Also in the news: the Shedd Aquarium is about to get a major makeover; the village board in north suburban Mundelein had adopted a plan to charge a fee for restaurants and food truck operators to operate on public property; Portillo's has announced it will open it’s new pick-up only restaurant in Joliet on February 1st; and much more. 

In other top stories this evening: Chicago parents await word on standoff between CPS and teachers union; suit accuses universities of rigging tuition costs; American Red Cross asks for help amid blood shortage; and more.

Also in the news; a popular restaurant in North suburban Wheeling says Cook County's vaccine mandate is forcing it to temporarily close; a food delivery driver was carjacked last night on the Northwest side; and Chicago is number one...in bedbugs. 

In other news: Parents may have to make alternate plans for their children tomorrow as Chicago Public Schools rejected an offer from the teachers union yesterday; Prosecutors say they expect a man they've charged with arson for setting a Chicago police vehicle on fire, to plead guilty; An Algonquin eye doctor, awaiting trial for a 2019 murder, has died of COVID-19 complications; and much more. 

Also in the news: parents are concerned about the future of COVID-19 & teachers and how it'll affect students, the public will be able to get free COVID tests at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse starting Wednesday (1/12), investigators continue to look into a fire at an apartment complex in Arlington Heights in what they're calling an "arson investigation" and much more.