Barb Markoff

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | Liz Nagy |Barb Markoff |Christine Tressel |Tom Jones

Englewood, Chicago native Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the 1st African American cardinal in the US, is preparing for the largest-ever papal conclave.

1 month ago | abc7.com | Barb Markoff |Christine Tressel |Tom Jones

CHICAGO -- On President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, the administration says it's on track towards keeping a central campaign promise he made to "carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history."For one Chicago-area family, the administration's mass deportation efforts are upending their lives as they fight to keep their patriarch in the country while his wife battles breast cancer without her spouse by her side.

Mar 26, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Barb Markoff |Christine Tressel |Tom Jones

Share CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team has learned the White House is expected to name Andrew Boutros as the interim U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois. Sources with knowledge of the process tell the I-Team U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, Illinois' highest ranking Republican in Washington, interviewed a number of qualified candidates and passed along at least three names to the White House. Andrew Boutros was not on that list, even though he was interviewed as part of the process.

Mar 12, 2025 | abc7.com | Barb Markoff |Christine Tressel |Adriana Aguilar |Tom Jones

CHICAGO -- The Department of Homeland Security touted major progress Tuesday in its efforts to deport migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission across the country, but migrant advocates are voicing their skepticism of the numbers. The ABC7 Chicago I-Team has also learned there are new concerns, as Congress is poised to award billions of additional dollars to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with allegedly little oversight on how that money will be spent.

Feb 25, 2025 | abc7news.com | Barb Markoff |Christine Tressel |Tom Jones |Mark Rivera

Plane aborts Midway landing to avoid potential crash with jet: VIDEOByBarb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones and Mark Rivera Tuesday, February 25, 2025 10:20PMSouthwest flight 2504 from Omaha, NE to Chicago landed safely after a close call at Midway Airport on Tuesday, the officials said. Copyright © 2025 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.