Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and ravaged thousands of homes

The fire and smoke in Chicago comes as destructive and deadly wildfires burn in Los Angeles, California, with firefighters battling at least four big blazes amid strong winds.

ABC7 Chicago's Liz Nagy is in California and spoke with two former Chicago journalists whose home was destroyed in the fires. First came the hurricane force winds that sent a tree crashing through Becky Schlickerman and her husband Kim Janssen's Altadena home Tuesday afternoon.

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles are more than a week old, but parts of southern California are still burning. The death toll has reached 25, and is expected to climb as search teams comb through thousands of charred buildings, looking for remains.

As wildfires ravage the Los Angeles area, Chicago-area groups and residents are trying to pitch in to help those devastated by the blazes.

Galit in Lincoln Park and Gene and Georgetti's in River North are among at least 55 restaurants in Chicago that will donate the proceeds of certain dishes and drinks they sell to help out people impacted by the California wildfires.

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At the World Vision warehouse on Chicago’s West Side, staff and volunteers packed a truck filled with relief supplies destined for Los Angeles, where devastating wildfires have left communities reeling.

California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been deployed to fight the deadly wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area.

The 49-year-old actor joined his two other neighbors and backed Sierra-Leyva onto the yard of one of the houses where they seized the blowtorch and firebug.

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