Also in the news: Elgin City Council to reconsider cancelling popular Halloween event; Harper College is launching a Community Innovation Fund Grant Program; Some Illinois residents may receive a check from Google after being photographed illegally; City Council recommends candidates for civilian police oversight board; and more.  

In other top stories: man charged after stealing Chicago ambulance and fleeing to downstate; Chicago Fire Department has new tool to save people pulled from water; cherry trees are blossoming in Jackson Park; and more. 

Also in the news: a 64-year-old man is on the mend after becoming the latest victim of a crime on the CTA; the Chicago Park District is on cherry blossom watch; phony identification cards are being intercepted at O'Hare; a man is in custody after allegedly stealing a Chicago fire department ambulance yesterday afternoon; and much more. 

In other top stories: Speeding motorist runs stop light before fatal collision, police say; Chicago life expectancy drops, partly because of COVID; motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run on Northwest Side; and more.

Also in the news: a motorcyclist is dead after a hit and run in Portage Park on the Northwest side last night; a member of the Chicago Bears was arrested in Florida over the weekend; the Kane County Clerk's office is urging voters to look closely examine the new registration cards that are arriving in the mail; a 40-year-old Joliet man says his roommate attacked him after they argued over rent and some remodeling issues; Chicago Police say a 16-year-old girl has been missing since Thursday; and much more. 

In other news: The Coast Guard is searching for a kite surfer who was reported missing on Lake Michigan near Evanston, IL yesterday; A 17-year-old girl was found shot early this morning in Lawndale on the West Side; A man was shot and critically wounded following an altercation last night in River North on the Near North Side; and much more.