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| Good afternoon, Chicago. Chicago aldermen advanced another $17 million police misconduct settlement today tied to a decades-old alleged wrongful conviction. The hefty sum that still requires full City Council approval would go to Jose Maysonet, who spent 27 years in custody for a double murder before Cook County prosecutors dropped charges against him eight years ago. 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  Chicago police respond to West 26th Street and South Kedzie Avenue after a report of shots fired at Border Patrol agents on Nov. 8, 2025, in the Little Village neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Suspect charged in pointing gun at woman in Little Village following tumultuous Border Patrol raidChicago police on Saturday arrested a man who allegedly aimed a gun at a woman in a Little Village restaurant parking lot, the day federal immigration agents said that someone had shot at them as they ran enforcement raids near the restaurant and surrounding neighborhood, CPD and Cook County court records show.
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business  The Wendy’s sign is seen at a restaurant, Jan. 23, 2023, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Wendy’s closing up to 350 restaurants by end of the yearAs many as 350 Wendy’s restaurants could shutter their doors by the end of the year, following hundreds of closures announced in 2024.
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sports  Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) runs the ball for 29 yards during the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at Soldier Field on Nov. 9, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Caleb Williams’ timely scrambles guide Chicago Bears to 2nd come-from-behind win: ‘Cool as ever in 4th quarter’For the second week in a row, the Bears found a way to win when their backs were against a wall.
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eat. watch. do.  Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project operations director Myles Francis talks to a walking tour group about a ground marker with the name of Robert Williams etched in
a glass brick, displayed at the intersection of South State and West Van Buren Streets, Nov. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Williams was one of 38 people killed during the violence of the riot. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Walking in the Loop? Look down. You may be passing new markers of city’s Race Riot of 1919Since the riot’s centennial, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has pushed for a large-scale public art venture featuring those killed.
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nation & world  Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, arrives to meet with fellow Republicans behind
closed doors to discuss proposals on ending the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) What’s in the legislation to end the federal government shutdownWhat’s in and out of the bipartisan deal drew sharp criticism and leaves few senators fully satisfied. The legislation provides funding to reopen the government, including for SNAP food aid and other programs, while also ensuring backpay for furloughed federal workers the Trump administration had left in doubt.
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