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A former west suburban elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing students, officials said.

Family, friends and former coaches gathered to honor Drew Williams, a former Lane Tech College Prep football player whose fight to recover from a traumatic brain injury inspired those around him for more than a decade.

The retail theft crew is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of merchandise across northeastern Illinois.

There were traffic headaches for people on northbound I-55 Friday afternoon as a dump truck lost its load after rolling over in the south suburbs, video showed.

Authorities are investigating a series of intentional tree poisonings on a beach on Lake Tahoe.

Thalles De Souza is going from working at Wendy's to attending Yale University after his bosses at the restaurant chain saw his potential and helped fund his education.

On the latest ABC7 Sports Overtime, Dionne Miller discussed the Chicago White Sox and Cubs' trade deadline moves, as well as the second week of Bears training camp, featuring a one-on-one interview with Cole Kmet.

An ex-boyfriend of a missing Fresno mother is now in custody and accused of her murder.

Police said there's no known motive in the deadly mass shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho.

ICE is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency's policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its "best interests."