Suburban fire chief featured on Rose Parade float to share cancer prevention message

ABC Chicago 1/2 1:41A Mark Rivera

There was a truly inspirational moment during the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California Thursday as a Chicago-area fire chief was featured on the City of Hope float.

8-year-old boy finds gun, shoots 7-year-old boy inside Humboldt Park home: CPD

ABC Chicago 1/2 1:41A Cate Cauguiran

A child found a gun and shot another child inside a Northwest Side home on Thursday evening, Chicago police said.

Driver of wanted car crashes into Chicago police van, injuring two officers in Lawndale: CPD

ABC Chicago 1/2 1:41A WLS

A driver is in custody after leading Chicago police on a chase and crashing into a CPD van on the city's West Side early Thursday morning, officials said.

Chicagoans make New Year's resolutions and experts share their tips for keeping them

ABC Chicago 1/2 1:41A Jasmine Minor

New Year's resolutions are not always easy to start, but some say the key is to be consistent.

Chicago residents see price increases in 2026, including utility rates, grocery bags, tolls

ABC Chicago 1/2 1:41A Michelle Gallardo

The new year is bringing higher costs.

Chicago-area hospitals welcome first babies of 2026

ABC Chicago 1/1 3:14P WLS

Chicago-area hospitals are welcoming the first babies of 2026.

Thousands celebrate at 1st-ever Chicago 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' Ryan Seacrest' downtown

ABC Chicago 1/1 3:14P Stephanie Wade

Thousands of people filled Wacker Drive to ring in the New Year.

In 2025, Chicago had fewest murders recorded since 1960s: preliminary police data

ABC Chicago 1/1 3:14P WLS

In 2025, Chicago had the fewest murders recorded since 1965, according to preliminary Chicago police data released Thursday.

Woman dies after East Side crash, driver left scene: CPD

ABC Chicago 1/1 3:14P WLS

A woman died Thursday morning, after the car in which she was a passenger crashed into a pole, Chicago police said.

Downtown shooting leaves man wounded, Chicago police say

ABC Chicago 1/1 3:14P WLS

A man was shot downtown Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

6 injured, including 4 kids, in West Side fire, Chicago Fire Department says

ABC Chicago 1/1 3:14P WLS

At least six people were injured, four critically, in a fire on the West Side Thursday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said.

1 injured after car hits building in Beverly, Chicago police say

ABC Chicago 1/1 3:14P WLS

A driver was seriously injured after crashing into a building in Beverly Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

7 hurt in crash after driver runs red light on Chicago's Near North Side

CBS Chicago (News) 1/1 10:26A Jeramie Bizzle

Seven people were taken to the hospital after a crash on the city's Near North Side early Thursday morning. It happened around 3:48 a.m. in the 0-100 block of N. LaSalle Drive. Chicago police said a red Honda was heading eastbound when it...

4 children among 6 people hurt in apartment fire on West Side, CFD says

CBS Chicago (News) 1/1 10:16A Jeramie Bizzle

An early morning apartment fire on Thursday on the West Side of Chicago sent a family of six to the hospital, four of them children. The fire broke out shortly after 5:30 a.m. in the 5600 block of West Adams Street in the Austin neighborhood....

Family of 6 injured in West Side apartment fire

CBS Chicago (News) 1/1 10:08A CBS Chicago

An early morning apartment fire on Thursday on the West Side of Chicago sent a family of six to the hospital, four of them children.