Also in the news: Local Boy Scouts troop helps food pantry; White Sox home opener brings in fans; Allergy season has begun and more.

Also in the news: Chicago State University faculty on strike today; Taft High School teacher charged with stalking Mayor Lightfoot; McDonald's has closed offices amid layoffs and more.

Also in the news: Chicago Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson resolving his unpaid water bills; Lake in the Hills bakery searching for a new location after controversy; Fans gather at C2E2 at McCormick Place and more.

Also in the news: Local politicians offer polarizing reaction to Trump indictment; More 7-Eleven stores have been targeted by armed robbers; New survey shows 2/3 of Chicago parents are worried about shootings at children's schools and more.

Also in the news: 62-year-old man charged with a hate crime after a months-long campaign of harassment; Cook County may have lost residents, but not as quickly as previously thought; Cubs fans returned to Wrigley Field for the home opener and more.

Also in the news: Sports betting will be coming to Wrigley Field, just not today on Opening Day; Advocates for transgender people work to memorialize Elise Malary; Scammers pose as pastor, ask suburban congregation for donations and more.

Also in the news: Major construction underway on the old Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville; Student turns himself in after stabbing of 2 other University of Illinois students; A former Indiana pizza delivery driver who saved kids from fire being honored for heroism and more.

Also in the news: One of Nashville police officers credited with stopping mass shooter has Chicago roots; Chicago State, Eastern Illinois and Governors State Universities' faculties to go on strike; Lincoln Park residents split over having pickleball in a park and more.

Also in the news: University of Illinois mourns beloved squirrel killed in accident, Historic window being restored at South Loop church, Three downtown historic high-rises to be converted for other uses and more. 

Also in the news: Contractor charged with bribing a Cook County official; This winter's snowfall has been unusually mild for much of Chicago region; Petition filed for clemency for man arrested for 1908 murder and more.