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| Good afternoon, Chicago. Tynehsa McCarty-Wroten, who gained infamy online for allegedly livestreaming herself while driving when she struck and killed a man last month, has been taken into custody and faces two felony charges, according to a Zion Police Department news release. According to the release, McCarty-Wroten was arrested as she left her home “with several packed bags.” Darren Lucas, 59, was leaving his job at Torres Fresh Market and crossing Sheridan Road after work on Nov. 3 when he was struck and killed by a vehicle, authorities said. A woman under the pseudonym tea_tyme_3, streaming herself live on TikTok the same day, suddenly screamed and swore and said she had hit someone, according to reports. 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  Navy recruit Amber Rens, of Wisconsin, right, introduces her friend and fellow recruit Rae Inting, of Florida, to her parents on the phone, Dec. 25, 2025, at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights. It was the
13th year that the school hosted recruits from the Naval Station Great Lakes on Christmas. Recruits are not allowed unlimited phone calls on base but were allowed to use the phones for the day to talk to loved ones. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune) Naval Station Great Lakes sailors get taste of home at Arlington Heights celebrationOn a not-so-white Christmas Day, 50 recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes walked into a roaring welcome at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, a tradition embraced by the community for 13 years.
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business  Dozens of varieties of cannabis flower are on display inside Lume Cannabis Co. on Dec. 17, 2025, in Berkley, Michigan. (Katy Kildee/The Detroit News) Michigan marijuana businesses, customers see hazy future with new taxMetro Detroit cannabis dispensaries say sales have ticked up in recent weeks as customers stock up ahead of a new 24% tax set to take effect Jan. 1.
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sports  Boxing legend Jack Johnson, right, in 1910. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Today in Chicago History: Chicago resident Jack Johnson becomes first Black heavyweight boxing champJack Johnson — who lived in Chicago and owned a short-lived cafe in the Bronzeville neighborhood — became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion on this day in 1908.
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eat. watch. do.  Garrett Forrestal plays Jerry Lee Lewis in “Million Dollar Quartet,” the inaugural production at Paramount Theatre’s new Stolp Island
Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place in downtown Aurora. The 98-seat venue is designed to get the audience close to the action on stage. (Liz Lauren) Paramount extends run of ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora“Million Dollar Quartet” inaugurated Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre in July 2024, and has since been extended three times due to popular demand, theater officials said.
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nation & world  A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about itReturns come with an environmental cost, but there’s a lot consumers and companies are doing to minimize it.
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