Also happening today, the driver of a semi truck is dead after a collision with another truck earlier on the Tri-State Tollway near Lyons; Chicago police are looking for suspects in a series of carjackings yesterday afternoon; federal prosecutors are charging a second person in connection with an armed bank robbery in Gary that left a security guard dead; and much more.

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Also happening today, at least three people were carjacked yesterday in broad daylight in Chicago; some Chicago aldermen are calling on a hearing for police preparations for the upcoming holiday weekend; the Cook County Sheriff's Office will begin forcing evictions this week after a 15-month moratorium; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Illinois to allow student athletes to earn money from endorsements; 4-year-old boy dies after being pulled from retention pond; and more. 

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Also happening today, authorities are looking into the death of a 4-year-old boy who was pulled from a retention pond in unincorporated Northbrook last night; Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot were both in Chicago's Lawndale yesterday to discuss new plans for the area; the Governor is scheduled to sign new legislation today that will allow Illinois students athletes to be compensated; and much more.

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Also happening today, a 53-year-old man is hospitalized after being shot while inside his home earlier this morning; the state public health department is setting up a COVID vaccination clinic in the lobby of the Dirksen federal building in the Loop; Governor Pritzker is not commenting on word the Chicago Bears may be considering a move to Arlington Heights; and much more.

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In other top stories: Lightfoot blasts retaliation shootings that danger the public; Chicago cop who works with youths get big donation boost; boating is big, partly thanks to pandemic; and more. 

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Also happening today, it will cost you more to fill up the gas tank later this week; two adults and a child are dead after their car was hit by a Metra train on the Far South Side yesterday afternoon; bones discovered at a construction site in central Indiana are believed to be thousands of years old; and much more.

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Also happening today, two adults and a child are dead after their car was hit Sunday afternoon by a Metra train on the Far South Side; with the Chicago Pride Parade postponed until October, a few dozen people marked the traditional parade date on Sunday; there is still no word on what sparked a fatal shooting at a nightclub in St. Charles early Sunday; while most of Chicago's cultural institutions have reopened their doors, the Adler Planetarium won't do so fully until next year; and much more.

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With the Chicago Pride Parade postponed until October this year, a few dozen people gathered today, Illinois now has one of the lowest per capita rates of new COVID-19 cases in the country; Kane County officials say they will keep an eye on a traveling tiger show that's been booked into the county fair; and more. 

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In other top stories today: rough storms moved through Northwest Indiana, a Naperville man is arrested for killing his girlfriend's brother, and a pride event took place in Grant Park

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