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| Good afternoon, Chicago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott don’t have much in common, but one shared policy may soon take effect in Illinois: a crackdown on intoxicating hemp products. Just as Abbott recently did in his state, Pritzker is threatening to use his executive authority to reign in the unregulated sales of hemp products containing delta-8, -9 and -10 THC, the cannabis component that gets users high. The move could alienate lawmakers on both sides of the issue, and any governor’s order is likely to face legal challenges. Here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History
news  Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling stand at the start
of the Chicago Police Department’s graduation and promotion recognition ceremony at Navy Pier in Chicago, Feb. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) President Donald Trump and ICE target police in Chicago and other cities for recruitment in NFL adU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement specifically pitched jobs to the city’s cops when it ran a local advertisement during a Monday night NFL broadcast.
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business  Regeant Panday and Sarah Tang in their living room as Tang holds onto Kaali, one of their two cats, in their Bridgeport neighborhood home on July 17, 2025. The couple bought
their house nearly a year ago. While they were able to achieve homeownership, it has come with sacrifices for the couple, ones that many Americans are having to make because of climbing housing costs. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) They bought a house to ‘grow up.’ Now they can’t afford to start a family.While Sarah Tang and Regeant Panday were able to achieve homeownership, it has left them “house poor”: spending an outsized portion of their income on homeownership. As a result, they’ve had to make sacrifices.
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sports  Cubs catcher Carson Kelly gets doused with ice water and bubble gum during an interview after hitting
a game-winning RBI single in the tenth inning against the Braves at Wrigley Field on Sept. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Column: Chicago Cubs deserve a big celebration after a topsy-turvy season like this oneThe Chicago Cubs didn’t have a big celebration when they clinched the National League Central five years ago. Little did anyone know that it would be their last postseason appearance for quite a while, or that most of the players — and manager David Ross — would be gone the next time it happened.
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eat. watch. do.  Mike Scott leads the Waterboys at Thalia Hall in Chicago on Sept. 16, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Review: The Waterboys want to tell you about, uh, Dennis Hopper, and it’s wonderfulMike Scott played a sold-out show last night at Thalia Hall with the Waterboys, his band of 40-odd years.
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nation & world  A national flag hangs over the site where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University last week, Sept. 17, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn) Students make a somber return to Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was assassinatedUtah Valley University students returning to campus today clustered silently, staring down at the still-barricaded courtyard where an assassin struck down conservative activist Charlie Kirk in an attack that upended the nation.
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