Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

Hopefully, Chicago and Illinois will remain at the forefront of creative efforts to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable.

The National Weather Service issued a severe weather warning in Illinois, warning of possible cyclones, tornados and fires. Here's the forecast.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the Chicago area Friday. What does that mean and what should you know?

What started as a summer-like day Friday will end with potentially severe storms as a powerful system prepares to sweep across the region, but there’s a narrow window of time you’ll want to make sure ...

The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced ...

The Wrath of Rakshasa has been under construction for months. The monster of a rollercoaster is said to be the steepest and most inverted dive rollercoaster in the world. ABC7 got a sneak preview ...

International Women's Day — the Bears hosted the first ever collegiate women's flag football game in the state of Illinois, featuring Benedictine University and Rockford University.

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...