Evelyn Holmes

3 weeks ago | abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men were arrested in Chicago's Southwest Side by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. "It is frightening," 25th Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez said. "This can happen to anybody. We've seen legal residence, even U.S. citizens that have been detained. We cannot normalize this."The arrests happened near 18th and Carpenter streets around 8:30 a.m. on Monday. Video shared with ABC7 shows several people wearing FBI vests in the neighborhood.

4 weeks ago | abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer was wounded while trying to detain a suspect who was shot and killed Thursday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. The incident occurred at about 10:37 p.m. in the 4300-block of West North Avenue. Police said officers approached a male suspect who fled on foot into a backyard and while trying to detain the suspect, a struggle ensued. During the struggle, police said the suspect's weapon fired, striking an officer in the leg.

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 79-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the West Side Tuesday night, Chicago police said. The crash occurred at about 8:27 p.m. in the 2400-block of West Jackson Boulevard. Police said the driver in a black car heading south on Western Avenue disregarded the traffic light and crashed into the victim's white sedan heading west on Jackson Boulevard. The driver of the black car left the scene on foot, police said.

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Memorial Day weekend has been a violent weekend in Chicago, but this year, the gun violence is down. The city of Chicago's safety plans appears to have passed the test this Memorial Day. At least 22 people were shot, two fatally, this weekend, a marked decline from last year. According to ABC7 data, last year 41 people were shot and nine killed including a five-year old girl. None of the victims from this past weekend are children.

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | Evelyn Holmes

ADDISON, Ill. (WLS) -- The repairs and cleanup are just beginning in a west suburb on Sunday after a leaking propane tank exploded in the back of a box truck. The explosion, captured on a doorbell camera, happened around 8:45 a.m. Saturday in Addison. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The driver of that truck was able to escape serious injury and walk away. A home security camera captured the blast heard around the neighborhood.