* ABC Chicago…

A man says he was hit by a pick-up truck near the ICE processing facility in Broadview Wednesday night. […]

“Broadview police officer requested to speak with the ICE agent who had claimed to witness the incident. The agents at the gate post stated they were unaware of any such agent and had no knowledge of an agent being involved in striking a pedestrian,” police said in a statement.

Broadview police said as they were investigating, ICE agents began deploying pepper balls toward protesters.

“The deployment of pepper spray began affecting Broadview officers. Due to visibility issues and no further identification of a suspect vehicle, we departed the scene without further incident,” police said.

Jose Ocegueda said he was walking to a gas station when he said the truck drove up on the sidewalk and hit his friend.

* DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tina Tyson-Dunne is running for Rep. Terra Costa Howard’s House seat…

We told you this morning DuPage County Board member Lynn LaPlante has thrown her hat in the ring for the 42nd House District. Glen Ellyn Trustee Sonia Bhagwakar has also applied for the replacement appointment and is prepared to run for the seat.

* US Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi is out with more endorsements…

Today, a dozen current and former elected leaders from across the Quad Cities region announced their endorsement of Raja Krishnamoorthi for U.S. Senate, adding to his long and growing list of downstate supporters backing his Senate bid. […]

New Quad Cities endorsements include:

- Rock Island County Treasurer Nick Camlin
- Blackhawk Township Supervisor & Rock Island County Board Member Chuck Layer
- Rock Island Township Supervisor John Brandmeyer
- South Rock Island Township Supervisor Grace Diaz Shirk
- Moline Township Supervisor Bonnie Johnson
- Hampton Township Supervisor Gail McIntyre
- Moline Alderperson James Patrick Schmidt
- Moline Alderperson Matt Timion
- Moline Alderperson Dan McNeil
- Rock Island Township Trustee Vince Thomas
- Former Rock Island County Treasurer Louisa Ewert
- Former Rock Island County Board Chair Jim Bohnsack

These officials join a growing roster of Quad Cities leaders supporting Raja — including Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati and former Congressman Phil Hare, both of whom hosted Raja to kick off his Summer Listening Tour in Moline.

*** Chicago ***

* Crain’s | Johnson’s plan to remake City Council leadership crumbles: A Rules Committee meeting scheduled this morning ahead of the full City Council was delayed by over two hours as the Latino Caucus and other council members scrambled at City Hall to revive a lineup proposal that only came together this week before “crashing and burning,” according to Ald. Nick Sposato, 38th. During the meeting, Walter “Red” Burnett was unanimously confirmed to take over the 27th ward seat and was sworn in with his hand on the bible of his father and predecessor, former Ald. Walter Burnett, but no committee chairmanships were voted on.

* CBS Chicago | Homeless shelter on Chicago’s North Side offering first-of-its-kind dorm room model: Shelter leaders said providing clients with their own personal space offers much more than a place to sleep inside a former Rogers Park medical clinic. “It’s just a stepping stone. It’s just a place to help me move forward in life,” Resident Ray Smith said. Instead of sleeping in a large room on cots like other men’s shelters, the residents share a room with one other person.

* Block Club | Vacant Pilsen Lot Could Become Affordable Housing For Seniors Under Developer’s Plan: Developer Teo Scorte plans to build a seven-story, 106-unit apartment building for people 55 and older at 1606 S. Wolcott Ave. All apartments would be rented at affordable rates and all units would meet accessibility standards, Rolando Acosta, the developer’s lawyer, said at a community meeting Monday. The building, dubbed Casa Bienestar, would have 94 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom units. People 55 and older whose income is at 30, 60 and 80 percent of the area median income could apply. Rents would range from $675 to $1,800, Acosta said.

* Block Club | As Domestic Violence Surges, City Funding To Fight Crisis Set To Drop Dramatically: During the hearing convened by the council’s Committee on Health and Human Services, advocates representing a range of local organizations pushed alderpeople to support a significant increase in resources for gender-based violence services. Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to release his 2026 budget recommendations next month, which will kick off weeks of discussions and negotiations with City Council members. Overall violence in the city has decreased significantly in recent years, according to Chicago police figures. Yet domestic violence remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) noted at the hearing.

* Chalkbeat Chicago | Chicago Public Schools enrollment drops, preliminary data show: Chicago Public Schools enrollment has dipped to roughly 313,000 this fall — a decrease of about 12,000 students, assuming preliminary data analyzed by Chalkbeat holds steady until the 20th day of school on Sept. 15 when the district takes its official count. The early numbers, which are posted publicly on the CPS school profiles and updated daily based on the district’s student record system, show drops in the number of English language learners and Black students.

* WTTW | ‘Lights Out,’ Chicago. Bird Migration Will Be Intense Thursday Night and Millions Need Safe Passage: Half a billion birds will be on the move across the U.S. tonight as migration begins to hit its peak, with some 25 million expected to pass over Illinois, putting the entire state on high alert to reduce collision risks. That means “lights out” for all non-essential outdoor lighting between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Shades should be closed, as well.

* Tribune | Leo High School finishes in 4th place for ‘America’s Got Talent’: After months of competing for first place on “America’s Got Talent,” the Leo Catholic High School choir fell just short at the conclusion of the NBC reality talent show’s 20th season, broadcast Wednesday night. The all-boys choir from the South Side Catholic school placed fourth. Singer Jessica Sanchez was crowned the winner.

* Sun-Times | Chicago musicians leave Spotify over concerns about data privacy and AI: In an open letter published on Monday, the artists cite CEO Daniel Ek’s venture capital investment in and chairmanship of Munich-based military AI company Helsing, Spotify’s compensation model for artists, the proliferation of unlabeled AI-generated music, and the company’s algorithm-driven model that relies heavily on user data collection as core reasons. The authors of the letter point to journalist Liz Pelly’s book “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist,” released in January, as a significant influence.

*** Cook County and Suburbs ***

* Aurora Beacon-News | Aurora to hold its last Food Truck Festival of the year on Friday: The summer Food Truck Festival held on July 18 received strong support after being offered for the first time, city officials said. The summer event joined the longstanding spring Food Truck Festival held during the first week in May. The fall Food Truck Festival set for Friday is the second year an autumn version of the event will be held. Similar to the summer event, organizers said the Food Truck Festival on Friday will offer about 35 vendors with a large number not seen before in Aurora. Aurora Community Events Coordinator Christina DiCristofano said adding new faces “is a way to make sure we keep things interesting.”

* Naperville Sun | People giving up pets for financial reasons need help, DuPage officials say: The problem, they said, is more people are facing economic crisis and are unable to keep their pets. Whether because of the high cost of pet fees in rental housing, the fast-rising price of veterinary care or other reasons, many pet owners are making the difficult decision to surrender their animals. “People can no longer afford their pets,” said Marc Ayers, Illinois state director for Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States. “There are so many reasons — mainly economic — that are creating the situation that people can no longer have a pet in their home. And so they’re making that decision to surrender.”

*** Downstate ***

* BND | Is Collinsville’s water safe? City changes its answer after new PFAS tests: Collinsville has reversed its previous guidance that the city’s drinking water is safe after new tests revealed rising levels of so-called “forever chemicals” in groundwater and treated water, which exceed federal limits. The city is now recommending that residents filter city tap water before drinking or cooking with it, contrary to assurances it gave just five months ago. Exposure to the contaminants known as PFAS has been linked to certain types of cancer, fertility and child development issues and other health problems.

* PJ Star | City of Peoria wins Exposition Gardens property at public auction: The winning bid of $1.2 million comes one day after the Peoria City Council gave Urich the approval to spend up to $2 million on the property. Peoria’s aim for the more than 70-acre property, which sits at 1601 Northmoor Road, is to bid it out to housing contractors in hopes of seeing up to 200 homes constructed there, Urich said Wednesday.

* WGLT | Industry leaders convene in Normal to talk economic challenges facing Illinois truckers: Matthew Hart became the executive director of the Illinois Trucking Association [ITA] in 2011 and has since been working to bring awareness to freight companies on economic shifts. The nonprofit organization holds an annual meeting in various locations to connect owners and employees of trucking companies from all around. Hart said his focus remains in Springfield and Washington, D.C. “That’s one of the key things that our members ask us to do—to be their voice in Springfield because they’re all running trucking companies back home,” Hart said.

* WSIL | Drought-breaking rain brings some relief to farmers: Leon McClerren, a farmer in Franklin County, said the biggest benefit of the rain right now is the reduced fire danger in Southern Illinois. The rainfall, although welcome, comes after irreversible damage has already been done. “We would normally see this whole field maturing evenly,” McClerren says. “So we are going to be impacted on the timing of harvest because we’re going to have plants like these versus plants like these right here that are still very green.”

* WCIA | Another burglary suspect arrested with help of Sangamon Co. drone: When deputies arrived, Wilhite said they deployed the Sheriff’s Office drone to assist in the search for the suspect. Using a thermal imaging camera, the drone’s operator located the suspect lying in the field and directed deputies on the ground to his position.

*** National ***

* VICE | Concert Tickets Aren’t Expensive Enough Actually, Says Live Nation CEO: Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino recently claimed that concert tickets should cost way more, actually, while speaking at CNBC and Boardroom’s Game Plan conference. According to Rapino, who has a net worth of $997.1 million, concert tickets have been “underpriced” for “a long time.” Rapino compared popular concerts to sports games, insinuating that sports fans actually enjoy spending thousands of dollars on tickets. By this logic, concertgoers should embrace higher prices, or at least learn to like it.

* AP | Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan: The company wouldn’t give a number of stores that are closing, but the bulk of the closures appear to be in the U.S. and Canada. Starbucks said it expects to have 18,300 North American locations when its fiscal year ends on Sunday. As of June 29, the company had 18,734 locations. In a research note Thursday, TD Cowen analyst Andrew Charles estimated Starbucks will close around 500 North American stores in its fiscal fourth quarter.

* The Atlantic | The Black Hole That Could Rewrite Cosmology: In the deep sky, beyond the most ancient fully formed galaxies, astronomers have now found a mysterious and colossal object that may be a primordial black hole. Earlier this month, a team of them posted an analysis of the object based on observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope. If their account holds up, the standard view of how the universe evolved will need serious revamping.