Good morning, Chicago.

From downtown to the city’s Far South Side, yesterday’s extreme heat brought traffic to a halt as bridges buckled under the skyrocketing temperatures.

A bridge at 127th and Torrence Avenue over the Calumet River in the Hegewisch neighborhood failed to close properly yesterday afternoon due to heat-related issues, Chicago Department of Transportation spokesperson Erica Schroeder confirmed.

The disruption follows a DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge that got stuck slightly upright yesterday morning, causing delays and backups for cars on the major Chicago highway.

Read the full story from the Tribune’s Allison Kiehl.

Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including what a DCFS audit found under a 2020 Illinois law, what offensive numbers show for the Chicago White Sox and our picks for what to do in Chicago this weekend.

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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.

Judge ‘hesitant’ on where to draw the line in lawsuit over immigration enforcement tactics

With the anniversary of Operation Midway Blitz less than a week away, the militarized tactics of immigration agents that roiled Chicago last fall were once again front and center in federal court yesterday as a judge weighs the merits of a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration’s policies are unconstitutional.

Related:

• Judge blocks President Trump’s new bid to curb birthright citizenship, citing Supreme Court precedent

No grand jury issues in Border Patrol agent sexual assault case, judge says

A federal judge ruled yesterday there was no evidence of any inappropriate grand jury conduct by prosecutors in the case of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent charged with robbing and sexually assaulting prostitutes in Chicago-area hotel rooms.

DCFS audit finds some improvement but persistent problems under 2020 law sparked by Decatur toddler’s death

The state child welfare agency under Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration has yet to fully implement changes Illinois lawmakers mandated in response to the neglect-related death of a downstate toddler during the two-term Democrat’s first month in office more than seven years ago, according to a state audit released yesterday.

2-year-old Frankfort boy dead, mother hospitalized, in ‘domestic related homicide,’ police say

A 2-year-old boy died Tuesday in Frankfort, according to the Will County coroner’s office, in what Frankfort police called an apparent domestic related homicide.

Police went to the home on the 22700 block of Brook Stone Court at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday and found the boy unresponsive. CPR was administered and the boy was taken to a hospital, police said.

‘We believe she’s still there’: Family searches for Bartlett woman missing in devastating Nepal flood

Family members of a Bartlett woman who went missing in last week’s massive flood in Nepal have been in Kathmandu since Monday hoping to find her and bring her home safe.

Offensive numbers show exactly how the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox have improved in a year

Director of hitting Ryan Fuller can point to several statistics that highlight the strides the White Sox have made at the plate in 2026. Take runs per game. The Sox entered yesterday’s game against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park averaging an American League-best 4.78 runs per game, up from 3.99 in 2025.

“Last year, the first year of the new hitting program, that was selling the vision of what could be,” Fuller said on Sunday in Minneapolis. “And now it’s pointing to the players at the big-league level who are actually doing it.

“So what it means to be a White Sox hitter now, we have tangible ways of showing them what we value. It’s been a ton of fun.”

Related:

• White Sox don’t cash in during 8th-inning opportunities in a 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros

What we learned from the Chicago Bears, including the latest on CBs Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson

The Bears were on the practice field for about 80 minutes yesterday, and cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson appeared to be full participants.

Both starting corners exited last week’s joint practice with the Tennessee Titans with injuries — Johnson with an apparent elbow injury and Stevenson with a leg injury. But both appear to be trending in the right direction as the team turns from training camp to the regular season.

More on the Bears:

• Bears QB Caleb Williams dials in on his diet — today’s ‘Hot Ones’ appearance aside
• Could Clark Phillips III be Bears’ solution at slot corner? ‘I see him fitting into that nickel mix.’

What to do in Chicago for Labor Day Weekend, including Jazz Fest, the parade and Sound & Gravity

Here are our picks for events in and around Chicago this Labor Day weekend.

Art for fall: 10 essential shows at MCA, Hyde Park Art Center and MoCP

Back to school, back to work, back to art! Beach season ends in five minutes, so get thee to a museum or gallery full of stuff that reinvigorates the senses, turns on the brain and opens one up to new encounters, foreign ideas and novel worldviews. Chicago fields a plethora of possibilities this fall.

More picks for fall:

• Dance for fall: Joffrey’s dark new ‘Liliom,’ the annual Tap Summit and two guys named Bob
• Live music for fall: Garth Brooks, Noname and women running the show
• 10 movies for fall: Sorkin’s Facebook follow-up, Tom Cruise in a non-action role and a biopic about ‘Rocky’
• Museums for fall: Science at the MSI, women all-stars at Art Institute and the annual architecture
• Theater top 10 for fall: Culture wars and epic change
• 15 TV shows for fall: A new Amy Poehler comedy, a legal drama from the creators of ‘The Good Wife’ and the return of ‘Slow Horses’