| Good afternoon, Chicago. Weiss Memorial Hospital appeared to close this morning, just a day before it was scheduled to lose Medicare funding. The emergency room and other facilities closed as of 7 a.m., emergency room registered nurse Daniel Maser said. Three
other hospital staffers, who asked to remain unnamed, told the Tribune yesterday that the facility was slated to close. The hospital was quiet this morning, and one person was seen walking out of the facility with a cardboard box. 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 Carpentersville resident Antonika Shapovalova, just 13 years old but a already a seasoned student at Elgin Community College, chooses a book at the Dundee Library in East Dundee. She's a big fan of science fiction and fantasy books, she says. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News) Antonika Shapovalova of Carpentersville is one smart, busy kid. Just 13 years old, she has been taking classes at Elgin Community College since fall semester 2024. More top news stories: business Chef Stephanie Izard holds a chicken sandwich at her new restaurant, Lucky Goat, in the Boulevard food hall at the Hollywood Casino in Joliet during a media preview event on Aug. 7, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) After more than three decades of floating on the Des Plaines River, Hollywood Casino Joliet — one of the state’s first riverboat casinos — is ready to welcome gamblers on dry land. More top business stories: sports Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer talks with colleagues before an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) The Cubs now trail the Milwaukee Brewers by four games after leading them by 6½ on June 18. Jed Hoyer’s lost gamble on Michael Soroka’s health at the trade deadline puts the rotation in another bind. So the damage is done. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Chicago Symphony Orchestra second harpist Lynne Turner strums on the stage of the Martin Theatre at Ravinia on Aug. 1, 2025. (Nate Swanson/for the Chicago Tribune) Turner’s 63-season tenure with the orchestra ends with concerts at Ravinia on Aug. 9 and 17. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world An woman walks past Rice University’s Lovett Hall, the oldest building on campus, Jan. 23, 2001, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) A big increase in the tax on university endowments is adding to financial uncertainty for the wealthiest colleges in the U.S., leading several already to lay off staff or implement hiring freezes. More top stories from around the world: | 
