| Good afternoon, Chicago. The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, a government lawyer said
today. The records in a federal student database maintained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been terminated in recent weeks,
often without the students or their schools being notified. More than 1,200 students nationwide suddenly lost their legal status or had visas revoked – including in Illinois – leaving them at risk for deportation. Some left the country while others have gone into hiding or stopped going to class. 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 A procession for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who died Wednesday after fighting a West Side garage fire, arrives from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office to Malec & Sons Funeral Home in the Norwood Park neighborhood on April 24, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Chicago police announced murder charges today against an Austin man believed to have set the trash fire that led to the death of Capt. David Meyer, a veteran firefighter known as the “rock” of his family. More top news stories: business Paul Bertin, president and chief technology officer of Grove Biopharma, works in the chemistry lab in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood on April 24, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) A biotech startup founded during the pandemic by Northwestern University researchers secured $30 million in financing, enough to open its own Fulton Market laboratory, where it will continue developing a new class of drugs to combat cancer and other diseases. More top business stories: sports Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins reacts after scoring a touchdown against Texas during the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) The first round is in the books. The Chicago Bears selected Michigan tight end Colston Loveland last night with the No. 10 pick in the NFL draft. The attention quickly turns to Day 2. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Alex Albrecht, from left, Khnemu Menu-Ra and Valerie Cambron rehearse a scene in the Ghostlight Ensemble production “Drink the Past Dry,” a site-specific piece performed at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, April 9, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Written and directed by Maria Burnham, this world premiere puts a science fiction twist on the otherwise familiar setting of a Chicago bar: at this watering hole, if you sit on the right stool and order a particular drink, you can travel in time. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton embraces Gov. JB Pritzker on April 25, 2025, where Pritzker endorsed her for U.S. Senate at a rally outside Bright Star Church in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker today endorsed his running mate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, for the U.S. Senate, a move that could serve as a politically powerful warning to the rest of an emerging field seeking to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. More top stories from around the world: | 
