| Good afternoon, Chicago. Former Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson yesterday was sentenced to six months behind bars for lying in a civil deposition to hide his financial ties to a clout-heavy landfill owner doing business with the perpetually cash-strapped south suburban village. In handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman noted Jackson had led an otherwise exemplary life, pulling himself “literally up by his bootstraps” to escape Chicago’s housing projects, washing dishes to put himself through college, and eventually entering public service and rising to become mayor under a promise to right Riverdale’s financial ship. That’s why, Gettleman said, it was all the more difficult and disappointing that Jackson chose to lie under oath, even if telling the truth would have potentially exposed his dealings with businessman James Bracken, who at the time was the target of a federal corruption investigation. 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 Chicago Board of Education president candidates Jessica Biggs, from left, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson. (Arthur Maiorella and Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) As the Chicago school board elections creep closer and the city prepares to vote for its first fully elected school board Nov. 3, the candidates for president — Hilario Dominguez, Jessica Biggs and Victor Henderson — have been vocal about how best to improve Chicago Public Schools. More top news stories: business Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is greeted as he arrives at the lobby of Chase Tower in Chicago on Oct. 15, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, addressed the Economic Club of Chicago Wednesday, returning to the city that helped create what would become the nation’s largest bank — and its most influential banker. More top business stories: sports Defenseman Artyom Levshunov leaps into the arms of right wing Patrick Kane after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 victory against the Jets on Oct. 15, 2026, at the United Center. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Patrick Kane’s assist on Connor Bedard’s opening goal gave him the most for an American-born player in NHL history, passing Hall of Famer Phil Housley. Kane added an assist Artyom Levshunov’s winning goal, giving him 896 in his 20th season. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Savannah Bananas players dance after a 3-2 win over the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) The barnstorming tour of rollicking baseball entertainment is upping its game: Banana Ball is headed to Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2027 for the first baseball games to be played at the 102-year-old stadium. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world This picture, released by Vatican Media on Oct. 16, 2026, shows Pope Leo XIV, flanked by his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, left, celebrating Mass at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is recovering after having cancer removed from his right lung. (Vatican Media via AP) Pope Leo XIV gave strong indications today that he was recovering well from lung cancer surgery and was very much in charge of running the Catholic Church, speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting with top aides and celebrating Mass in a makeshift hospital chapel. More top stories from around the world: | 
