In other news: A 14 year old boy is dead and a 12 year old girl is in critical condition after they were hit by a car in the Lawndale neighborhood last night; The search continues this morning for the gunman in yesterday's shooting outside the Gurnee Mills shopping mall; The second largest school district in Illinois is hiring private tutors and helping more people become teachers; and much more.

Also in the news: former Bear Dan Hampton arrested, donors are steeping in to help businesses and residents diaplaced by Oak Park fire, Illinois racing officials are challenging a request to allow off-track betting by Arlington International Racecourse, and CPD are investigating a string of burglaries at three Northwest Side stores.

Also in the news tonight: the investigation continues into the death of a 3-year-old boy, who fell last night from a 17th floor window of a residential building on the Near North Side; it's a busy afternoon in a lot of homes around the Chicago area as families finish packing and get ready to head out for the Thanksgiving holiday; over the last week, Illinois health officials are reporting 21-thousand-34 new cases of coronavirus; and much more.

Also in the news: A Naperville family is suing hip-hop artist Travis Scott and others for the death of their sons during Astroworld festival in Houston; A three-year-old boy died last night on the northside after falling from a 17th floor window; Chicago Public Health Commission is encouraging people to get tested before Thanksgiving gatherings; and much more.

Also in the news tonight: crews have put out a fire that gutted a well-known restaurant in Oak Park and briefly forced authorities to evacuate neighboring buildings as a precaution; health care workers say the Chicago area's blood supply is reaching critical levels; two brothers who attended Lake Forest High School could spend a year behind bars, accused of storming the U.S. Capitol in January; the city of Chicago is investigating allegations of wage theft and discrimination at three locations of Parlor Pizza; and much more.

In other news: The Red Cross is urging eligible donors to give blood or platelets in the coming weeks and says this is the lowest blood supply in more than a decade; A Chicago man has been found guilty of murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend six-years ago; The man who coached the Chicago Red Stars in last weekend's National Women’s Soccer League championship game is accused of being verbally and emotionally abusive to his players; and much more.

In other stories tonight: there's been a significant increase in Chicago Police Officers who have complied with the city's vaccination status mandate; Mayor Lightfoot says the city should not get complacent in their vaccination efforts; police were searching for a man who they say shot two women, one of them fatally, early Monday in Gresham on the South Side; the holiday travel rush is in full swing at Chicago's airports; and much more.

Also in the news:  One man is hospitalized and another in police custody following a shooting on a CTA bus last night; The City of Chicago is hosting a free virtual town hall today to help connect people with resources available to avoid eviction; The Illinois Department of Public Health and the state's Emergency Management Agency

are teaming up with Forest Park School District 91 to get children ages 5 to 11 their COVID-19 shots; and more.

In other news: some High School students in Skokie turn in  bundles of cash fell from an armored truck; It was a quiet night in Kenosha after Kyle Rittenhouse  was acquitted on all counts in the shooting of three demonstrators during protests in August of 2020; an much more.

In other stories tonight: the state of Illinois is rolling out a media campaign urging people to either get their COVID-19 vaccine or a booster dose ahead of the holiday season; a report from the Chicago Public Schools' inspector general says a dozen employees and a volunteer at a high school had inappropriate relationships with students or helped cover them up; football returns to Wrigley Field this weekend 11 years to the day after a notorious Northwestern game; and much more.