Former federal prosecutor Gil Soffer usually offers expertise on legal issues the ABC7 I-Team covers. This is a much more personal story of fear, fortitude and resilience in the face of an armed conflict that erupted while he was visiting Israel with his family for a wedding.

Ariana Grande, Kieran Culkin, Sebastian Stan, Monica Barbaro and more have been invited to be members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

A man has been charged with sexually abusing young girls playing at a Chicago park, court documents show.

Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the endlessly catchy theme for "Mission: Impossible" and more than 100 other arrangements for film and television, died Thursday. He was 93.

On Thursday afternoon, police spoke on how they plan to keep attendees safe during the Pride Parade.

A pedestrian in his 70s was killed in the north suburbs on Thursday morning. Police confirmed the suspected SUV involved in the crash was abandoned just two blocks away from where the victim was struck and killed.

Marvel's new preschool show "Iron Man and His Awesome Friends" drops August 11 featuring music from a blink-182 member.

A south suburban homeowner called the ABC7 I-Team after discovering alleged squatters and their pit bull inside his property. He said they've been there since December, and they left behind thousands of dollars in damage to the home.

Video shows as flames shot out of the plant on Thursday morning in the south suburbs.

States can block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.