Afternoon Briefing: Nonbinary patients can record their legal sex as ‘X’ at Northwestern Medicine

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Relatives of a Cook County Jail inmate who died Monday are calling on the Illinois State Police to complete a “full and fair investigation” of his death in custody.

Michael O’Connor, 33, was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead Monday at Mount Sinai Hospital.

While representatives of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s office said Tuesday that no foul play was suspected in O’Connor’s death, Michael O’Connor’s brother, Martin, released a statement Thursday claiming his brother’s body showed signs of being beaten.

Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/breaking and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.

Subscribe to more newsletters | Puzzles & Games | Daily horoscope | Ask Amy

At Northwestern Medicine, nonbinary patients can now record their legal sex as ‘X’

The change comes just ahead of a state bill allowing the gender category of “X” on driver’s licenses and other forms of state identification. Read more here.

More top news stories:

• Two injured overnight on Dan Ryan Expressway, including Illinois state trooper, cops say

• Fire breaks out in Edgewater high-rise building

Art Moderne-style home in Beverly designed by architect Albert Heino listed for $545,000

Heino was the chief architect for United Airlines until leaving in 1948 to form his own practice. Read more here.

More top business stories:

• Former CDW Computer Centers Vice Chairman Gregory Zeman sells Burr Ridge mansion for $3.75M

• Mayor Johnson taps affordable housing advocate to head city’s Department of Housing

Bulls’ Lonzo Ball expected to start running in January: ‘The pain that he was experiencing has been eliminated’

Lonzo Ball is expected to begin running in January, but will not return for the Chicago Bulls this season. Read more here.

More top sports stories:

• White Sox have new left-handed option in bullpen after signing Tim Hill to a 1-year, $1.8 million deal

• The Chicago Bears have played 3 times on New Year’s Eve and 5 on New Year’s Day. Here’s how they’ve done since 1988.

‘The Boys in the Boat’ review: George Clooney’s 1930s rowing saga is an old-fashioned daydream

Drawn from a true story, this is a painstakingly wholesome, sun-dappled, old-fashioned movie. Read more here.

More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:

• New Trier alumnus sings with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera

• ‘Occupied City’ review: Mapping the Holocaust, street by street

What to know about the efforts to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot

The campaign to have former President Donald Trump removed from the ballot over his efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election has kicked into high gear. Here’s what to know. Read more here.

More top stories from around the world:

• Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war

• Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center