Cloudy and blustery Saturday in Chicago with morning showers and gusts to 35 mph; inland suburbs may see patchy frost Sunday night.

A 44-year-old man was shot while sitting in his car on the 1600 block of East 95th Street; he later died at a South Side hospital.

Infighting among three South Side investors has erupted into dozens of lawsuits and foreclosures, exposing ties to the EquityBuild receivership and imperiling properties. Courts and creditors now hold the fate of several buildings.

Harvey briefly missed a $75,000 settlement payment tied to a 2022 police‑chase wrongful‑death case, blaming a cash shortfall; officials say the missed installment has been paid. The agreement leaves payments scheduled through 2033.

A 57-year-old woman died after falling from a boat while it was docking on Lake Geneva in Fontana; state and local authorities are investigating.

Barbara Flynn Currie, the South Side Democrat who became the Illinois House’s first woman majority leader, died April 16 at 85 after a 40‑year legislative career. Her work on education and criminal‑justice reform left a lasting imprint on Springfield.

Officers from the 12th District say they recovered a firearm and took one person into custody near 1800 S. Morgan Street. Beat 1263E is credited with the recovery.

The Illinois House voted 82–27 to pass HB5511, a Pritzker-backed bill to limit algorithmic feeds for minors and set default privacy protections; the measure now moves to the Senate.

An 18-year-old driver died after his car crashed and partially submerged in a stormwater basin in a Rolling Meadows industrial park. Police say the vehicle passed a marked patrol car before the wreck.

A JetBlue red-eye from San Francisco to Boston was diverted to Chicago O'Hare after a cabin odor was reported. The FAA says it is investigating.

An OIG audit says Chicago’s finance department can’t account for at least $8.1 billion in unpaid fines, fees and utility bills.

Southern Belle’s Pancake House purchased the former Dearborn’s building off U.S. Route 34 in Sandwich; the owner says the new breakfast-and-lunch spot could open in June.

ASI Health has filed to rezone a vacant Humboldt Park lot for a five-story health and workforce center that would combine care, memory services and job training. The group says the project could train thousands of caregivers annually.