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Good afternoon, Chicago. A Chicago nonprofit, in conjunction with the American Federation of Teachers, is suing the U.S. Department of Education over funding cuts to a program that has long provided wraparound services to students in high-poverty and rural areas. For decades, multiyear grants through the FSCS program have helped public elementary and secondary schools provide a range of supportive services — from social, health, nutrition and mental health support to family resources — to students and their families, especially those in vulnerable situations. 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 yell at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and other agents while
they stop at a gas station while conducting an immigration enforcement action, Dec. 17, 2025 in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) ‘Help is on the way’: Audio captures Border Patrol and 911 dispatchers before CPD responseOn the second day of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s brief, chaotic return to Chicago earlier this month, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor dialed 911 as a convoy of federal vehicles sped north on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
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business  A person walks past Restyle Designers Barrington on Dec. 29, 2025, in Barrington. Six people broke into the high-end designer consignment store the previous day. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Barrington business nearly emptied by early morning burglars during the weekendBarrington police are investigating the early Sunday burglary of a Cook Street consignment business.
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sports  Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly before a game Nov. 6, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Northwestern hires Chip Kelly, the longtime college and NFL coach, to be its new offensive coordinatorChip Kelly, 62, had a highly successful stint as Oregon’s head coach from 2009-12, going 46-7 and taking the Ducks to the national championship game in his final season.
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eat. watch. do.  Ralph Fiennes stars in “28 Years Later: The Bone Collector.” (Columbia Pictures) Movies for winter 2026: Post-apocalyptic thrillers, crime stories and gothic romanceThe bigger financial questions surrounding the long- and short-term viability of the movie industry are out of our hands, which means our only job as moviegoers is to pick and choose what we want to see.
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nation & world  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrives on stage at
the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit at the Waldorf Astoria, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) In a tumultuous year, US health policy has been dramatically reshaped under RFK Jr.In the whirlwind first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, some of the most polarizing changes have taken place within the Department of Health and Human Services, where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has openly rebuffed the medical establishment as he converts the ideas of his Make America Healthy Again movement into public policy.
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