Testimony begins in the Van Dyke trial. Bill Daley announce his mayoral bid. Hotel workers on strike. Forecasting hurricane destruction. A new publisher for The Reader. And a text from the president.

• Van Dyke Trial to Stay in Cook County as Arguments Get Underway
• Could Another Daley Become Mayor of Chicago?
• No End in Sight for Chicago Hotel Workers’ Strike
• Argonne National Laboratory Assists Hurricane Florence Response
• Trump to Test Emergency Alert System That Contacts Every Cell Phone
• Windy City Times’ Tracy Baim Named New Publisher of Chicago Reader
• Black Sailors in Chicago Chart a New Course