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| Good afternoon, Chicago. Union Pacific Railroad sued Metra yesterday in an escalation of an ongoing compensation dispute between the two railroads. Union Pacific alleges Metra owes it close to $2.3 million in the lawsuit, which it filed in federal court in Chicago. The dispute between the railroads — which spurred Metra to sue Union Pacific earlier this year — centers around Metra’s use of Union Pacific tracks on three busy commuter lines: the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. 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  M.E.A.N. Girls volunteer Stephanie Williams and London Jackson, 13, try to get Journee McKnight, 13, to smile during an
Ice breaker game at the M.E.A.N. Girls Empowerment’s opening day event at South Holland Community Center on Sept. 6, 2025. (Troy Stolt/for the Chicago Tribune) Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance gives $500K to 11 local nonprofits serving girlsIn a recently released YouTube video, former first lady and founder of the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, Michelle Obama announced $500,000 in support of 11 Chicago-based organizations.
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business  Heinen’s Grocery Store is set to open its new Naperville location on Wednesday. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun) Upscale grocery store Heinen’s opens Wednesday in NapervilleOhio-based Heinen’s is set to open its doors in Naperville at 10 a.m. Wednesday, making it the upscale grocery store chain’s fifth location in Illinois.
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sports  Chicago Bears defensive back Nahshon Wright walks off the field after suffering an injury in
the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 8, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Nahshon Wright’s highs — and lows — epitomize a Chicago Bears defense that ‘didn’t finish’ in Week 1 lossThe Bears committed 12 penalties for 127 yards, and the defense allowed the Vikings to rally in the fourth quarter with three straight touchdowns.
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eat. watch. do.  Author James Tehrani in his Vernon Hills home on Sept. 3, 2025. Tehrani has written the first biography of the famous child star Carl “Alfalfa”
Switzer, who is best known for his role in the “Our Gang” series. The book is titled “Alfalfa: The Rascal You Knew, the Character You Never Knew.” (John Konstantaras/for the Chicago Tribune) Column: Writer James Tehrani’s first book is ‘Alfalfa — The Rascal You Knew, the Character You Never Knew’Of all the minor memories that kids carry into adulthood, some of the dearest and most vivid are the faces of other kids, the little characters met on movie or TV screens. For James Tehrani, one of those faces is that of Alfalfa, who he first encountered on a Zenith TV set in the basement of his grandparents’ home.
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nation & world  France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hand with France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou during the farewell ceremony of Chief
of Staff of the French Armed Forces Thierry Burkhard, in the courtyard of the Invalides, in Paris, France, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool) France’s prime minister is ousted as the nation drifts into turmoilPrime Minister François Bayrou submitted his resignation today after losing a crushing confidence vote in parliament. The third toppling of a head of government in 14 months leaves President Emmanuel Macron scrambling for a successor and a nation caught in a cycle of collapse.
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