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Widely popular food influencer and philanthropist Keith Lee partnered with the Salvation Army and the city of Gary yesterday for a large-scale relief effort in northwest Indiana, where residents have been without power for two grueling weeks following historic weather.

Gary residents have been in survival mode after severe storms with winds of up to 100 mph and a derecho swept through the area on Aug. 11, leaving behind uprooted sidewalks, streetlights out of service, snapped trees and debris scattered across the city.

Read the full story from the Tribune’s Zareen Syed.

Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including: what to know about a proposed 15-minute express train to O’Hare, what’s next after the Chicago Sky missed the playoffs for the third year in a row and a critically acclaimed soul food and barbecue restaurant will open a long-awaited flagship.

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US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say

The administration of President Donald Trump is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face legal challenges.

Crowd in McKinley Park protests ICE after agents crash into truck and detain driver on I-55 ramp

Protesters gathered in the McKinley Park neighborhood yesterday afternoon after immigration agents earlier in the day crashed into a pickup truck near the Damen Avenue exit on I-55 and detained a driver, witnesses and local officials said.

Livestream footage shows the blue pickup truck surrounded by ICE vehicles after colliding with immigration agents and smashing into a concrete barrier on the side of I-55 next to Exit 290.

A 15-minute express train to O’Hare? One group is making the pitch, but the proposal faces hurdles.

A group of business and transportation leaders wants to build a private train they say could take travelers from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport in 15 minutes, but the project would need to clear significant planning, financial and regulatory hurdles to get rolling.

Chicago Public Schools families head back to class: ‘Finally, today is the first day’

Across the city yesterday morning, yellow school buses zipped through streets. Throngs of children in uniform filed into school buildings. Teachers, crossing guards and school staff greeted familiar faces and new ones as students arrived for the first day of class.

More than 300,000 students headed back to class across the city as Chicago Public Schools opened its doors for the 2026-27 school year. For many, it was a welcome return.

Calumet Township receiving meals and portable restrooms during power outage and sewage issues

Nearly two weeks after the Aug. 11 derecho hit northwest Indiana, Calumet Township resident Pam Oliver got power and sewage restored Sunday night.

“I celebrated by flushing the toilet like four times,” Oliver said. “I had to make sure it was real.”

Although Oliver’s service is restored, other Calumet Township residents are still going without it because a recently installed sewage system only works when power is on. While they wait for power, volunteers in the area are providing meals, water and portable showers and toilets.

Clean Air Act: Dismantling one of the country’s bedrock environmental laws

Join Tribune investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne for a virtual discussion hosted by ProPublica with fellow environment journalists from across the country about the rollback of the Clean Air Act and what it means for public health in communities across America. The event will be held today at 3 p.m. Central Standard Time. Register and submit your questions here.

Column: Chicago Bears roster puzzle coming into focus. What are the biggest battles before Sunday’s cuts?

Coaches and front-office personnel spent a good chunk of yesterday in the bunker at Halas Hall as the Bears zero in on evaluations for roster choices that will be due within hours of Saturday’s preseason finale at Tennessee, writes Brad Biggs.

The bulk of the decisions have been well-shaped for a few weeks, and players on the edge of a roster spot — or a spot on the 16-man practice squad — are running out of precious time to make a statement.

The Chicago Sky missed the playoffs for a 3rd year in a row. How much longer can this cycle repeat?

For the third season in a row, the Sky will not compete in the WNBA playoffs.

It happened, rather fittingly, with yet another beatdown at the hands of the Indiana Fever, a team that has defeated the Sky the last nine times the two teams have met. The Sky spent the last week teetering on the edge, racking up a few last-gasp wins to hold off the looming inevitability of their own elimination. Now, the reality is settling in.

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project is set to give movement to archives at the Harris Theater

Ten dance companies, a one-night performance. That’s the math that brings performers from the latest cohort of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at the end of the month.

Restaurant news: Soul & Smoke finally opening flagship with acclaimed barbecue and new fine dining dishes

Soul & Smoke, best known for its critically acclaimed American soul food and barbecue, will finally open a long-awaited flagship, inspired by roots in the South Side and, perhaps more surprisingly, molecular gastronomy.

The reimagined restaurant is scheduled to celebrate its grand opening in Evanston after years of delays on Sept. 1.