| Good afternoon, Chicago. Donald Trump Jr. visited Northwest Indiana this week in connection with a pair of projects with which he’s involved. In the morning, Trump and others involved in developing two subdivisions met with Mayor Austin Bonta and members of his team at Portage City Hall to check on two of his investments in Portage. Bonta said the meeting was set up with Lotton
Development, which is building the two subdivisions, about three weeks ago. Bonta learned Trump was involved as an investor and partner when Lotton officials asked, “Is it cool
if he comes to the meeting?” 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 Cristobal Cavazos, co-founder of Immigrant Solidarity DuPage and Casa DuPage Workers Center, says goodbye to a young boy and his mother residing in the Elm
Court Apartments on July 21, 2025, in Bensenville. The community has had numerous ICE raids over the last several months and dozens of people have been detained. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Thousands of factory workers who commute to or live in the suburbs west of Chicago have felt the economic effects of immigration enforcement intensify since President Donald Trump began his second term in office. Labor organizers in the area say the layoffs are just the beginning. More top news stories: business 50-foot tall windows cover the lobby at the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation on July 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) A former school in the Austin neighborhood now serves as a vibrant community center and workforce development training facility, more than 10 years after a shutdown left it vacant and deteriorating. More top business stories: sports Jackie Hoffman talks about the Peace Runners name origin during a track workout at Crane High School on June 24, 2025.
(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) If you’ve been wanting to get active but don’t have the group to do it with, look no further. The Peace Runners have you covered. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Stage 773 in 2014 in Chicago in the Belmont Theater District. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) The Lakeview building known as Stage 773 that formerly was Theatre Building Chicago, a seminal venue in the history of off-Loop Chicago theater, appears headed for the wrecking ball. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Rana Mourer waves an American flag outside of the migrant detention facility dubbed
“Alligator Alcatraz,” at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 12, 2025 in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Alexandra Rodriguez) The flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have transferred about 100 detainees from the immigration detention center to other countries, said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who expects that number to increase soon. More top stories from around the world: | 
