Also happening today, many parents are frustrated over the weeks of feuding between CPS and CTU; a number of families have adopted pets during the pandemic, and animal experts say you should prepare them for life after COVID; three men have been charged after authorities say they drove a stolen car around Northwest Indiana and led officers on a chase; and much more.

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Also happening today, a weekend shooting may be the last straw for a suburban resort hotel; we are hoping to hear more today from the Chicago Teachers Union about a tentative framework to resume in-person learning in schools; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: Union may be getting traction in negotiations with CPS; Lake County school superintendent gets big honor; and more.

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Also happening today, the effort to get schools staff vaccinated for the coronavirus in the northern suburbs ramps up today; Chicago health officials say progress is being made in getting residents vaccinated; due to the weather, four of Chicago's city-run COVID testing sites will be closed through Wednesday; and much more.

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Also happening today, Mayor Lightfoot acknowledges she rubbed some members of the City Council the wrong way, but seems to be good with that; police suspect the deaths of a father and his 9-year-old daughter in Lake Villa was a murder-suicide; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: Winter storm descends on Chicago; Lightfoot urges teachers union to clinch school-reopening deal; and more. 

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Also happening today, Chicago Public Schools parents are still stuck in wait and see mode, as negotiations continue over the return to in-person classes; with the return to in-person learning at Lake Forest College some students have ignored strict COVID-19 protocols causing a possible super spreader event; and much more.

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Also happening today, Illinois is extending unemployment benefits for the self-employed and gig workers; one person has been arrested in a carjacking on the South Side last night; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: A warning against warming your home with unsafe heat sources; snowmobile sales are through the roof; Aurora grapples with crime surge; and more. 

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Also happening today, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Police would like to know who the snowmobilers were on I-94 during the snowstorm on Saturday night; Home sales in Chicago dropped to their lowest levels in a quarter-century last year, while the market hit a 12-year high in the suburbs; and much more.

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