| Good afternoon, Chicago. As the Chicago Public Library Foundation — a nonprofit established in 1986 as the fundraising partner of the Chicago Public Library — celebrates 40 years, it does so with a new leader. 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. Marty Quinn, 13th, left, speaks to Finance Chair Pat Dowell before a Finance Committee meeting in City Council chambers, Feb. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Longtime Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn today became the first City Council member to announce his retirement at the end of this term. More top news stories: business Laura Rotunno in her Deerfield backyard on July 7, 2026, a year after receiving a lung transplant at Northwestern despite having stage IV lung cancer. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Hospitals
don’t typically perform lung transplants on people with advanced lung cancer, partly over concerns that the cancer will recur after the transplant, leaving the patient no better off, said Dr. Ankit Bharat, a co-corresponding author of the study, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA today. Patients who receive new organs
must take medication to suppress their immune systems, which can lead to a recurrence if any cancer cells are left in the body. But over the last several years, Northwestern has performed lung transplants on 17 patients with terminal lung cancer whose cancer was confined to their lungs and for whom other treatments didn’t work. All 17 patients either survived for at least one year after their transplants or were still alive at the conclusion of the study. More top business stories: sports A boy takes a shot at Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center on June 19, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) The league announced today that the Obama Center will host several media and community events throughout the July 24-25 showcase. All-Star media day and an open practice will take place there July 24, making use of the center’s 60,000-square-foot athletic facilities and regulation court. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. This image released by HBO shows Noah Wyle in a scene from “The Pitt.” (HBO) “The Pitt” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while “Hacks” got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in its final season as Emmy nominations were announced today. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world A sign for President Donald J. Trump International Airport replaces a former sign for Palm Beach International Airport at exit 69B on Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Despite pushback and litigation, the process is underway to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. More top stories from around the world: | 
