| Good afternoon, Chicago. Northwest Indiana has seen a large increase in flooding this June compared to the same time last year, according to the National Weather Service. This time last year, Northwest Indiana had less than an inch and a half of rain, said Scott Lincoln, senior service hydrologist for the National Weather Service Chicago. Over the last 30 years of average rainfall for this time of the year,
Northwest Indiana saw an increase of 150% to 500% of rainfall, Lincoln said. “Some of that difference year to year is typical, but a swing to 500%
is a little bit much,” Lincoln said. 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 Akshara Rajan, who attended Walter Payton College Prep in part because of its Latin program, sits on a bench outside her home in Chicago on June 18, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) At Walter Payton, one of a handful of schools offering Latin classes, the financial squeeze includes temporarily cutting back its beloved but consistently under-enrolled language program, school officials announced at the end of the academic year. More top news stories: business Irene Pritzker currently has her three-bedroom condo in Lincoln Park on the market for $4.1 million. (Cook County Assessor) In a real estate deal involving names from two of Chicago’s most powerful and most philanthropic dynasties, Irene Pritzker – the former wife of the late Robert Pritzker – is the $5.5 million buyer of billionaire Lester and Renee Crown’s five-bedroom, 6,200-square-foot spread on the 37th floor of a Streeterville high-rise. More top business stories: sports Cubs starter Ben Brown delivers against the Brewers on May 19, 2026, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) The Cubs placed right-handers Ben Brown (neck strain) and Edward Cabrera (left hamstring strain) on the 15-day injured list before today’s split doubleheader against the New York Mets. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Bobbie J. Wilson, from left, Emily Anderson and Debra Walker pose with statues of former President Barack
Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama on opening day at the Obama Presidential Center on June 19, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) The museum is currently sold out through September. The first round of tickets, though Nov. 30, went on sale in May and quickly sold out for the first months of admission. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Democratic congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg speaks during an election night watch party, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Kennedy family scion and political novice Jack Schlossberg lost yesterday to New York state Assembly Member Micah Lasher, in a closely watched and crowded Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in the heart of Manhattan. More top stories from around the world: | 
