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Chicago Fire just raised the stakes for two firefighters ahead of the Season 11 finale, and they really could have used Severide.

Sporting director Georg Heitz has missed on every designated player he’s signed. His best moves have been selling teenagers to European clubs, he’s shown no ability to build an MLS winner and has the Fire on track to miss the playoffs for a fourth straight year under his watch. Yet…

Bet on it: With ties common in soccer, bettors face challenge of choosing moneyline.

Entering the game Saturday against the New York Red Bulls at Soldier Field, the Fire are 2-2-4 but have turned victories into ties, and now ties into losses. To avoid doing that again, Hendrickson stressed the Fire need to act like an egg.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

"Criticism of the president is core political speech protected by the First Amendment," says the students' attorney.

Money the soccer team pays in rent to the housing authority will go toward its projects. “I’d like to make one point crystal clear: CHA will fulfill our commitment to developing new housing in this area,” said CHA CEO Tracey Scott.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reports on the lawsuit, in which FIRE's lawyers represent the student: Today, two students represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sued their Michigan school district for viewpoint discrimination after they were forbidden from wearing apparel critical of President Joe Biden.…

Max Thoma and Dasan Robinson will call the games, with Max Anderson filling in for Thoma on select games. The broadcasts will include 30-minute pregame and postgame shows.