Also happening today, the state's new Vax Verify portal is supposed to make proving vaccination status easier, but days after the launch there is a number of concerns; a west suburban member of Congress is sponsoring legislation in an effort to fight the rise in child suicides across the country; thousands of students in Naperville District 203 are scheduled to return to classes on Thursday, but their teachers are still without a contract; and much more.

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Also happening today, family and friends attended a vigil last night for a 70-year-old convenience store clerk from the Hegewisch neighborhood who was murdered during an attempted carjacking early yesterday morning; groundbreaking will be held this morning for a marijuana cultivation operation in the south suburbs; and much more.

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In other top stories this evening: Students return back to school, in person, in western suburbs; girl, 7, dies in Chicago shooting; and more. 

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Also happening today, construction is set to begin on the Obama Presidential Center today; a 23-year-old woman is in critical condition after a violent robbery attempt in the Loop late Saturday; Chicago police are still searching for suspects after a fatal hit and run in Wrigleyville; and much more.

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In other top news stories: CPS employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 15; Aurora thinks Census may have shortchanged it; and more. 

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Also happening today, state regulators want to find out if ComEd improperly made you pay fine it was ordered to pay for in a bribery-for-favors scandal; a report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health finds a Chicago Fire Department diver who drowned in 2018 might have survived with the use of technology; and much more.

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In other top news tonight: Suburban school system backs off plan to go "mask optional"; Gov. Pritzker signs measures to assist first responders; jailers praised for saving inmate from jump; and more. 

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Also happening today, some Chicago Public Schools parents are demanding that they be offered a better remote learning option with a little over two weeks before in-person education is set to resume; two people were shot by police in East Chicago yesterday; and much more.

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In other top stories tonight: Mayor Lightfoot promises more money for police in new budget; Cook County president unveils program to offset "learning losses" from pandemic; and more. 

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Also happening today, Tuesday night's storms left thousands without power and caused numerous tree limbs and power lines to come down; no injuries were reported after a private helicopter crashed in Prospect Heights Wednesday morning; and much more. 

 

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