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| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | NBC Local | Target car seat trade-in event begins Sunday, company says | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/target-car-seat-trade-in-event-begins-sunday-company-says/3925017/ | Parents who need to grab a new car seat for their children are being offered a chance to trade in their old car seats at Target stores. According to the company, its bi-annual car seat trade-in event kicked off on Sunday, offering parents the ability to recycle old car seats … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | NBC Local | Chicago Cinco de Mayo event cancelled for 2nd year over fear of immigration raids | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-cinco-de-mayo-event-cancelled-for-2nd-year-over-fear-of-immigration-raids/3925024/ | The annual Cinco de Mayo parade in Chicago has been canceled a second year in a row because of fear and uncertainty related to immigration enforcement actions, organizers said. The Cermak Road Chamber of Commerce and Casa Puebla announced on Saturday that they decided to cancel their 2026 Cinco de … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | NBC Local | Indiana officials warn of rise in overdoses related to synthetic opioid | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-officials-warn-of-rise-in-overdoses-related-to-synthetic-opioid/3925033/ | Officials in northwest Indiana are warning the public of a rise in fatal overdoses which may be linked to a potent synthetic opioid. That opioid, known as “Cychlorphine,” has been detected in multiple regions around the U.S., including the Chicago area, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Stream NBC … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | NBC Local | An Illinois home George Harrison visited prior to Beatlemania is now for sale | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/before-beatlemania-george-harrison-visited-his-sister-in-illinois-the-house-is-now-for-sale/3925042/ | For the skinny British musician, it was an unassuming trip to visit his sister's family in September 1963 in Benton, Illinois. He went camping. He jammed with local musicians. He drank root beer delivered on roller skates. He shopped for records. He bought a guitar. Then he went home. Stream … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Two men convicted in brutal 2022 killing of Highland Park man: prosecutors | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/two-men-convicted-brutal-2022-killing-highland-park-man-prosecutors | #### The Brief * * Two men, Nicholas Caban (23) and Jacob Firestone (22), were convicted of second-degree murder for the 2022 beating death of 45-year-old Matthew Ascaridis in Highland Park, Illinois. * Ascaridis went to investigate late-night noises near Fort Sheridan Beach after calling police; he was later found … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Catholic leaders speak out on White House comments against Pope as Trump, Vance backpedal | https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2026/04/19/catholic-white-house-comments-trump-vance-pope-leo | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] Standing inside St. Sabina Church on Sunday, the Rev. Michael Pfleger called on President Donald Trump, Vice President JD … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox catcher Kyle Teel practicing patience in comeback from hamstring injury | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/19/kyle-teel-recovery-white-sox-andrew-benintendi | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For all the development **Kyle Tee** l has missed out on over the first few … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | CBS Local | Rideshare driver robbed, carjacked at gunpoint in Logan Square, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rideshare-driver-robbed-carjacked-at-gunpoint-logan-square/ | Chicago police said an armed group robbed and carjacked a rideshare driver in Logan Square overnight. Police said between 2:45 a.m. and 3 a.m., three men on foot approached a 54-year-old rideshare driver in the 2100 block of West Walnut Street in Logan Square. They entered the victim's white Nissan … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | CBS Local | Cubs hand Mets their 11th straight loss by rallying for a 2-1 win in 10 innings | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cubs-beat-mets-2-1/ | Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs sent the New York Mets to their 11th consecutive loss by rallying for a 2-1 victory Sunday. Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto tied it for Chicago in the ninth with an RBI double off closer … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | block-club-chicago | West Garfield Park Mass Shooting Kills 3, Injures 1: ‘A Tragedy For The Whole Community’ | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/19/west-garfield-park-mass-shooting-kills-3-injures-1-a-tragedy-for-the-whole-community/ | WEST GARFIELD PARK — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in a Friday mass shooting that left three people dead and another man critically wounded on the West Side. About 4:50 p.m. Friday, three men and one woman were standing on the sidewalk in the 4000 block of … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | block-club-chicago | At ‘Battle Of The Badges,’ Police, Firefighter Boxers Trade Friendly Jabs: ‘We’re Still Brothers’ | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/19/at-battle-of-the-badges-police-firefighter-boxers-trade-friendly-jabs-were-still-brothers/ | BRONZEVILLE — Though they’re frequent collaborators while on the job, Chicago’s police officers and firefighters faced off in the ring and traded mostly friendly jabs in the annual Battle of the Badges on Friday. The 24th annual Chicago Battle of the Badges took place Friday at De La Salle High … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | ABC Local | Humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record | https://abc7.com/post/humanoid-robot-sprints-victory-beijing-beating-human-half-marathon-world-record/18921553/ | BEIJING -- A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps. The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, according … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Bailey says calling Chicago a ‘hellhole’ was ‘dumb’ as he courts more city votes | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bailey-chicago-hellhole-dumb | #### The Brief * * Darren Bailey, the GOP nominee for governor, expressed regret for calling Chicago a "hellhole" in his previous election. * Bailey is trying to attract more voters in the state's most populous city after losing to Gov. JB Pritzker by double digits back in 2022. * … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | CBS Local | Driver killed in fiery crash in Archer Heights, police say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/driver-killed-fiery-crash-archer-heights/ | A driver was killed after a fiery crash on the city's Southwest Side Saturday night. Chicago police said just before midnight, the driver of a Jeep Cherokee, only described as a male, was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed when it hit a Honda Pilot, driven by a … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | ABC Local | Charges against ex-Hinsdale HS coach linked to allegations involving student from other district | https://abc7chicago.com/post/ex-district-86-hinsdale-central-lacrosse-coach-alex-buetikofer-charged-amid-allegations-involving-student-other/18921192/ | HINSDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- A former Hinsdale Central High School lacrosse coach is facing charges in connection with allegations of improper conduct with a student from another school district, officials said. Joliet police arrested 38-year-old Lisle man Alex Buetikofer on Saturday. He is charged with grooming, solicitation to meet a … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | CWB Chicago | CPS aide pushed, dragged nonverbal autistic boy ‘like a starfish’ in school hallway, prosecutors say | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/04/cps-aide-pushed-dragged-nonverbal-autistic-boy-like-a-starfish-in-school-hallway-prosecutors-say.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cps-aide-pushed-dragged-nonverbal-autistic-boy-like-a-starfish-in-school-hallway-prosecutors-say | A substitute classroom aide at a Northwest Side elementary school is facing felony charges after prosecutors said a CPS security officer watched live on surveillance cameras as she dragged and pushed an 8-year-old nonverbal autistic boy during a three-minute struggle outside a school bathroom. Melissa Monroy, 48, who prosecutors said … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | NBC Local | Recall alert issued for nearly 1.4 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/recall-alert-issued-for-nearly-1-4-million-ford-f-150-pickup-trucks/3924960/ | A recall notice has been issued for nearly 1.4 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks, federal officials say. [ According to an alert from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ][5] , the vehicles impacted could potentially experience unexpected downshifts in their transmission systems. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | NBC Local | Man dies in high-speed crash after Jeep slams into tree, catches fire | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-dies-in-high-speed-crash-after-jeep-slams-into-tree-catches-fire/3924967/ | A man has died after the Jeep he was driving slammed into a tree and burst into flames in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood. According to Chicago police, the man was driving at a high rate of speed in the 4400 block of South Pulaski at approximately 11:50 p.m. Saturday when … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | NBC Local | Alert issued after twin babies, mother reported missing in suburban Dolton | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alert-issued-after-twin-babies-mother-reported-missing-in-suburban-dolton/3924979/ | Twin 1-month-old babies and their mother were reported missing Sunday, leading Illinois State Police to issue an alert. According to authorities, 1-month-old Jaylen and Jayden Atkinson and their 17-year-old mother Zarreya Atkinson were last seen at 2 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Shepard and East 146th Street in Dolton. … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 19, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago man charged in March 2025 shooting of another man on West Side | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-charged-march-2025-shooting-west-side/ | A Chicago man was charged in the alleged shooting of another man on the city's West Side last year. Semaj Hampton, 19, was arrested in Schiller Park on Friday and charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder and one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a … |