| Good afternoon, Chicago. Wendy Tolbert deeply loved her three children, with dreams for their future, said her ex-husband, Dion Wallace, the father of the children. “I loved her. I still do. And I know she loved them. … I know she loved him,” Wallace, 50, told the Tribune, struggling to continue the interview. Wallace was talking about his 4-year-old son, Jordan Wallace, who, according to prosecutors, Tolbert stabbed more than 36 times, killing him on Independence Day morning. The mother also stabbed her two older children before setting their Logan Square home on fire, according to Chicago police. Tolbert attacked her children because she believed they were “possessed
by the devil,” according to Cook County prosecutors. 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 Veterans’ rights activist Charles Henderson holds a photo of Emilio Aguirre outside of City Hall on
July 2, 2025. Aguirre died during the 1995 heat wave that claimed the lives of 739 Chicagoans. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) Emilio Aguirre was buried in a long plot that holds 41 other Chicagoans who died the same week that he died, and for the same reason: It was way too hot in July 1995. The site is what some people would call a potter’s field, and others would refer to as a mass grave. More top news stories: business Workers rest behind Goodyear tires during the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on, July 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) During a weekend of hot, high-speed friction against the asphalt of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race course, thousands of tires burn out and wear down. After a few dozen laps, they lose their grip and become obsolete. More top business stories: sports Former Sky player Allie Quigley blows a kiss to the crowd during a ceremony to retire
her No. 14 jersey at halftime of a game against the Wings on July 9, 2025, at Wintrust Arena. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) The Sky retired Allie Quigley’s No. 14 jersey last night during halftime of a game against the Dallas Wings at Wintrust Arena, recognizing the guard’s impact on the franchise as a three-time All-Star and WNBA champion. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Paul McCartney arrives at the Bowery Ballroom for a pop-up concert on Feb. 12, 2025, in New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News) Paul McCartney announced a 2025 “Got Back” tour that will bring him to the United Center on Nov. 24-25. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling today prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the U.S. More top stories from around the world: | 
