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Good afternoon, Chicago. Three Chicago police officers and two suspects were hospitalized this morning after officers intervened in an attempted burglary in a freight train yard in the Englewood neighborhood, authorities said. Just after 5 a.m., officers were alerted to several people trying to burglarize a freight train car in the 5800 block of South Shields Avenue, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department. 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 rat peers out from a fence in an alley in the 1900 block of North Halsted Street on Aug. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Researchers test plant-based birth control on Lincoln Park rats after deaths of owl familyThe latest weapon in Chicago’s war against rats is plant-based, naturally flavored and nutritious. It’s a birth control pellet made with corn and peanuts, and a team of researchers and volunteers will be serving it to discerning rats in a four-block area of the Lincoln Park neighborhood for a year.
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business  Chicago Bears defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett talks to reporters during a media availability event at Halas Hall on April 17, 2025, in Lake Forest. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) Bears defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett buys $1.4M Waukegan homeChicago Bears defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett and his wife, Kasharah, in April paid nearly $1.4 million in an off-market deal to buy a six-bedroom, 4,791-square-foot house in Waukegan from former Bears offensive line coach Chris Morgan and his wife, Holly.
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sports  Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Aaron Civale delivers to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a game at Rate Field in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) How the Chicago White Sox navigate pitching 17 games in 17 days: ‘Trying to make sure guys are rested’From a pitching standpoint, Ethan Katz said the key to navigating this type of span is “trying to make sure guys are rested.”
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eat. watch. do.  “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was originally released on June 11, 1986. Matthew Broderick (right) stars as a delightfully charming high-school senior who,
with his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara, middle) and best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck, left), ditches school to enjoy one perfect day as a kid with no responsibilities. (Paramount Pictures) Column: Teen movies used to be a genre Hollywood took seriously, young audiences too. But good luck finding them in theaters today.Teen films as a genre — most of which were geared to all kids, regardless of gender — are a casualty of the changing business model brought on by streaming, as studios have abandoned mid-budget films to focus almost exclusively on blockbusters.
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nation & world  Law enforcement officers gather outside the Annunciation Church’s school in response to a reported mass shooting, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave) Minneapolis police: Shooting at Catholic school has left 3 dead, including shooter, and 17 injuredMinneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter — armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol — approached the side of the church and shot dozens of rounds through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School. Police believe the gunman then killed himself.
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