Also happening today: Chicago police charge one person and look for others in connection with last Sunday's shooting that wounded a Chicago firefighter, Two people have died in shootings less than 15 minutes apart on Chicago's West Side.A woman has died, after she was rescued Thursday from a burning home in Algonquin.People have been shooting up road signs in a township near Champaign; and much more.

In other top stories: Mayor Lightfoot wants financial assistance from Washington to help fix erosion issues on the lakefront; A member of the General Assembly from DuPage County is working on how to help the Mayor limit the power Chicago Aldermen have over zoning issues in their wards; The two teenagers who pulled a coronavirus prank at a Walmart in Joliet have been charged

In other top stories this evening: CPS removes basketball coach; neighbor opposes recreational pot dispensary on Near West Center; Kim Foxx responds to attack ad about Jussie Smollett case; four charged in human-trafficking sting; and more.

Also happening today, charges are being filed in connection with a crash involving a state trooper; the state’s top-ranked high school basketball team, Chicago’s Curie Condors, are playing without their long-time coach; a series of thefts have happened in the Gold Coast in the past week; and much more.

Also happening today, as the state seeks to sell the Thompson Center in the Loop, the architect who designed the building is asking that it be preserved; a suburban mayor has chosen an unusual venue for his State of the City address; disaster proclamations have been issued in Chicago and the northern suburbs due to flood damage along Lake Michigan shoreline; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: Tattoo leads police to accused Blue Line shooter; Chicago City Council may try to crack down on fake ride-share drivers; contractor from the suburbs reportedly kidnapped by a group associated with the Taliban; and more.

Also happening today, Chicago police say they have identified a man suspected in a shooting at a CTA Blue Line train yesterday morning; a 19-year-old man was shot by police last night after he allegedly pointed what appeared to be a weapon at officers in west suburban Riverside; the military is now involved in an effort to free a suburban man from captors in Afghanistan; and much more.

Also happening today, red-light cameras will be banned in some Illinois communities under legislation that is advancing in the Illinois House; an alderman and residents from the area around the proposed Barack Obama Presidential Center say they’re being ignored on the issue of affordable housing; Northwestern Memorial Hospital is proposing a multi-million dollar project aimed at easing ER congestion; the Lake County Indiana sheriff's office said it needs more ATVs to better patrol beaches, parks and similar areas, nut it won't be getting the number it's asked for; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: Man shot at Blue Line station; sex offenders make another legal push to remain at group residence in Aurora; outbreak of Legionnaires in Vernon Hills leaves 1 dead; Shamrock Shake turns 50; and more.

Also happening today, there was a rude awakening for people who live in a home in Jefferson Park, after an SUV left the road and hit it; the city of Racine is trying to deal with the aftermath of a ransomware attack; a case of whooping cough is being confirmed at a suburban high school; eighteen child sex offenders are asking the Illinois Appellate Court to intervene in their case; and much more.