Welcome, Your AccountLog OutIllinois vaccine eligibility expands: More essential workers, those with underlying medical conditions now eligible to book appointmentsBy Alexis McAdams BATAVIA, Ill. (WLS) -- COVID-19 cases are rising across Illinois, as the state works to expand vaccine eligibility and opportunities.The Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported .The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from March 22-28 is 3.8%.But vaccination sites like one off Randall Road in Batavia are hoping to turn the troubling trend around. It's crucial to Kane County because of...…Welcome, Your AccountLog OutIllinois vaccine eligibility expands: More essential workers, those with underlying medical conditions now eligible to book appointmentsBy Alexis McAdams BATAVIA, Ill. (WLS) -- COVID-19 cases are rising across Illinois, as the state works to expand vaccine eligibility and opportunities.The Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported .The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from March 22-28 is 3.8%.But vaccination sites like one off Randall Road in Batavia are hoping to turn the troubling trend around. It's crucial to Kane County because of...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- Exclusive video shows the moment when someone fired shots inside a warehouse party on Chicago's South Side over the weekend.The scene was chaotic, with bullets flying as people ran for cover. Now the mayor plans to hold the owner of that building responsible.The large party inside of a warehouse on the city's South Side ended with 15 people shot and two dead. Video taken early Sunday morning inside of the after-hours party shows people dancing and having fun. Moments later, gunfire erupts."Music playing, people having fun, and...…Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- Exclusive video shows the moment when someone fired shots inside a warehouse party on Chicago's South Side over the weekend.The scene was chaotic, with bullets flying as people ran for cover. Now the mayor plans to hold the owner of that building responsible.The large party inside of a warehouse on the city's South Side ended with 15 people shot and two dead. Video taken early Sunday morning inside of the after-hours party shows people dancing and having fun. Moments later, gunfire erupts."Music playing, people having fun, and...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two young children are back with their family after someone stole their mother's car while they were inside Saturday.The car theft took place at a gas station just before 6 p.m. near E 75th Street and S Yates Boulevard in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, according to police.While the family is safe, they have been left traumatized.Police are searching for the man who was caught on camera stealing the Chevy Malibu from the South Side gas station.Surveillance cameras were rolling as the offender casually walks up to the parked...…Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two young children are back with their family after someone stole their mother's car while they were inside Saturday.The car theft took place at a gas station just before 6 p.m. near E 75th Street and S Yates Boulevard in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, according to police.While the family is safe, they have been left traumatized.Police are searching for the man who was caught on camera stealing the Chevy Malibu from the South Side gas station.Surveillance cameras were rolling as the offender casually walks up to the parked...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog OutWoman shot in Aurora carjacking while eating in Wendy's parking lotBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- There have been at least half a dozen carjackings reported in the city and suburbs since Friday, shining a light on the growing problem in the city.It's a scenario that is becoming all too common in the city of Chicago."Immediately two men got out of a tan SUV, one of them came running up to me, and I remember saying, 'please do not hurt me.' Begging for my life," said carjacking victim Kelly Milan. "He just kept saying, 'where are your keys - where are your...…Welcome, Your AccountLog OutWoman shot in Aurora carjacking while eating in Wendy's parking lotBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- There have been at least half a dozen carjackings reported in the city and suburbs since Friday, shining a light on the growing problem in the city.It's a scenario that is becoming all too common in the city of Chicago."Immediately two men got out of a tan SUV, one of them came running up to me, and I remember saying, 'please do not hurt me.' Begging for my life," said carjacking victim Kelly Milan. "He just kept saying, 'where are your keys - where are your...WW…

Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- US Attorney General William Barr said Operation Legend has resulted in hundreds of arrests in Chicago as he gave an update on the federal crime-fighting initiative Wednesday morning.Since the program launched in July, Attorney General Barr said more than 500 people have been arrested and 124 people have been charged with federal crimes.Operation Legend has deployed 1,000 federal agents to nine cities, including 400 to Chicago.In the first five weeks of Operation Legend in Chicago, Barr said murders dropped by 50 percent over the...…Welcome, Your AccountLog OutBy Alexis McAdams CHICAGO (WLS) -- US Attorney General William Barr said Operation Legend has resulted in hundreds of arrests in Chicago as he gave an update on the federal crime-fighting initiative Wednesday morning.Since the program launched in July, Attorney General Barr said more than 500 people have been arrested and 124 people have been charged with federal crimes.Operation Legend has deployed 1,000 federal agents to nine cities, including 400 to Chicago.In the first five weeks of Operation Legend in Chicago, Barr said murders dropped by 50 percent over the...WW…