| Good afternoon, Chicago. Everybody is excited about the Chicago Bears this year. Even the Hallmark Channel. The Bears will be featured in “Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story,” the third original movie in the franchise created by Hallmark Media, the NFL and Skydance Sports. The franchise began in 2024 with a Kansas City Chiefs-themed movie — which featured cameos from coach Andy Reid, several Chiefs players and even tight end Travis Kelce’s mother Donna Kelce. 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 Shaeve White holds a photo of her mother, Shanna White, outside her home in Sauk Village on June 24, 2026. Shanna was killed in a hit-and run accident in Winthrop Harbor in February 2026. Shaeve White helped track down the suspect, Travis Kern, through social media. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) “I know the cops and detectives are doing what they’re supposed to do, but it felt like it wasn’t enough,” Shaeve White said. More top news stories: business Kaival Patel, 28, of Schaumburg, checks out a 2026 Sportage PHEV X-Line AWD at Bob Rohrman Schaumburg Kia dealership on June 23, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune) Stocking
up with household bargains this week for the annual Amazon Prime Day sale? This year, Chicago-area shoppers can throw a discounted SUV in their cart as well. More top business stories: sports Mets starting pitcher David Peterson in action during the first inning against the Phillies on June 21, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) The addition of David Peterson gives them a much-needed starter for a rotation down to four healthy arms on the big-league roster and their organizational depth limited. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Louis Armstrong, left, presents a Grammy Award to David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer of the rock group “Blood, Sweat and Tears”, in New York, March 11, 1970. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff) David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose husky, high-strung tenor on “Spinning Wheel,” “When I Die” and other hits helped make the so-called “brass rock” band among the most popular acts of the late 1960s, has died at age 84. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world President Donald Trump turns to depart after speaking with reporters as Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., listen on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote yesterday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed. More top stories from around the world: | 
