The Chicago Transit Authority and Metra approved their budgets this week, which did not include any fare increases, after state lawmakers approved money for public transit.

Cardinal Blase Cupich is weighing in as the U.S. conference of bishops issued a rare special message. It is a unified front against immigration enforcement operations.

Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Brandi Carlile and more have been added to the growing list of performers at this year's CMA Awards. Tune in Wednesday, Nov. 19 on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

Chicago's city treasurer is boycotting the U.S. Treasury Department.

Some street vendors say they are barely making enough to survive, due to the widespread immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.

A grandmother won $3 million from a scratch-off ticket she bought at a local gas station, Illinois Lottery said.

A Blue Island man pleaded guilty to battering several people in Chicago and Evanston over the last few weeks, court documents show.

Officials in Santa Cruz County, California want help finding a missing Utah woman.

An 8-year-old boy suffered a concussion and a broken bone after part of a ceiling collapsed at a California school.

ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Tracy Butler was Cooking up a Storm Thursday with an iconic Jewish deli that has called Chicago home for decades.