Also in the news: Riding the CTA's Brown Line into the Loop should be a smoother ride starting today following the opening of the long-awaited "flyover" in the Lakeview neighborhood; Loyola Medicine is joining the effort to vaccinate young children against COVID-19; City officials have chosen development teams for projects worth 126-million dollars in three commercial corridors; The federal government has awarded nearly 140-million dollars in community policing grants to agencies across the country including several in Illinois; and much more.

In other stories tonight: Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Cook County; students at a west suburban high school are calling for more mental health support after a second classmate died by suicide this year; a Dolton man is facing drug charges and more after being shot by Joliet police; police in Northwest Indiana say they have solved the thefts of ammunition and other items from a state wildlife area in 2018; and much more.

Also in the news: weather permitting...people willing to get up in the wee hours of the morning tomorrow will be able to see the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century; Mayor Lightfoot has signed an executive order creating a panel tasked with helping ex-cons have a more successful return to society; and more.

In other stories tonight: a teenage suspect is in custody this afternoon in the shooting death of a woman inside her home in Zion; the Chicago City Council has voted to make it easier for some people in the Police Department's gang database to have their names removed; leaders of a community group in the Fox River Valley have launched an effort to make it easier for local students to apply for college scholarships; a Bensenville police officer critically wounded nearly two weeks ago is said to be making progress towards his recovery; and much more.

Also in the news: 10-years after buying 13-acres of land....the Islamic Center of Naperville is getting approval to build on it; there's fallout in South suburban Markham over phantom businesses getting "pandemic relief funds" from the federal government; Chicago's Vaccination Awareness Day on Friday saw the most COVID-19 vaccine doses administered since May.  More than 20-thousand shots were given in the city; and much more.

In other stories tonight: In Kenosha, a group of 12 jurors began deliberating around 9:15 this morning in Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial; members of the Chicago Fire Department staged a dramatic, and fiery, demonstration designed to show the potential perils of deep-frying a turkey; the president of Chicago’s largest police union officially retired from the city's police force today; the Indiana Democratic Party wants the Hoosier state to join neighboring ones that are cashing in on legalized marijuana; and much more.

Also in the news: Mayor Lightfoot is praising President Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure bill signing saying it will help expand the CTA Red Line to 130th Street and remove lead service lines from water pipes; the Wauconda Park District has unanimously approved the purchase of a marina on Bangs Lake; Chicago police say three males and a female broke a window of a retail store early today and got away with an unknown amount of merchandise including clothing and shoes; the controversial head of the Chicago police union has announced his retirement from the department; and much more.

Also in the news: owners of a northwest suburban restaurant have temporarily closed the business' doors following what health regulators call a COVID-19 outbreak; attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse say their client had a right to defend himself against people they characterize as aggressive and threatening protesters; a Chicago man is charged in the shooting inside Safari Land in Villa Park Saturday that left one person injured; and much more.

Also in the news: John Catanzara goes before the Chicago Police Board today; Chicago's Women's Soccer Team is one game away from a national title; The last "Sears" store in Illinois closed its doors for good yesterday; Bears Coach Matt Nagy chats with Josh Liss; and much more.

In other news: The man accused of shooting and killing a University of Chicago graduate during a robbery last week was denied bond during a court appearance yesterday; The final Sears store in Illinois closes its doors today; Demonstrators gathered in Chicago's Chinatown yesterday, making demands for the City Council to approve what would be the first majority Asian American ward in the city; and much more.