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Afternoon Briefing

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Wentworth Area Detectives received an unusual phone call from a local defense attorney on Monday night: The attorney’s client was reporting a dead body in a Greater Grand Crossing apartment and wanted to turn himself in, according to a police report obtained by the Tribune.

After Grand Crossing (3rd) District police forced their way inside the apartment in the 500 block of East 72nd Street, they found the body of Terriyanna Johnson, 29, on the floor of the bedroom covered with a blanket, authorities said.

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Night falls on Loretto Hospital in the 5500 block of West Flournoy Street on Jan. 12, 2022, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Fugitive Chicago medical exec returns from Dubai to face Loretto Hospital fraud charges

A former Chicago medical supply company owner who fled to Dubai shortly before being indicted in a massive scheme to defraud Loretto Hospital has returned to the U.S. to face the charges.

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Painted Tree Boutiques at 240 S. Route 59 in Naperville closed without warning April 14 and told vendors they had until April 24 to remove all their items from the building. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

Painted Tree Boutique vendors say they’re out money after business suddenly closes

Painted Tree, a national chain that provided leased space for retail and home decor vendors, closed all of its stores effective April 14.

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Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan gives direction to his team in the second half of a game against the Indiana Pacers at the United Center in Chicago on April 1, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Bulls coach Billy Donovan gives direction during a game against the Pacers on April 1, 2026, at the United Center. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago Bulls anchored their future to Billy Donovan. What happens now that he left?

It’s rare for the Bulls to enter a summer with a slate this clean. The Reinsdorfs have only cleaned house three times in their family’s extensive history with the team.

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"Ricky Martin, rapper René Pérez Joglar, aka Residente, and reggaetón singer Bad Bunny, " photograph by Eric Rojas in the exhibit "Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón," at the Museum of Contemporary Art, April 17, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

First-of-its-kind MCA exhibition plays the beat of Caribbean activism

Taking up the museum’s entire fourth floor, “Dancing the Revolution” is a first-of-its-kind exhibition on view through Sept. 20.

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This image provided by Christopher Narsesian shows chunks of ice and flooding in Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula on April 19, 2026. (Christopher Narsesian via AP)

Heavy rain and snowmelt are hurtling large chunks of ice into northeastern Michigan homes

Large chunks of ice rammed into homes along Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall and winter melt left many homes flooded and threatened to overflow stressed dam systems.

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