| Good afternoon, Chicago. At just 11 years old, Jayden Perkins was brave and strong, prosecutors said today, but he was “absolutely no match” for the grown man who
rushed at his mother and stabbed her repeatedly. In a tense courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, prosecutors began their closing arguments to the jury after a more than three-week trial that involved more than 30 witnesses and some 300 exhibits. Crosetti Brand, 39, is charged with murder, attempted murder, home invasion and aggravated domestic battery, accused of killing Jayden as he tried to protect his pregnant mother, Laterria Smith. 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 Ald. Anthony Quezada, 35th, is knocked down alongside Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, 33rd, while confronting federal agents, June 4, 2025,
as the agents approached a Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remove detainees from the South Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Members of the City Council’s Latino Caucus are calling for an investigation into how Chicago police responded to Wednesday’s demonstration outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in the South Loop, where federal agents detained immigrants and clashed with aldermen. More top news stories: business William Dalton outside his apartment in the 700 block of West 47th Street in Chicago, June 5, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) After its inaugural year as a state-funded effort, Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting applications tomorrow and will see a third of its funds wiped away in the 2026 fiscal year that begins July 1. More top business stories: sports White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf watches the team warm up before Game 3 of the American League Divisional Series against the Houston Astros on Oct. 10, 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Jerry Reinsdorf and Justin Ishbia reached a long-term investment agreement that establishes a framework for Ishbia to obtain a future controlling interest in the Chicago White Sox, the team announced today. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Local Chicago chefs Bailey Sullivan, left, of Monteverde, and César Murillo, of North Pond, wait for judges’ feedback during the filming of “Top Chef.” (David Moir/Bravo) Two Chicago chefs have fought long and hard to make it to the “Top Chef” season finale, which airs tonight and concludes June 12 on Bravo. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Pope Leo XIV leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission today for the first time amid questions about his past handling of clergy sex abuse cases and demands from survivors that he enact a true policy of zero tolerance for abuse across the Catholic Church. More top stories from around the world: | 
