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2 men found fatally shot in a crashed car in West Pullman

April 27, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

Two men were found fatally shot Sunday night inside a car that had crashed into a tree on the Far South Side.

The top of Willis Tower peeks through fog blanketing downtown Chicago after steady rain came to an end, April 27, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago weather: Severe thunderstorms — and possible tornadoes — expected in several Illinois counties

April 27, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Weather officials warned of potentially severe thunderstorms that could bring tornadoes, strong winds and hail to several Illinois counties Monday.

Nora Draniczarek and her son Joe, 3, tie blue ribbons down the block, April 26, 2026, in Edison Park for a neighbor, Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew, who was shot and killed Saturday at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago police officer fatally shot at Swedish Hospital remembered for kindness and public service

April 26, 2026 at 7:07 p.m.

John Bartholomew, 38, was shot Saturday morning at the North Side hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, greets Gov. JB Pritzker on Jan. 28, 2026, during an announcement about the Prairie State Access Fund, a new initiative to strengthen reproductive and sexual health care access in Illinois. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

1 in 4 women crossing state lines for abortions traveled to Illinois in 2025, data shows

April 25, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

New data revealed that Illinois continues to draw high numbers of out-of-state abortion seekers.

Figo Topal, 65, tailors clothing on April 16, 2026, in his shop, Devrim Cleaners, in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Fewer young Americans are pursuing sewing careers. These Chicago tailors think they know why.

April 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago's emerging and longtime tailors have observed industry shifts they believe have led to fewer professional sewers.

Leonor Arellano, center, and other Chicago Public Schools parents, rally on April 20, 2026, outside Cooper Dual Language Academy in the Pilsen neighborhood in opposition to CPS declaring May 1 as a day of civic engagement. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Some Chicago Public Schools parents push back against May Day agreement

April 20, 2026 at 5:43 p.m.

More than two dozen Chicago Public Schools parents and community members voiced concerns over the district’s plan to hold May Day activities.

Woman, 65, killed in Belmont Cragin hit-and-run

April 20, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

Chicago police are searching for the driver of a red pickup truck that hit a woman in Belmont Cragin and fled the scene Sunday night.

Owner Joe AngelastrI checks out the boarded-up windows outside City News Cafe in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood on April 17, 2026. A car crashed into the front of the building the previous morning, but no one was inside. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

After a car crashes through its storefront, City News Cafe rallied to reopen

April 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, a car being pursued by Chicago police rammed through City News Cafe. Thanks to community support, it's reopen for business.

Family and friends gather outside a home on the 10400 block of South Green Street in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood on April 13, 2026, following an early-morning fire that claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy and left a teenager critically injured. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

10-year-old boy killed in Washington Heights fire remembered for his kindness, maturity

April 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After he was killed in a Washington Heights house fire Monday, 10-year-old London Woodard was remembered by his parents as a "vibrant ray of sunshine."

Dr. Jacqueline Hairston, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, stands in a labor and delivery room at Northwestern’s Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago on April 10, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Northwestern Medicine hosting annual open house for Black Maternal Health Week

April 10, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

The Tuesday event at Prentice Women’s Hospital will feature presentations, Q&A sessions and tours of the labor and delivery floor.

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