Two different views of scarlet tanagers, one of the more dramatically colored birds of the Chicago area, and a big flathead catfish for the start of the Sunday Fish of the Week lead the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs clash in a Saturday showdown as they play the second game of a 3-game NL Central series at Wrigley Field.

On Friday, during the “One Chicago” panel at ATX TV Festival, Steven Weber of “Chicago Med” and Marina Squerciati of “Chicago P.D.” announced the news of the podcast. The host will be announced at a later date. The podcast will produced by Wolf Entertaiment and USG Audio.

Tom Liravongsa — or as social media knows him, Tom the Skyscraper Guy — has racked up millions of views on videos about the 38-story tower that he purchased in 2023.

A Chicago firefighter was hurt when his vehicle was struck Thursday night as he responded to a car fire on I-57, CFD officials said.

President Donald Trump granted clemency to John Rowland and Larry Hoover, among others, focusing on their criminal histories and the effect of these decisions.

The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend without plugging a $770 million hole in the transportation budget

Mr. Hoover was accused of directing the Gangster Disciples even after he went to prison in the 1970s. The federal commutation will not change his state prison sentence.

White, 23, has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery.

One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent presidential commutations.

Mr. Hoover, a drug kingpin who was convicted of leading a vast street gang from inside an Illinois prison, has also been convicted of murder.