The driver of a crash that killed a 6-month-old baby and hurt four toddlers over Labor Day Weekend has been charged. Police said none of the children were in car seats.
Relatives said Keshawn Lewis-Hunt was shot as he tried to intervene and de-escalate a fight that had broken out during a birthday celebration.
Strong storms in the Chicago area have caused flooding and dangerous conditions this weekend. The Bishop Ford Freeway was flooded in both directions on the South Side all day, and a woman died when a tree fell in the west suburbs.
A woman has been sentenced in the 2020 murder of a mother in south suburban Harvey, court records show.
The City of Harvey's request for the State of Illinois to take control of the "financially distressed" city's finances was denied by the Illinois Department of Revenue in February, according to a letter obtained by ABC7.
Metra Electric Line service has been disrupted after a vehicle hit a bridge in south suburban Harvey Friday morning.