Good afternoon, Chicago.

Naperville’s Lucy Westlake, who this week hoped to become the youngest woman to summit the second highest mountain in the world, had to stop her trek when an avalanche occurred.

A year after the college student became the youngest American woman to reach the world’s highest peak, 29,032-foot Mount Everest, she has spent the last month trying to reach the top of K2, also known as Godwin Austen, at 28,251 feet.

On her way up, an avalanche occurred and had it had been any bigger, she fears she would have died. A fellow climber fell into a crevasse and efforts to rescue him triggered another avalanche, she said.

“I knew if I chose to go up while others chose to go down for the safety of their community members, I would never be proud of that summit,” she said. “But if I chose my community over myself, I would always have peace.”

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

Metropolitan Family Services unveiled an expansion to its West Lawn-based human services center that can now serve 20,000 people with bolstered programs in domestic violence prevention, mental health, workforce development and early childhood education. Read more here.

More top news stories:

· 1 dead, 6 injured after boat capsizes in Lake Michigan’s ‘Playpen’

· Appeals court upholds 57-month sentence for former state Rep. Luis Arroyo

Westforth Sports, a gun shop in Gary that’s drawn repeated scrutiny from federal law enforcement, announced this week that it will soon close its doors for good after more than six decades in business. Read more here.

More top business stories:

· Lake County clerk distributing $3.1M in surprise revenue

· Naperville’s sales tax revenue 4% higher than expected but house sales, building permits in a slump

The days leading up to the MLB trade deadline can be an exciting time if your team is a buyer — or you’re just really into the drama of the season, writes Shakeia Taylor. But if your team is a seller, it can be a completely different story. Player movement is part of the business, and getting traded can be an emotional experience for the player — and fans. Read more here.

More top sports stories:

· Chicago White Sox trade starter Lance Lynn and reliever Joe Kelly to Los Angeles Dodgers

· As one of MLB’s best in producing big innings, the Chicago Cubs are finding ways to pour it on

In this movie summer of screaming pink (“Barbie”) and flaming orange (“Oppenheimer”), is there psychic and aesthetic room for a dour, low-lit Australian horror film about demonic possession? The crafty debut feature from the brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, makes an unnerving case for the answer to that question in the affirmative. Read more here.

More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:

· Riding the ‘Barbie wave’: Chicago moviegoers and businesses alike celebrate the movie

· After nearly two decades of performances, Midnight Circus won’t produce a full tour this season

New charges — and a new defendant — added to the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump underscore how the Mar-a-Lago investigation is still very much ongoing, even as the focus has been on an expected indictment in a separate case related to the 2020 election. Read more here.

More top stories from around the world:

· Nearly 200 million people in US are under heat or flood advisories

· Defense Secretary Austin says the US stands with countries against China’s ‘bullying behavior’