The closure of Mercy Hospital could be sooner than expected, and the fight over General Iron’s move intensifies. We visit Chinatown. Plus, Nelson Mandela's time in Chicago.

• Mercy Hospital Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
• ‘Chicago Tonight’ in Your Neighborhood: Chinatown
• Hunger Strike Against Southeast Side Metal Scrapper Reaches Eighth Day
• Italian American Pride Banners Replace Columbus Statue — Without a Permit
• New Film Highlights Chicago Efforts to End South Africa’s Apartheid
• Ask Geoffrey: The Schwinn Bicycle Company