Also happening today, Chicago's sports teams are taking the field to encourage people to get vaccinated; the State of Indiana is pulling out of a federal program that provides an extra $300 in weekly payments to unemployed workers; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Mayor Lightfoot seeks clarity from feds on mask recommendations; Pitchfork Music Fest is back; and more. 

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Also happening today, six people are dead after shootings in Chicago over the weekend, among four dozen people shot; a DuPage County judge has ordered a full recount of last November's auditor's race; one man is dead, another critically hurt after a crash last night on the South Side; and much more.

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Also happening today, some people returning to work downtown have to do without two North Side CTA stations; a 57-year-old man is charged with putting a fake pipe bomb in an Edgewater neighborhood sidewalk; two men are hospitalized after a glider accident in far northwest suburban Hampshire; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Super-spreader events still a concern in some quarters; flying cat still missing after fire; Chicago has new search warrant policy; and more. 

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Also happening today, as the state moves into the next phase of the COVID recovery plan, the Illinois High School Association says it will allow full postseason state tournaments for boys' lacrosse and boys' volleyball; the new Hard Rock casino in Gary opens to the public later this morning; new signs are being installed along I-80/94 to guide tourists to the home of the Jackson Family in Gary; and much more.

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Also happening today, Children as young as 12 can now get the COVID vaccine across much of the Chicagoland; a cat on Chicago's South Side is believed to be just fine after surviving a fire and a jump from the fifth floor; the FBI is offering a $10,000 reward as the search continues for a third man wanted in last month's shooting death of a 7-year-old girl on the West Side; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Chicago woman, 99, gets one-short J & J vaccine; drive-thru dinosaur show continues in Aurora; and more. 

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Also happening today, a senior from Chicago's West Side got her COVID shot today during a home visit, and her relatives are encouraging others to do the same; hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in downtown Chicago yesterday afternoon in response to the violence in Gaza and Israel; and much more.

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Also happening today, hundreds of protestors marched through the Loop last night in response to the escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians; a second man accused of killing a 7-year-old Chicago girl at a McDonald's drive-through last month is charged with murder and fleeing the state in an attempt to avoid prosecution; and much more.

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