In other top stories this afternoon: This year's Columbus Day celebration in downtown Chicago included groups representing American immigrants from just about every part of the globe; Native Americans and community activists celebrated Indigenous People’s Day on Monday at Pottawattomie Park; a woman is dead after a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway; and more. 

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Also in the news; the outbound Kennedy was closed for nearly eight-hours overnight after a fatal crash in the Norwood Park neighborhood on the northwest side; First Lady Jill Biden is scheduled to be in Chicago this week; Northwestern University says a new president will take the reins of the university next summer; one of Chicago's top independent government watchdogs says Mayor Lightfoot waited too long to take action against the head of the Chicago Park District over the growing lifeguard harassment scandal; and much more. 

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Also in the news; Bears coach Matt Nagy speaks exclusively to our Josh Liss; White Sox fans have at least one more day to cheer on their team after the South siders won in a do-or-die game yesterday; City of Chicago officials say global supply chain issues are partly to blame for what some residents are calling "garbage juice"; there are still some cancellations of Southwest Airlines flights out of Midway Airport this morning….but nothing like the situation over the weekend when hundreds of flights were cancelled nationwide; leaders in Aurora gathered over the weekend to honor three Marines who died in the war in Iraq. 

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In other news: the resignation of the Chicago Park District's CEO Mike Kelly; a person is in stable condition after being shot on the Eisenhower Expressway; a west suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to eight and a half years in federal prison for trafficking dozens of guns from Kentucky to Chicago; and more. 

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In other news: an expressway shooting on the Dan Ryan, White Sox playoff updates and more.

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in other stories tonight: Lightfoot offers more details about mandatory vaccine policy; Chicago prepares for Sunday's marathon; and more.  

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Also happening today; the government says the number of people pointing lasers at airliners continues to go up; a woman is in critical condition after a shooting in the West Town area last night involving her husband; a political action group has formed in the Northwest suburbs to protect and increase the rights of members of the LGBTQ-Plus community; the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is honoring 13 officers shot in the line of duty; and much more. 

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Also in the news; a Cook County commissioner says Board President Toni Preckwinkle needs to be more "upfront" about a shooting incident two-weeks ago. It involved a member of her security team outside her Hyde Park home; a suburban woman is facing the consequences for a risky wildlife photo shoot in Yellowstone National Park earlier this year; a State public health officials say Illinois hospitals are now treating the fewest number of COVID cases since mid-August; and much more. 

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In other top stories tonight: Chicago nature museum chief is retiring; alderman presses Lightfoot aide to create more affordable housing; and more.

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Also in the news; advocates for the homeless...including a handful of Chicago aldermen...rallied outside City Hall this morning; a new public display in suburban Rolling Meadows has been vandalized; Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is outlining a new budget today that she says includes no new taxes, fines, or fees; and much more.

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