In other top stories this evening: Feds cutting doses of vaccine for next two weeks; annual boat and trailer show at McCormick Place is canceled; and more. 

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Also happening today, an accused murder who escaped from a private prison transport company's SUV in Gary on Monday still remains at large; plans to shutdown Chicago's Mercy Hospital next year has run into a roadblock; Illinois hospitals gear up to distribute COVID-19 vaccine; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Deadline to enroll in Obamacare is here; mechanic killed at O'Hare; and more. 

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Also happening today, the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors said it will meet with representatives of the Governor's Office and IDPH by the end of the month to finalize schedules for high school sports; Chicago Public Schools is planning to hire 2,000 employees to help out when students return to classrooms; Chicago police had to evacuate a number of people from a Northwest Side home earlier today after a gas meter outside the building was hit by gunfire; and much more.

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Also happening today, Chicago Public Schools planning on hiring 2,000 employees to help with students return to the classroom; an eatery in downtown Naperville has come up with a creative way to serve customers during the pandemic and cold winter months; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Cook County health announces plans to distribute vaccine; homeless man found dead along Chicago River; and more. 

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Also happening today, there are opposing views that came over the weekend concerning a return to in-person instruction at some public schools; authorities in Lake County are still trying to determine the cause of a fire that left two young girls dead last week; a new report shows even though ridership has dropped dramatically on the CTA, violent crime has more than doubled; and much more.

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Also happening today, an Evanston man accused of fatally shooting a teenager during a drug deal earlier this year won't be leaving jail anytime soon; Northwestern University is distancing itself from a former lecturer after he wrote a controversial column about incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: Nurse, young patient figure out how to connect; house fire kills two girls; Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, is only aggravated during the pandemic; and more. 

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Also happening today, Round Lake police arrested one of three suspects attempting to steal an ATM from bank early Thursday morning; after announcing a 33rd COVID-19 death at the state-run LaSalle Veterans Home, Governor Pritzker is sending the National Guard in to help with the outbreak there and other veterans' homes as well; and much more.

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