
Daywatch: Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss receives endorsement in congressional run
Evanston Mayor and former state legislator Daniel Biss' progressive credentials got a boost this morning with an endorsement from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Illinois' increasingly crowded 9th Congressional District Democratic primary race.
Warren, a three-term senator from Massachusetts and briefly a front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, announced she was backing Biss in a statement shared with the Tribune in which she praised the two-term mayor as 'a relentless fighter for working people who can help deliver the structural change our country needs right now.'
The nod from Warren could carry some extra weight as more than a dozen candidates vie for the chance to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat who announced in May that she would not seek a 15th term representing a district covering parts of the North Side, North Shore and northwest suburbs.
Read the full story from the Tribune's Dan Petrella.
Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including Rush scaling back gender-affirming care, where the 'granny flat' ordinance stands with the City Council and viewership for this year's NASCAR Chicago Street Race.
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A federal grand jury indicted a man yesterday on charges that he fatally shot a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife while he was allegedly disguised as a police officer.
Rush University System for Health is the latest Illinois hospital system to scale back its gender-affirming care for minors, amid threats from the Trump administration against institutions that provide such care.
Rush has 'paused' offering hormonal care to new patients under the age of 18, effective July 1, spokesperson Tobin Klinger confirmed.
Aldermen advanced a measure that could legalize 'granny flats' citywide with limited restrictions, a move advocates say will create more affordable housing.
The City Council's Zoning Committee voted 13-7 to advance the additional dwelling unit ordinance. The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.
Aurora officials have found high levels of lead in the drinking water supplied to some homes.
Between January and June, 100 samples were collected and tested for lead using recently-heightened federal sampling and monitoring requirements, according to city officials. More than 10% of the samples contained lead readings above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 'action level,' meaning the city is now required to take certain actions, such as replacing lead service lines, adjusting water treatment practices and implementing public education programs.
A man was shot on the Near North Side Monday about two years after he was released from a 100-year prison sentence for his part in the April 2014 killing of 14-year old Endia Martin, according to police sources.
Reports of fewer fireflies in recent years have sparked worry for the future of the insect's population. However, increased sightings this summer have boosted hopes for the survival of the insect.
The third and potentially final NASCAR Chicago Street Race made a few firsts during the Fourth of July weekend. Rain stayed away, the races ran to completion and two new networks broadcast the events to a national TV audience.
Shane van Gisbergen, who won the inaugural Cup Series race in 2023, took the checkered flag once again this year, but far fewer people saw it.
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-2 in his All-Star debut, while teammate Kyle Tucker was 0-for-2 with a nice catch in left field, writes Paul Sullivan.
The National League blew a 6-0 lead in the final three innings, watching the American League tie it on Steven Kwan's RBI infield hit off Edwin Díaz with two outs in the ninth. The game ended in a tie, which led to the first-ever swing-off between the two sides, an abbreviated Home Run Derby with six players.
The Blackhawks agreed to terms yesterday on a three-year, entry-level contract with forward Anton Frondell, whom they drafted with the No. 3 pick last month.
The deal carries a $975,000 salary-cap hit. When the Hawks last drafted third in 2019, forward Kirby Dach's three-year contract had a $925,000 cap hit.
The new Disney tour of 'Beauty and the Beast' playing this summer at the Cadillac Palace Theatre is introducing bookish Belle, clever Chip and garrulous Gaston to younger generations who were not even born in 1993 when Disney decided to take a stab at turning an animated movie into a Broadway musical. They're also unlikely to know the significance of this particular musical in the history of the art form.
But in fact, 'Beauty and the Beast' sparked a revolution in bringing family audiences back to Broadway. And the success of the show changed the face of the Disney organization.
Mustard on deep dish? Bizarre. Does it work? Apparently, yes, according to the good folks at Portillo's and Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, who are teaming up for a new crosstown collaboration: The Chicago Dog Deep Dish.
On this day in 2019, after eluding capture for a week in the Humboldt Park lagoon, a 5-foot alligator nicknamed 'Chance the Snapper' appeared for a news conference with its trapper Frank Robb. The gator was relocated to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in Florida.
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