Chicago's Bud Billiken Parade returns to South Side with emphasis on safety

ABC Chicago 8/12 8:05P Will Jones

After a smaller version last year due to the pandemic, this year's festivities will feature dozens of marching bands, dance groups and drill teams.

COPA releases report acknowledging corruption connected to former CPD Sergeant Ronald Watts

ABC Chicago 8/12 6:05P Sarah Schulte

COPA submitted its report to the Chicago Police Department over a year ago, but the city would not release it publicly until the victims' lawyers filed a Freedom of Information Request.

Broadway in Chicago's free summer concert returns to Millennium Park after pandemic break

ABC Chicago 8/12 6:05P Hosea Sanders

ABC7's Hosea Sanders and Val Warner will be hosting the free event Monday night in Millennium Park.

Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals jersey up for auction, could go for $5M

ABC Chicago 8/12 6:05P CNNWire

The Chicago Bulls jersey Michael Jordan wore during the first game of the 1998 NBA finals is being auctioned off by Sotheby's.

After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'

CBS Chicago (News) 8/12 5:29P Jackie Kostek

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help that was the experience of a popular fitness trainer after he contracted monkeypox last month. As CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reported Friday night, Carson...

CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a...

CBS Chicago (News) 8/12 5:27P Jackie Kostek

CHICAGO (CBS Chicago/CBS News) -- The federal government is investigating former President Donald Trump for potential violation of three criminal statutes, including the Espionage Act, according to the unsealed search warrant that was executed at...

Chicago police involved in shooting on Near West Side; 1 in custody, no injuries reported

ABC Chicago 8/12 4:05P WLS

Chicago police said a CPD officer was involved with a shooting on the Near West Side Friday afternoon.

Illinois State Police squad car struck on I-355, driver hospitalized

CBS Chicago (News) 8/12 3:34P CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) --- An Illinois State Police squad car was struck Friday afternoon on I-355 while conducting a traffic stop. The crash occurred near the Boughton Road exit on I-355 northbound in Lemont...

17-year-old girl shot while completing driver's ed test on South Side

WGNtv.com 8/12 2:38P Andrea Medina

CHICAGO — A 17-year-old girl was shot Thursday afternoon while in a driver's education vehicle. The girl was minutes from finishing her final driving exam when shots were fired in the 11300 block of South Normal at around 12:05 p.m. The girl...

COVID update: Illinois reports 3,735 new cases, 26 deaths

ABC Chicago 8/12 2:05P Eric Horng

As Illinois reported 3,735 new COVID cases and 26 deaths Friday, the CDC dropped the test-to-stay recommendation that Chicago Public Schools have heavily invested in.

School in Lakeview launches 'L' train art fundraiser to ensure all students can take school trips

CBS Chicago (News) 8/12 1:31P CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Remember Cows on Parade? That art installation featuring brightly-colored and festooned fiberglass bovines swept through Chicago back in 1999. Now, 23 years later, something similar...

'It's reassuring to see': Plans underway to pay CPD officers extra to combat crime on CTA trains

CBS Chicago (News) 8/12 1:30P Suzanne Le Mignot

CHICAGO (CBS) -- There's a new plan to combat ongoing crime on the CTA. The agency is taking action after numbers like this: showing 530 reports of violent crime so far this year. That's up from 412 this time last year and a steady increase since...

COPA report: Officers in Watts' crew received promotions amid allegations

WGNtv.com 8/12 1:22P Ben Bradley

CHICAGO — A crew of rogue Chicago police officers operated with impunity for "years" by praying on public housing residents, according to a final report by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Some officers have already faced justice,...

City Releases Long-Awaited COPA Report on Watts Scandal

NBC Chicago (Local) 8/12 1:17P Phil Rogers, Stefan Holt and She

After fighting for more than a year to keep it secret, the city of Chicago on Thursday released a report on disgraced former Police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his crew, who framed and shook down residents of the Ida B. Wells housing project for more...

New $20 million project aims to address Robbins flooding problem

CBS Chicago (News) 8/12 1:17P CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Residents in one southwest suburban community are one step closer to having a solution for floods that have devastated their community for decades. The village of Robbins sits on the Midlothian Creek flood-plain, and often becomes...