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US visa news: Illinois, 21 other states sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defends business record amid criticism from challenger as election approaches | ABC7 Chicago

Fighting Flock: Chicago-area activists push back against Flock camera police surveillance technology, license plate readers | ABC7 Chicago

Bridgeport residents voice concerns at IL Sports Facilities Authority meeting that neighborhood could lose White Sox, gain Amtrak | ABC7 Chicago

Blue Island, Illinois School District 130 board to address reports of unsanitary bathrooms after Local 73 union custodian layoffs | ABC7 Chicago

Blue Island, Illinois School District 130 board to address reports of unsanitary bathrooms after Local 73 union custodian layoffs | ABC7 Chicago

East Chicago, Indiana news: Lincoln Elementary School students remain split between schools following Aug. 11 storm damage | ABC7 Chicago

East Chicago, Indiana news: Lincoln Elementary School students remain split between schools following Aug. 11 storm damage | ABC7 Chicago

2026 election news: US Supreme Court ruling blocks Donald Trump mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of 2026 midterm elections | ABC7 Chicago

Gas prices squeeze small businesses like Rooney Landscape on Chicago's Northwest Side as Iran war continues, forcing tough choices | ABC7 Chicago

5 Lincoln-Way East High School students withdraw after alleged racial harassment at Homewood-Flossmoor football game: officials | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago shooting, today: Man hurt in shootout after argument on Randolph inside West Loop business, police say | ABC7 Chicago

ABC7 Sports Overtime: Week 1 of NFL season, rough week for Chicago Cubs, Sox, remembering 9/11 | ABC7 Chicago

ABC7 Sports Overtime: Week 1 of NFL season, rough week for Chicago Cubs, Sox, remembering 9/11 | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago hospitals: Uptown's Weiss Memorial Hospital loses license, Illinois Department of Public Health officials say | ABC7 Chicago

Texas education board approves controversial new social studies curriculum for public high schools | ABC7 Chicago

Indiana property tax relief law drives Tri-Creek School Corporation to voters for funding, with referendum in upcoming election | ABC7 Chicago

Indiana property tax relief law drives Tri-Creek School Corporation to voters for funding, with referendum in upcoming election | ABC7 Chicago

Alpha Chicago opens as first AI school in city without teachers; created by Mackenzie Price | ABC7 Chicago

Alpha Chicago opens as first AI school in city without teachers; created by Mackenzie Price | ABC7 Chicago

Health experts urge flu vaccine, COVID vaccine as Chicago area respiratory illnesses rise amid back-to-school, start of fall 2026 | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago crime: ATM stolen from business on South Archer Avenue in Brighton Park, Chicago police say | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago business leaders push back against Mayor Brandon Johnson's revived head tax proposal | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago plans pilot program for new gunshot detection technology as aldermen question delays for ShotSpotter replacement | ABC7 Chicago

US-Iran war news updates: Donald Trump rejects Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz | ABC7 Chicago

Lincoln Park, Chicago crime news: Crash-and-grab burglary suspects steal ATM from business in 2300-block of North Clark Street | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago burglaries: At least 5 businesses burglarized, including some in Bronzeville, Hyde Park | ABC7 Chicago

Private school Alpha Chicago in Lakeshore East using lesson plans generated by artificial intelligence; debate over tech continues | ABC7 Chicago

Naperville police Officer Oscar Maldonado used Flock cameras to stalk man after starting affair with ex-fiancée: Patrick Dowhen | ABC7 Chicago

Simone Biles says 3 masked men stole Porsche GTS from Chicago-area home; husband Jonathan Owens previously played with Bears | ABC7 Chicago

2 members of Joliet Police Department on leave for alleged misuse of Flock surveillance camera, license plate reader technology | ABC7 Chicago

Evanston-Skokie School District 65 holding meetings on possible school closures | ABC7 Chicago

Office of Emergency Management and Communications to launch CentralSquare Technologies Chicago 911 call dispatch system | ABC7 Chicago

Governor JB Pritzker shares details on diabetes diagnosis, using GLP-1 on weight loss journey | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago crime: Crash-and-grab burglars target vape store at Western and Chicago on Northwest Side, police say | ABC7 Chicago

Denmark news today: Denmark's leaders cautiously optimistic about Donald Trump Greenland deal announcement | ABC7 Chicago

ABC7 Sports Overtime: Chicago Bears, sports betting, fantasy football, White Sox and Cubs, Blackhawks name Connor Bedard captain | ABC7 Chicago

2026 election news: Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress | ABC7 Chicago

Friday Flyover: Leyden High School | ABC7 Chicago

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa to close after nearly 2 decades | ABC7 Chicago

Vertical drinking meaning: Plan to place limits on having a pint while standing decried by pub landlords and UK politicians | ABC7 Chicago

Queen of Martyrs in Evergreen Park to hold farewell celebration after school closure by Archdiocese of Chicago | ABC7 Chicago

Details of latest ICE detention center death of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo mirror that of Chicago business owner Nenko Gantchev | ABC7 Chicago

Business burglaries: Villa Nova Pizza in Lockport, The Chill House in Frankfort, Lacey's in Monee burglarized, police say | Video | ABC7 Chicago

Dollar to yen: US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after officials intervene in markets | ABC7 Chicago

Addison police officer offers mental health training sessions for fellow officers | ABC7 Chicago

ABC7 Sports Overtime: Chicago Bears training camp; Big Ten college football, Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan St.; Cubs, White Sox | ABC7 Chicago

CPS budget vote: Concerns about financing and school opening after Chicago Board of Education approves amended budget | ABC7 Chicago

Tony Romo put on leave at CBS Sports following arrest | ABC7 Chicago

ABC7 Sports Overtime: Chicago White Sox, Cubs trade deadline moves; Chicago Bears training camp; college football; Chicago Sky | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago Board of Education set to vote on CPS budget Thursday; CTU pushes for delay | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago crime: Brown Sugar Bakery, Stylez Caribbean Snack Shop broken into on East 75th Street in Greater Grand Crossing: police | ABC7 Chicago

Milwaukee recruits laid-off CPS teachers as Chicago Board of Education budget vote looms | ABC7 Chicago

Evanston police, fire, Cook County Bomb Squad investigating suspicious package outside Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital on Ridge | ABC7 Chicago

Gov. Pritzker signs 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban into Illinois law, to take effect 2027-2028 school year | ABC7 Chicago

McConnell still in rehabilitation facility, will miss upcoming KY political event, his office says | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago School Board candidates raise nearly $2M ahead of election | ABC7 Chicago

Local Spotlight: The All-New Hollywood Casino & Hotel Aurora | ABC7 Chicago

Valor Games Midwest bring veterans together for adaptive sports near Soldier Field, in Lincoln Park, McKinley Park, Chicago | ABC7 Chicago

Blue Island-area school district uses temporary cleanup measures after custodial layoffs, prompting concerns from union, parents | ABC7 Chicago

Corie A. Walsh, mother of Barrett, killed in domestic homicide in Brook Stone Court home, charged with murder: Frankfort police | ABC7 Chicago

ABC7 Sports Overtime: Chicago Cubs, White Sox MLB playoff push; Bears NFL season preview; AVP Beach Volleyball; college football | ABC7 Chicago

IL tourism generates over $88B in economic impact in 2025: Gov. Pritzker | ABC7 Chicago

Measles Kane County news: Health department reports confirmed case, working to notify potentially exposed people | ABC7 Chicago

1st suburban Cook County Restorative Justice Court opens in Sauk Village, following Chicago's lead; more expected | ABC7 Chicago

CPS cack to school: Chicago Public Schools students return to class Monday as summer break ends | ABC7 Chicago

Itasca police officer accused of misusing Flock license plate reader technology no longer employed by department | ABC7 Chicago

Grocery and gas scam: Better Business Bureau, or BBB, warns of fake vouchers that could cost customers | ABC7 Chicago

Trauma-informed coaching through Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport aims to keep more Chicago kids in sports | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago officials investigating 2 suspicious fires at Museum of Holography, Habibti Mediterranean restaurant in West Loop | ABC7 Chicago

Children of incarcerated parents find support at Angel Tree Sports Camp basketball camp at Hope Student Athletic Center in Chicago | ABC7 Chicago

ABC7 Sports Overtime: Chicago Cubs face Cardinals, celebrate 150 years; White Sox Pope Night, Tim Anderson; Bears preseason game | ABC7 Chicago

Harvey, Illinois expands police surveillance network with Flock camera technology as privacy concerns persist | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago Public Schools Board of Education could consider new millionaires tax at Wednesday meeting | ABC7 Chicago

Chicago Teachers Union-backed coalition endorses school board candidates, including Tameka Walton, ahead of Chicago Election Day | ABC7 Chicago

Queen of Martyrs school closing: Students, community members reunite after Evergreen Park, Illinois Catholic school's closure | ABC7 Chicago

Surge of threats against political protectees at historic level, US Secret Service says; I-Team hears from Chicago Field Office | ABC7 Chicago