| Good afternoon, Chicago. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is recommending that two Grand Crossing (3rd) District police officers be stripped of their police powers after finding that they drew blood from a man while trying to pry open his mouth with a pair of wooden tongue depressors, recently released records show. According to a July 29 memo from COPA Chief Administrator LaKenya White to interim Superintendent Fred Waller
obtained in a Freedom of Information request, Sgt. Steven Holden and Officer Sonja Brown were strip-searching a man at the 3rd District station when Brown said she saw the man put what is only described in the memo as “contraband” in his mouth. 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 People walk past the United Center where Democratic National Convention leadership arrived to view the United Center
as a possible location for the 2028 DNC, on May 12, 2026. The announcement was made that the DNC will not return to Chicago in 2028. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune) The Democratic National Convention will not return to Chicago in 2028, dashing hopes for the first United Center repeat since the Michael Jordan-era Bulls and delivering an election-year loss to Gov. JB Pritzker. More top news stories: business Weston Ridge Apartments, if approved by the Naperville City Council, would offer 65 “micro-unit” apartments near the Route 59 train station on the current site of a vacant parking lot. (540 Weston Ridge) A plan under which 65 “micro-unit” apartments would be built on a vacant parking lot near Naperville’s Route 59 Metra station cleared one approval hurdle last night. More top business stories: sports Montini quarterback Israel Abrams interacts with teammates and coaches between drills at football practice in Lombard on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Joe Lewnard / Daily Herald) The story of how Chicago beat the odds to become a hub of quarterback development isn’t necessarily a perfect storm, more like a steady rain that’s been pushing forward for 15 or 20 years. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Jason Statham, left, and Annabelle Wallis in a scene from “Mutiny.” (Dan Smith/Lionsgate/TNS) The latest Jason Statham joint, “Mutiny,” isn’t playing coy with its references. The film, directed by Jean-François Richet, written by Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis, is “’Die Hard’ on a container ship,” and a new poster pays direct homage to the 1988 Bruce Willis action classic. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Supporters of Lindsay Clancy cheer as Sheriff’s vehicles pass by as they stand outside the Plymouth Courthouse. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald) A sea of supporters in pink stood for Lindsay Clancy outside the Plymouth courthouse this morning, sharing stories of postpartum experiences and a collective moment of silence in support of the defendant. More top stories from around the world: | 
