Also happening today, a bank teller asked for an ID when a PNC branch was being robbed on the Northwest Side and the man handed it over; a north suburban police chief is threatening to remove the body cameras from his officers; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: Seniors perplexed by vaccination scheduling; Chicago City Council takes up immigration measure; and more. 

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Also happening today, the long wait for high school sports schedules in Illinois should be over today; after failing to reach an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union on a return to classrooms, Mayor Lightfoot has told parents to keep their children at home to learn remotely for now; and much more.

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Also happening today, a spike in violent crime has the mayor of Aurora looking for answers and a new plan and he says it starts by addressing young people “falling through the cracks”;  State and local leaders say the websites are live now to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine for those in Group 1B.  For some, patience is getting replaced with frustration; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: suburb is preparing to hire lifeguards for summer duty; pharmacist expected to plead guilty in vaccine-tainting case; Tinley Park hosts mass vaccination site; and more. 

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Also happening today, as most school districts have had months of experience with remote learning, it appears the idea of snow days may be a thing of the past; although there may be snow on the ground, about a foot below millions of cicadas are waiting for warmer weather to arrive; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: Hardware stores stocked for winter weather; Mayor Lightfoot gets vaccinated for COVID-19; and more. 

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Also happening today, members of the Chicago Teachers Union are defying an order to return to in-person learning today; state public health officials report just under 3,300 new confirmed and probably cases of COVID - the lowest daily count in three months; a second man now says he was abused by activist Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger decades ago; and much more.

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Also happening today, a second man has come forward to accuse St. Sabina Church senior pastor Fr. Mike Pfleger of sexual abuse.  The man is the brother of the first man to make the accusation; two bodies were pulled from the Des Plaines River following a car crash Sunday morning; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: food program funds dwindle in suburban Chicago; Chicago IG urges cops to be more careful when requesting search warrants; and more. 

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