Also in the news; bond court will be the next stop for a suspect arrested yesterday in the murder of a young girl and the wounding of her sister; Mayor Lightfoot once again took aim at the Cook County court system when she was asked yesterday about violence in the city; the Chicago City Council is expected to vote today on a plan to allow shared electronic scooters back on the streets next spring; Heaven - a 3-year-old pooch from St. Charles - has been named by People Magazine as this year's World’s Cutest Rescue Dog; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Feds charge reputed gang members for downtown killing;  civil rights legend dies at age 102; DuPage County sets up mass-booster-shot site; and more. 

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Also in the news; a new inspector general's report indicates the Chicago Fire Department still is not doing what it should to gauge whether fire and medical response times meet state and national standards; the Chicago city council's zoning committee has approved several changes to the plumbing code; former Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President Dean Angelo Senior has died after being hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19 last month; and much more.

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Also in the news; Chicago Fraternal Order of Police plans to go to court today. The union is trying to stop the city's COVID vaccine mandate...which could impact police officers starting Friday; Chicago police and 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin tried to address residents’ concerns about three recent shooting incidents in North Center and West Lakeview during a CAPS meeting last night; a music program for inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center in southwest suburban Crest Hill has been launched with the help of a non-profit group founded by the rapper and Chicago native Common; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: West Chicago wants to honor local veterans; students monitoring "happiness" of plants; Stateville offers music-recording program to some inmates, thanks to Common; and more. 

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Also in the news; Illinois' COVID-19 infection rates are now significantly higher than they were four-months ago; an obsolete water tank is set for demolition in Palatine; the future of a triathlon in the far northwest suburbs is in doubt; Schaumburg is considering an extension of its outdoor dining season -- which is currently scheduled to end October 31st; and much more. 

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Also in the news this morning; Naperville is offering residents the option of whether to allow trick-or-treaters to come to their door this Halloween; the administration at Marist High School is investigating allegations of what’s being called "a display of racism" by some students; Patrick Kane may have to move over. Chicago’s new favorite "sports cane" is one "wielded by a White Sox fan" during the team’s come from behind win Sunday; and much more. 

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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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