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Mackayla Paige, known to fans as "Kash," was shot and killed early Sunday.

A team of researchers appears to be closer than ever in the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane and remains, a mystery that has captivated the world for decades.

Eyewitnesses described to ABC News the harrowing events that led to a death at an amusement park in Georgia.

It's the final installment in a beloved Marvel trilogy and fans just found out that "VisionQuest" is debuting a day early on Disney+.

Officials released new details on the Chicago woman charged after a deadly shooting at Oakbrook Center mall.

A fire swept through a River Forest town home Tuesday morning, claiming the life of a man neighbors said was a devoted father and friend.

A Berkeley engineer whose co-worker was convicted of poisoning her is speaking publicly about the case for the first time.

A Six Flags spokesperson said "we are cooperating fully with local authorities as they complete their investigation."

The ship has been undergoing remediation since it was towed from Philadelphia's Delaware Riverfront last year.

Duane Davis was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. He is the only person ever charged in the death of Tupac Shakur.

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Pope Leo XIV left the Vatican bound for the hospital to have a lung nodule removed.

Metra BNSF trains are stopped in both directions Tuesday morning in Naperville due to police activity.

A major restoration project gets underway Tuesday at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.

An Arcadia couple facing child abuse-related charges in a surrogacy scandal plan to seek release from jail, according to their attorneys.

A protester was attacked by multiple attendees during President Donald Trump's rally in Ohio on Tuesday night, according to video from the scene.

Parking can be hard to find in Chicago's Loop, but an ABC7 I-Team investigation found dozens of city and other government vehicles parked in marked tow zones without visible parking tickets while nearby private vehicles were being ticketed.

Healthcare workers, community advocates, and elected officials gathered Monday evening outside Roseland Community Hospital, calling on state leaders to intervene after the hospital announced labor and delivery services would be suspended by the end of October.

Students from Wheaton College and members of the community gathered Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church to honor the life of Tomassino Offer, an 18-year-old freshman who was killed after being struck by a train Sunday morning.

South suburban police are looking for thieves who burglarized a business one week after its three-year anniversary.

Chicago-area Catholics gathered in prayer Monday as Pope Leo XIV prepared to undergo surgery in Rome to remove a growth on his lung.

Union leaders are raising urgent concerns about safety for CTA employees after a janitor was stabbed and killed at a train station last week, prompting renewed scrutiny of electronic monitoring and calls for changes in state law.

Monday's deadly roller coaster incident at at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia has forced a similar roller coaster in the Chicago area to close.

Abbygail Somoza, 22, was fatally shot Saturday night while standing with her mother on a sidewalk outside the Little Village home where she once lived.

A massive 2,389-pound pumpkin named Rocky grown by horticulture teacher Travis Gienger has won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California.