbing 30-year-old Eliza Morales 70 times following a misunderstanding related to a Facebook Marketplace transaction.

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: 6 Chicago-Area Catholic Schools

ABC7 Chicago presented the 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate Primary Forum on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m., live and without commercials.

Chicago Teachers Union members filmed themselves protesting at Target over ICE enforcement, sparking widespread criticism from experts and users questioning the priorities.

The Y2K-inspired festival features an R&B and house music-forward lineup across three stages in Union Park over Memorial Day weekend.

Two Chicago police officers involved in a deadly shooting in 2024 were found to have acted reasonably, according to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.