Michelle Gallardo
Reporter at WLS-TV (Chicago, IL)
Chicago news reporter. Foodie. 2xIronman. Everest Marathon finisher. Pro-cycling obsessed. Racing as excuse to travel. Tweets are my own. #LiveYourDreams
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2 weeks ago |
abc7news.com | Michelle Gallardo
Asian stocks, Wall St. futures plunge amid slide from Trump's tariffsMonday, April 7, 2025 3:14AMStocks in Asia plunged in their Monday trading as Wall Street futures were down sharply, extending a slide sparked by President Trump's tariffs. Copyright © 2025 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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4 weeks ago |
abc7.com | Lissette Nunez |Michelle Gallardo |Tre Ward
ELGIN, Illinois -- Skeletal human remains have been found inside a car linked to a decades-old cold case, the Kane County coroner confirmed on Tuesday evening. The WLS-TV news helicopter was over the scene as crews removed the 1980 canary yellow Toyota Celica from the Fox River on Tuesday just before 3 p.m. following hours of work. Search teams with a nonprofit group called the Chaos Divers found the car, believed to have been submerged for 42 years, near the Slade Avenue boat launch on Monday.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The National Association of Letter Carriers is rallying against efforts to take away the independence of the United States Postal Service. President Donald Trump's administration has not announced any specific plans to privatize the United States Postal Service just yet, but amidst rumors of job cuts and a potential merger with the Commerce Department, thousands of postal workers rallied across the country this weekend, including in Chicago.
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1 month ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- With a large part of the roof gone, services for Elgin's First United Methodist Church were held online on Sunday. But that was not enough for dozens of the congregation's members who came together in prayer, still shocked by the storm damage, but grateful that no one was hurt.
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2 months ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
CHICAGO (WLS) -- With the four-month trial now in the rearview mirror, a juror from the Michael Madigan trial explained why they were able to convict the former speaker on some counts, but not others. When Madigan left the courthouse Wednesday, it was as a convicted felon. But, there is still a long way to go before the former speaker sees the inside of a prison, if at all, with the sentencing hearing expected to be months away.
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