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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In other top stories tonight: protest held outside Cook County medical facility; federal judge asks Congress to help protect her colleagues; Des Plaines police announce apprehension of suspect in 1999 murder; and more. 

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Also happening today, Chicago firefighters on the scene of a 4-alarm fire in Lawndale; Medical executives for a large hospital system believe they’ll start distributing COVID-19 vaccinations as early as next week; some Chicagoans could begin getting vaccinated against coronavirus as early as next week; and much more.

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Also happening today, Chicago restaurants are demanding the city and state let them reopening for indoor dining and they say data is on their side; Chicago Aldermen could vote today on a proposal to rename Lake Shore Drive for the man considered Chicago’s founding father, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable; and much more.

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Also happening today, as parents complain about remote learning in Sycamore School District 427, the superintendent says the students are suffering from not being in school; the FBI is now working with police to find the man who fired an assault rifle while standing on the Metra train platform at McCormick Place last week; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: Chicago aldermen cited for serving diners indoors; man to recreate his holiday display on a different site; and more. 

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Also happening today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is suggesting she will have little say over who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine early on; a Chicago-area COVID testing lab reported faulty results; two people walked into a convenience store in Round Lake Beach last night, pulled out guns, announced a hold up and ordered employees to get behind the counter - one worker though said no, pulled out a gun of his own and fired shots; and much more.

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Also happening today, Chicago police have released security video from last week's attempted carjacking and fatal shooting of a retired Chicago firefighter and they are hoping someone will recognize those suspects; as COVID-19 cases rise in Illinois prisons, the state is increasing testing for the virus; and much more.

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Also happening today, COVID-19 is claiming more relatively young lives in Illinois, specifically in Cook County; two families are working together to sue a west suburban funeral home after a heartbreaking mix up; and much more.

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Also happening today, the village of Rosemont has settled a dispute over the planned but never built Emerald Casino, but the settlement is only a fraction of what they wanted; a retired Chicago fire lieutenant is dead today after being shot yesterday afternoon in a carjacking attempt; and much more.

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