Also happening today, looters continued stealing from stores early Monday morning throughout the Loop; the looting was not limited to the immediate downtown area and now the cleanup is beginning; Governor Pritzker is urging state lawmakers to approve new rules on mask enforcement; four people died after a vehicle crashed into a building early Sunday in River Forest; and much more.

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And other stories: An Oak Park man who had been missing since late July has been found dead; The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting more than 21-hundred new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Illinois; While the traditional Bud Billiken Parade was canceled due to the pandemic, some are throwing parties to kick off the new academic year; and more.

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Happening today; Michigan Avenue merchants and residents are concerned that the Magnificent Mile is losing it luster and may not get it back; A Chicago political figure charged with bribing a state lawmaker could be ready to make a deal; A financial dispute left a 72-year-old man dead and an auto dealership owner charged with his murder in the Grand Crossing neighborhood; and more. 

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In other top stories this evening: Gov. Pritzker is hoping businesses will help enforce the statewide mask mandate, but merchants say that's not fair; bus drivers left in the lurch as schools prepare to shut down, physically; and more. 

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Also happening today: Illinois is joining 19 other states in extending unemployment benefits for 20 weeks; A body has been recovered from Lake Michigan near Belmont Harbor but officials have not said if it is the teenager who fell into Diversey Harbor earlier this week; in Arlington Heights, neighbors call for harmony after incidents of racist graffiti; a Chicago alderman wants to rehab old homes and turn them into police stations; these stories and more from WBBM. 

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In other top stories this evening: number of Illinois coronavirus cases make big jump upward; U of I officials review plans to reopen campus downstate; suspect charged in shooting of Chicago police officer; and more. 

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Also happening today: Indiana's governor and top health official are defending their decisions to allow in-person learning; Chicago's handful of dining spots have got the OK to reopen this week but beaches remain closed; A woman was killed and a man is in critical condition after a fire early Thursday in the Austin neighborhood; these stories and more from WBBM. 

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Other top stories this evening: a Barrington school district opts for all-remote learning; rare bumble bee showing up in Chicago area; and more. 

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In other top stories this morning: Chicago Public Schools will start the school year with strictly remote learning; the Illinois Education Association will work with doctors to determine whether individual school districts should go back to in-class learning; and more. 

 

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