
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 days ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are new details Thursday about some of the people detained at a South Loop immigration facility Wednesday. It's not clear where all of those detained Wednesday are being held. Some may be in the basement of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters downtown. The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to requests for information.
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3 days ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
CHICAGO (WLS) -- New video was released Wednesday of a deadly police shooting inside an assisted living facility in Grand Crossing. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released the body camera footage. The shooting happened last month, near 1400 E. 75th St.There were never any indications of police misconduct in this case. The body camera footage released Wednesday offered a stark image to what was already a bizarre story back when it was first reported.
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4 days ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Crosetti Brand, the man charged with stabbing an 11-year-old boy to death and seriously hurting the boy's pregnant mother in Edgewater last year took the stand Monday in his own defense. Brand is representing himself in his murder trial, as he faces more than a dozen charges. Monday was his first day of testimony at the Cook County Courthouse. In setting the rules for Monday's testimony, the judge made it clear that she did not expect Brand to act like he had two personalities.
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1 week ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's estimated that some 280,000 Chinese students are currently enrolled in American universities. Thousands of them are in Chicago and across Illinois. But, with little detail to go on regarding what might happen to their visa status, many are now questioning whether they will even be able to complete their studies. On the University of Chicago's campus Thursday there was fear and consternation. Much of the university's international student body is Chinese.
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1 week ago |
abc7chicago.com | Michelle Gallardo
GARY, Ind. (WLS) -- This is not the first time a plan to revitalize the city of Gary has been announced, and certainly, there is no guarantee that this one will stick. But with at least some funding in place, and some recent positive news for Gary, there is, at least, a possibility. And for those behind it, that is enough to continue pushing it forward. For decades now, this is what downtown Gary, Indiana has looked like: Dilapidated buildings, shuttered businesses, and hardly any foot traffic.
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