This year, two Illinois eateries were among 50 pizzerias in the U.S. to be recognized by the Italian platform “ 50 Top Pizza .” Here’s where the restaurants fall on the 2025 list: Robert’s Pizza & ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is appealing his conviction earlier this year on bribery and conspiracy charges ...

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 1982 ban on handguns in Illinois, and three years later, Chicago ended its gun registry. In 2014, a judge overturned Chicago’s ban on gun shops.

The 2008 Food and Nutrition Act allowed the secretary of Agriculture to grant waivers for states or counties with high unemployment rates. For years, all SNAP recipients in Illinois have been exempt ...

In a separate United Van Lines study, Illinois was No. 2 on a list of outbound states in 2021, coming in behind New Jersey at No. 1. Other outbound states on the list are New York, Connecticut and ...

Tom Durkin, a nationally known trial attorney, has died, the ABC7 I-Tean has learned. He was 78. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch He was a known for specializing in the defense ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds W at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 72 °F (22.2 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 81 °F (27.2 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph ...

More than a month's worth of rain fell on Chicago in 90 minutes on Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). "There were numerous reports of flooded viaducts, several reports ...

Illinois was one of the top states to leave in 2023, according to new data from three moving companies. A recent study by United Van Lines shows that nearly 61% of the interstate moves it handled ...

Illinois' ranking actually improved slightly from 2019, when the state came in at No. 2 among "Most Moved From States." Illinois has topped that list as recently as 2017.

Between the two censuses, the state of Illinois as a whole lost population; Chicago gained it. A similar dynamic applies to the biggest obsession of politicians and the business world: crime.