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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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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