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| Good afternoon, Chicago. The ongoing federal government shutdown is starting to have dire consequences at Chicago’s Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, where money has run out to pay staff for nonessential duties and jury trials are being canceled amid growing uncertainty. The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, initially affected only civil litigation involving the United States as a party since the court keeps a reserve of funds that allow most operations to continue. 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 visit the Pullman House Project Welcome Center during the Historic Pullman House Tour last weekend. Organizers said attendance was
down at the annual event amid confusion generated by the federal government shutdown, which caused some Pullman National Historical Park facilities to remain closed. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown) Pullman neighborhood groups stepping up as government shutdown casts shadow on Park Service facilitiesOn the recent Historic Pullman House Tour, the Administration Clock Tower Building in Pullman National Historical Park remained closed while the park’s seven rangers who typically staff the site and offer tours and other programming are on furlough.
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business  A person walks past a BMO branch near Canal Street on Sept. 25, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Chicago-based BMO sells 138 branches in 11 states to First Citizens Bank, including one in IllinoisBMO, the Canadian banking giant whose U.S. operations are headquartered in Chicago, has agreed to sell 138 branches in 11 states — including one in southern Illinois — to North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank.
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sports  Bears quarterback Caleb Williams prepares to face the Cowboys on Sept. 21, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Column: 12 things we missed while giving our undivided attention to the Chicago Cubs playoff runCaleb Williams went trolling. Angel Reese went catwalking. David Ross ended his media silence. Here’s what we missed while focusing on the Cubs playoff run.
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eat. watch. do.  Neko Case performs at Salt Shed in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Review: Neko Case’s Salt Shed concert brings lightness and life to heavy timesCrisp and clean, the 85-minute concert made bold, buoyant, full-throated statements about what it means to embrace surroundings and circumstances — and, per the lyrical thrust of her sweeping song “Destination,” “live a real life.”
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nation & world  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters outside the
Senate chamber as they charge President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He’s shown little interest in doing so.President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement.
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