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CHICAGO (WLS) — A man is in custody after Chicago police said a woman was sexually assaulted Thursday night in Rogers Park.Police said the suspect is also a person of interest in a series of recent criminal sexual assaults on the North Side.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe incident took place at about 11:07 p.m. in the 1800-block of West Lunt Avenue.Police said a 21-year-old woman was walking in a gangway when she saw a 19-year-old man pull out a knife. The man then sexually assaulted the woman and fled the scene, police said.The woman found…
CHICAGO (WLS) — Cardinals from around the world are preparing for what will be the largest papal conclave in history, and the first African American cardinal in the U.S., who began his Catholic journey on Chicago’s South Side, will be there for the historic event.Born and raised in Englewood, Cardinal Wilton Gregory said, as he carries his ministries from the Chicago area with him, his “heart will be pretty crowded in the Sistine Chapel.”ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchDecades before he became the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, Gregory’s devotion was deepening as a young…
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — The federal Department of Education has launched an investigation into the Evanston-Skokie school district.In launching that investigation, a U.S. Department of Education official is accusing this suburban district of segregating students based on race and other unconstitutional actions that the district in the past has denied doing.The development comes just days after the education department started a similar investigation into Chicago Public Schools.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe investigation into Evanston-Skokie School District 65 is based on a complaint filed by one of its teachers, Stacy Deemar.In a federal civil rights…
CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago Park District has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed over the removal of a Christopher Columbus statue.While a judge still needs to sign off on the deal, plans are set to move the Columbus statue that was in Arrigo Park indoors while a different statue could return to where it was removed.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchUnrest in summer 2020 lead to the removal of three Christopher Columbus statues in Chicago.The city removed a statue from the Near West Side’s Arrigo Park in July of 2020. The removal became the…
CHICAGO (WLS) — Recent changes at Chicago Animal Care and Control are creating chaos, according to some advocates. Sources told the ABC7 I-Team Chicago police are picking up the slack in many cases, sometimes putting officers and animals at risk.After months of requesting an interview, the head of the department sat down with the I-Team to share the challenges of leading a big city agency for two years in the role of acting executive director.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchEvery day, long lines of people wait, clutching makeshift cages and unorthodox leashes to drop off strays…
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Friday, May 2, 2025 3:36AMUber riders who were wrongfully charged for downtown Chicago congestion fee pricing during late night hours could get refunds, the company said.CHICAGO (WLS) — People who have taken a late night Uber downtown Chicago this year might have been overcharged without knowing it.Some riders could soon get refunds, the company said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchUber said an internal error caused the company to wrongly charge riders the city’s congestion fee after 10 p.m., when it’s supposed to end.The congestion pricing took affect in January and it is…
CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health have identified the first two cases of measles in Cook County this year, the agencies said Wednesday evening.The possible measles exposure included Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports. There were two days last week in Terminal 1 when passengers may have been exposed, and now officials are asking anyone who isn’t vaccinated who was there on those days to call their doctor.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOne case is an adult, who is a suburban Cook…
NORTHBROOK, Ill. (WLS) — A pedestrian was killed in a north suburban hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning, Northbrook police said.Police responded to a call regarding a male victim found dead in the 2900-block of Shermer Road about 1 a.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice said the victim was walking in the area when he was hit by a vehicle, which drove away.Police are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.The crash happened near the driveway entrance to a company.Later Thursday, there were shattered pieces apparently from the front of a vehicle scattered on the…
CHICAGO (WLS) — Thousands of people gathered for rallies and a march in Chicago on May Day Thursday.This is a movement that was started in Chicago.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe protest is commemorating workers’ rights, but organizers say issues like immigration, education and healthcare will also be at the core of the message demonstrators want to send home.Leaders said the march was part of hundreds taking place nationally, bringing people who are impacted by the Trump Administration together.Thousands of people are rallying at Chicago’s Union Park.Organizers said different groups are represented in the protest, showing…
CHATHAM, Ill. (WLS) — The driver of a deadly after-school camp crash could have possibly suffered a medical emergency, according to Illinois State Police.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe crash happened at the YNOT After School Camp, located at 301 Breckenridge Road, around 3:20 p.m. on Monday.Four young girls and an 18-year-old were killed in the crash.Other children were taken to area hospitals, ISP said some have already been released.ISP initially said the driver, who was the only person inside the SUV, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation but was not injured.The driver, a…