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| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Woman shot on Chicago’s South Side during fight with security guard, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/security-guard-shooting-south-side-4-18 | **CHICAGO** \- [ A woman was shot ][1] and injured during a fight early Saturday morning with a security guard on Chicago’s South Side. What we know: Officers were called to the scene in the 600 block of E. 75th Street in the [ Greater Grand Crossing ][2] neighborhood around … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Most Illinoisans OK with data centers — as long they're strictly regulated | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/18/data-centers-water-bills-climate-change-water-bills-power-act-rich-miller | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][81] * [ Facebook ][82] * [ Bluesky ][83] * [ Email ][84] * [ Reddit ][85] * [ Flipboard ][86] In a mid-March poll, 68% of likely Illinois voters said they would support legislation to “regulate data centers to … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Ahmed Shihab-Eldin excels at exposing injustice. His overseas arrest deserves the same scrutiny. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/18/ahmed-shihab-eldin-kuwait-iran-war-journalist-rights-press-freedom-rummana-hussain | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][51] * [ Facebook ][52] * [ Bluesky ][53] * [ Email ][54] * [ Reddit ][55] * [ Flipboard ][56] Our conversation didn’t last long. The cheers would have drowned out our small talk, and [ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin ][57] … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: In-laws make themselves at home long before dinner | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/04/18/dearabby-today-dear-abby-inlaws-make-themselves-at-home-long-before-dinner | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][43] * [ Facebook ][44] * [ Bluesky ][45] * [ Email ][46] * [ Reddit ][47] * [ Flipboard ][48] **DEAR ABBY:** How should I handle in-laws who show up three or more hours early for dinner and just … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Pope Leo XIV channels Cardinal Bernardin's teachings to stand against Iran war | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/04/18/pope-leo-xiv-cardinal-bernardin-trump-mail-in-ballots-cesar-chavez-flooding-health-care | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][23] * [ Facebook ][24] * [ Bluesky ][25] * [ Email ][26] * [ Reddit ][27] * [ Flipboard ][28] I came to the [ Catholic Theological Union ][29] in September 2024 on a scholarship, not as a theologian … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How we photographed Oscar-winning Tarell Alvin McCraney | https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2026/04/18/how-we-photographed-oscar-winning-tarell-alvin-mccraney | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist [ Anthony Vazquez ][17] . Follow him on [ Instagram ][18] … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Loyola University's lab turns used cooking oil into fuel to run buses | https://chicago.suntimes.com/energy/2026/04/18/loyola-university-searle-biodiesel-lab-cooking-oil-fuel-buses | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Each weekday, buses running on fuel made of used cooking oil transport thousands of Loyola University Chicago students and … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | ABC Local | Man shot, seriously injured while sitting in car in Humboldt Park: police | https://abc7chicago.com/post/humboldt-park-chicago-shooting-today-man-shot-injured-inside-car-division-harding-police-department-says/18912135/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was shot and seriously injured while sitting in his car on Chicago's Northwest Side on Friday night, police said. Police said officers responded to the shooting near West Division Street and North Harding Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood around 10:45 p.m. ### [ ABC7 … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | ABC Local | Woman killed in quadruple shooting near West Garfield Park barbershop ID'd; 2 others dead | https://abc7chicago.com/post/rickia-williams-2-others-killed-quadruple-west-garfield-park-chicago-shooting-outside-barbershop-pulaski-maypole/18912485/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Officials have identified one of three people who were killed in [ a quadruple shooting ][1] near a West Side barbershop on Friday afternoon. Chicago police have not said what motivated the attack where two gunmen pulled up and opened fire on group of people, leaving three … |
| View Article | 5 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | WBEZ | Barbara Flynn Currie, 'trailblazer who opened doors for generations of women' dies | https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/04/18/barbara-flynn-currie-house-majority-leader-trailblazer-illinois-general-assembly-chicago-south-side | After a vote in the Illinois House on a key part of then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pension relief plan in 2016, Barbara Flynn Currie did something not often seen in these times of divided, dysfunctional government. She crossed the aisle and shook hands with the three Republican lawmakers who broke ranks … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | April 18, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Saturday, April 18, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/04/18/horoscopes-today-saturday-april-18-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Taurus. ## … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | NBC Local | Ground stop issued at O'Hare Airport amid severe thunderstorms | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ground-stop-issued-at-ohare-airport-amid-severe-thunderstorms/3924597/ | A ground stop was issued for planes arriving to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as [ severe thunderstorms ][1] hammered the Chicago-area on Friday. The ground stop was put in place around 8:16 p.m. and was initially scheduled to end at 9:45 p.m. but was extended until 10:45 p.m., according to … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Former owner of 'Home Alone' house charged in Chicago-area child porn case | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/former-owner-home-alone-house-charged-lake-forest-child-porn-case | #### The Brief * * A Lake Forest man is charged with seven felony counts tied to child sexual abuse material. * Police say cyber tips led to a search warrant and seizure of electronic evidence. * The man previously owned the Winnetka home featured in "Home Alone." **LAKE COUNTY, … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Honor Flight Chicago brings Army couple’s 41-year love story full circle | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/honor-flight-chicago-brings-army-couples-41-year-love-story-full-circle | ![Army couple shares Honor Flight experience in Washington][7] #### [ Army couple shares Honor Flight experience in Washington ][8] A husband and wife, both veterans, just shared their first Honor Flight experience side by side in Washington. It was a chance to reflect on a family legacy from ancestors who … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago police search for suspects in brutal CTA Red Line assault | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-search-suspects-brutal-cta-red-line-assault | #### The Brief * * Two suspects attacked a woman on a CTA Red Line platform near N. Clark around 4 p.m. * Victim was dragged by her hair, punched and kicked while a second suspect blocked help * Police seeking suspects; tips urged as officials remind riders to stay … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox not sweating early struggles for closer Seranthony Dominguez | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/17/white-sox-seranthony-dominguez-anthony-kay-athletics | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — [ _White Sox_ ][7] general manager **Chris Getz** signed closer **Seranthony Dominguez** to a two-year, … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | ABC Local | 3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme | https://abc7.com/post/3-southern-california-residents-sentenced-bear-suit-insurance-fraud-scheme/18907444/ | Three Southern California residents have been sentenced in a [ bizarre insurance fraud scheme ][6] which prosecutors say involved them staging fake bear attacks on high-end cars. It all stems from a claim the suspects filed with their insurance company, saying a bear got into their car, a 2010 Rolls-Royce … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Nat Geo and Disney celebrate Earth Month with 'Hoppers' star Piper Curda | https://abc7.com/post/national-geographic-disney-celebrate-earth-month-hoppers-star-piper-curda-dr-sammy-ramsey-la-brea-tar-pits/18900536/ | LOS ANGELES -- This April, National Geographic and Disney are inviting audiences to " [ Step into Wonder ][1] " during Earth Month. The company-wide initiative encourages people to immerse themselves in nature, biodiversity and exploration. In pursuit of this mission, National Geographic teamed up with the [ La Brea … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | WTTW | Week in Review: Trump Clashes With Pope Leo; CPS and CTU Reach May Day Deal | https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/17/week-review-trump-clashes-pope-leo-cps-and-ctu-reach-may-day-deal | After a lengthy back-and-forth, Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union reach a compromise — calling May 1 a Day of Civic Action. Classes will remain in session despite CTU demands, but CPS will provide transportation to an afternoon rally in Union Park and won’t retaliate against students and … |
| View Article | 9 p.m. | April 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Bodycam video shows Chicago cop took cover for 90 seconds after fatally shooting his partner Krystal Rivera | https://www.wbez.org/cpd/2026/04/17/chicago-police-krystal-rivera-carlos-baker-shooting-body-camera-copa | After Officer Carlos Baker fatally shot his partner Krystal Rivera, the Chicago cop told investigators he would “die for her.” But newly released body camera footage shows Baker ran for cover after he fired the deadly gunshot and took more than 90 seconds before checking on Rivera as she was … |