| Good afternoon, Chicago. The Chicago Housing Authority must pay more than $24 million to two residents who sued over alleged lead paint poisoning of their two children, a Cook County jury decided. The case, filed in January 2022, focused on Shanna Jordan, the mother of Jah’mir Collins, now 10, and Morgan Collins, the mother of Amiah Collins, now 6, who sued
CHA, The Habitat Co., East Lake Management Group and Environmental Design International, alleging that the defendants knew their unit had lead-based paint and that their children suffered “severe lead poisoning” while living in the unit. The unit was owned by CHA and is located at 7715 N. Marshfield Ave. in Rogers Park. 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 | Puzzles & Games | Daily horoscope | Asking Eric news Former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 15, 2025, after a day of testimony in his corruption trial. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Lawyers for former House Speaker Michael Madigan formally rested their case before the jury today after calling 12 witnesses, most notably Madigan himself. And prosecutors also rested after a short rebuttal case. More top news stories: business A man riding an electric bicycle contends with a car parked in a bike lane and a delivery truck on the street in the 1100 block of North Dearborn Street on June 27, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) The first weeks of a program to test automated ticketing of vehicles parked in bike and bus lanes downtown generated thousands of warnings and violations, data obtained by the Tribune shows. More top business stories: sports Bulls forward Patrick Williams (44), right, waits with teammates for play to resume against the Hornets on Dec. 13, 2024, at the United Center. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) The truth is, Patrick Williams is just as frustrated as anyone else. He knows he’s not living up to expectations. But he still can’t figure out what’s wrong — or how to fix it. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Richard Pryor appears in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1994. (Reed Saxon/AP) Watching the forgotten “Jo Jo Dancer” again — Pryor’s only feature film as a director but a box office disappointment when it debuted in 1986 — is also to be reminded we came close to losing Pryor 45 years ago. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Michel Bérrios, originally from Nicaragua, is interviewed in Tracy, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Trump and his allies are counting on “self-deportation,” the idea that life can be made unbearable enough to make people leave. More top stories from around the world: | 
