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The city of Chicago is suing South Chicago Chapel weeks after dozens of mishandled human remains were discovered at the South Deering funeral home.

In a housing complaint filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court, the city’s Department of Buildings charges a host of code violations against the funeral home, listing five pages of alleged dangerous, hazardous and unsanitary conditions that officials say overran the facility.

“This is an unlicensed funeral home that has been receiving deceased human cadavers for processing,” the complaint states. “It is apparent that none of these bodies were being ‘processed.’”

Read the full story from the Tribune’s Tess Kenny.

Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including: what newly released records show about former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, emptying the Bears notebook after 19 training camp practices and three preseason games and our theater top 10 for fall.

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Head of Chicago’s Insight hospital talks about future of West Suburban amid pushback from doctors, lawmakers

The head of Insight Hospital & Medical Center spoke at a town hall last night about how his health system might help to reopen West Suburban Medical Center — even as West Suburban’s former doctors decried the plan and two state lawmakers pulled out of the event entirely.

Community members gathered for the town hall Monday night to hear from former employees, community leaders and the president and CEO of Insight, who spoke about his hopes for the now-shuttered West Suburban and Weiss Memorial hospitals.

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• Illinois ignores rules and red flags as ‘servant leader’ runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals

Bovino was under internal investigation by Border Patrol when he retired, newly released records show

Former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino retired while under internal investigation for his conduct during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis and Chicago, records released last week by the federal government show.

Victims recovering from late-summer mass shooting in Washington Park as police look for answers

Demetrius Sandifer came to Washington Park on Saturday to see some old friends.

Sandifer, 42, described the gathering in the park, a block or two north of University of Chicago Hospital, as a reunion for former residents of the Robert Taylor Homes, where he’d lived until 2005. He was talking to his girlfriend in the park, he remembered, when he heard shooting start behind him.

“I (saw) the fire come out of the gun,” he said. “That’s how close I was.”

Ex-caregiver charged with sharing videos on Snapchat of nude residents at memory care home in South Barrington

Bernard “Skip” Fisher II suffered from Parkinson’s disease, and couldn’t speak. He was completely dependent on care at Encore Memory Care in South Barrington. Five days before he passed away in July, his wife, Kristen Fisher, said she received an alarming phone call from the Encore executive director.

Fisher was told that her husband and other residents had been videotaped naked at the home, and the images were shared among a group of facility employees via Snapchat.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton speaks as Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, left, looks on during a press conference addressing continuing state and federal storm recovery efforts at the Hudson Campbell Sports and Fitness Center in Gary, Indiana, Aug. 31, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan and Gary Mayor Eddie Melton take action after mass NIPSCO power outages

Local officials are pushing for more answers about mass power outages and recovery from the Northern Indiana Public Service Company.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, told the Post-Tribune yesterday that his staff is writing a letter for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission investigation into NiSource — NIPSCO’s parent company — to look at restoration efforts and investment in a restoration plan.

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• Indiana Gov. Braun, FEMA assess NWI storm damage, offer resources

Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades.

The 63-year-old Davis was convicted yesterday of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. The jury deliberated for 3 hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas.

Undrafted rookies, gadget plays and who starts at safety: Emptying the Chicago Bears notebook

Entering the final week of training camp, Bears coach Ben Johnson called left tackle a “hot spot” and admitted there were questions about who would start at safety.

Things have cleared up at left tackle, but after Saturday night’s preseason finale at Tennessee, some uncertainty remained in the secondary.

Brad Biggs wants to empty the notebook on the Bears after 19 training camp practices and three preseason games.

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• Bears are re-signing DL James Lynch to the 53-man roster while starting to fill out practice squad

5 questions for Northwestern football, including what the offense can do under Chip Kelly and Aidan Chiles

David Braun wasn’t afraid to be bold about his expectations when he stood in front of national reporters a month ago at Big Ten media days. The Northwestern coach pondered why the Wildcats couldn’t chase Big Ten titles, College Football Playoff berths and even national titles.

“Why not us?” he repeated.

Theater top 10 for fall 2026: Culture wars, campus controversies and epic change

Much Chicago theater this fall is focusing on the concerns of the moment: battles over school reading lists and old friends being ripped apart due to their standing on the opposite sides of the all-American political divide.

We’ve focused our list heavily on new work, of which there is much. But we also found room for “Jekyll & Hyde,” ground zero for throaty power ballads.

The season’s offerings range far beyond 10 shows, of course — there are more theater openings this fall than has been the case since the ravages of the pandemic. But Chris Jones finds 10 to try.

Restaurant review: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery now serving whimsical Polish American food around Chicago

Maplewood, the brewery and distillery founded in Chicago, now has a chef who’s making nostalgic American comfort food with unexpected Eastern European whimsy, from lazy dumplings and pork butter to pizza with ketchup, writes Louisa Kung Liu Chu.