| Good afternoon, Chicago. A group of hopeful Cook County property owners eager to get breaks on their tax bills are likely to end up disappointed. About 1,700 certificates of error — one-page requests to correct property assessment mistakes — were turned in to Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office late last month. Successful applications can result in refunds for taxpayers,
but the “vast majority” of the batch are missing any evidence or valid grounds for relief, a Kaegi spokesperson said, meaning the homeowners likely struggling to pay their bills would be out of luck. 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 The Lewis University campus in Romeoville, March 11, 2026. Lewis University has about 7,000 students. (Kevin Serna/The New York Times) International students used to crowd Lewis University’s hallways, surrounding David Livingston, the school’s president, when he would stride through. The Romeoville campus is quieter now, months into the Trump administration’s campaign to curb the number of international students at U.S. schools. More top news stories: business House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) greets Rep. Luz Rivas (D-California) during a rally with House Democrats on the steps of the U.S. Capitol
to oppose the Senate-passed spending bill that would reopen the government because it did not extend the the Affordable Care Act tax credits, on Nov. 12, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Illinois consumers who bought health insurance on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange are paying 26% more for coverage, on average, than they did last year, and the number of people who enrolled in the plans dropped nearly 4%, according to the state. More top business stories: sports Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas answers questions at
a press conference during Chicago Bulls media day at the United Center on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) The Bulls fired executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley, the team announced today. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. British singer-songwriter Lily Allen opens the North American leg of her “Performs West End Girl” tour at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on April 3, 2026. (Bob Gendron / for the Tribune) Lily Allen got personal and dramatic on Friday at the first of a two-night stand at a packed Auditorium Theatre. Merging her roles as pop chanteuse and actor in the North American debut of her “Performs West End Girl” tour. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world This image provided by NASA on April 6, 2026, shows a view of the moon taken by the Artemis II crew before going to sleep on flight day 5. (NASA via AP) With the moon now filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts set a record today as the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby promising magnificent views of the far side never before witnessed. More top stories from around the world: | 
