The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

CHICAGO — Eloy Jiménez went from first to third on Andrew Vaughn’s double to right field in the seventh inning Monday.

CHICAGO — A firefighter died Wednesday battling a Gold Coast blaze, marking the Chicago Fire Department’s second line-of-duty death in just two days.

Concerts by Pitbull and NCT Dream, the ‘Jagged Little Pill’ musical, and flower shows in Lincoln Park and Garfield Park are among the highlights in the week ahead.

What I’ve heard repeatedly is that, much like teachers, police officers are being asked to do their job and someone else’s job,” the mayor-elect told the Sun-Times.

CHICAGO — The Giants, despite their propensity to swing and miss early this season, won’t be mistaken for a team without plate discipline. Facing White Sox strikeout artist Dylan Cease on Wednesday, they watched five ball fours go by and chased him by the fifth inning.

The union "has an outsized impact on working families who have no other choice on where to send their children...that power, combined with a mayor who is essentially a wholly owned subsidiary, would make them a dangerous force," says one former Chicago Public Schools executive.

Once Johnson and voters know how city departments are doing, it will be easier for him to obtain broad support for necessary corrections.

CHICAGO — A jury is now deciding the fates of three former Chicago tech scene stars accused of perpetrating a $1 billion fraud scheme by lying to investors, lenders and clients.

CHICAGO — On his first day as Chicago’s mayor-elect, Brandon Johnson echoed his winning promise to rethink the city’s approach to public safety, while his lame-duck predecessor Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned him to show humility to first responders upon the heels of another firefighter death in the city.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

SWAT teams have swarmed the Chicago hotel amid reports of a woman armed with a rifle entering Trump Tower.