Also in the news: Mayor Lightfoot expected to select site for the city's first casino; Indiana taxpayers begin to receive extra cash due to budget surplus; bicyclist struck and killed by hit-and-run driver on the Northwest side; Transportation secretary pays visit to launch Joliet bus station; Indiana city to pay former Chicago man millions after wrongful conviction; and much more. 

In other top stories: Food truck festival is returning to Chicago; student caught trying to bring gun into west suburban school; girl, 6, donates her savings to hospital; and more.

Also in the news: Man stabbed at gas station in Northwest suburb; A man held at knifepoint on the CTA redline the fourth attack in less than a week; Loyola announces a new president; Advocate Christ Medical Center is being reviewed for alleged racial misconduct; and much more. 

Also in the news: it's down to the wire as Mayor Lori Lightfoot could make a decision this week on the three finalists in the Chicago casino sweepstakes; Evanston residents eligible for racial reparations have decided on the kinds of benefits they want to receive; Chicago's official police oversight agency released video and other materials pertaining a fatal officer-involved shooting by a member of the police department's SWAT unit; Chicago is formally bidding for the 2024 Democratic National Convention; the City of Chicago has introduced a new brand of drinking water in town and it apparently has a story to tell; and much more. 

Also in the news: Chicago submits bid to host 2024 Democratic National Convention, One man shot dead, another wounded in Rogers Park, Tinley Park police identify person of interest in death of 17-year-old girl, Suburban man sentenced to 60 years for murdering his mother, Naperville twins up for national automotive award, and much more.