Also happening today, a man who was stopped by police for riding a bicycle on a sidewalk ended up being charged with an armed home invasion and robbery; the owners of the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles are laying off the facility's remaining 42 employees at the end of February; the city of Chicago is hosting what it calls a cannabis resource fair next month; groundbreaking ceremonies were held Thursday for the $300-million Hard Rock Casino in Gary; a waitress in the northwest suburbs is smiling thanks to the 2020 tip challenge; and much more.

Also happening today, a wildlife expert at Lincoln Park Zoo worries the recent attacks by coyotes in Chicago will overshadow the roll they play in the city; the Chicago Department of Public Health confirms the city's first pediatric death from flu this season; Chicago-based Grubhub stock has been on a roller coaster on what the food delivery company says are rumors; a man accused of slashing the tires of cars parked at Palos Hills churches last year is facing new and more serious charges; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: Ice-fishing event canceled in DuPage County because of mile weather; smoking lounges consider whether to become weed dens; one of R. Kelly's girlfriends charged with domestic battery; and more.

Also happening today, there have been two coyote attacks on the North Side since Wednesday, but the animal or animals continue to roam free; a City Council committee vote on Mayor Lightfoot's plan to allow on-site marijuana consumption in tobacco businesses has been delayed; a far north suburb is retooling the way it deals with violations with legal marijuana; some condo owners on the Gold Coast are going to court today on a hearing of a lawsuit that would block the $92-million sale of their building to a company that wants to convert the building into rental apartments; and much more.

Also happening today, Google has been ordered to turn over actor Jussie Smollett's emails, private messages, photographs and location data for an entire year as part of a special prosecutor's probe into how the actor's claim he was attacked was handled by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx; racist fliers have been found outside several homes in Orland Park; a total of 17 people have died because the cold in Cook County - two more cold-related deaths were reported this week; a 32-year-old man was bitten by a coyote on Wednesday, making him the second person of the day to be attacked; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: Anti-war protest held in Chicago, amid U.S.-Iran turmoil; Iraq War veteran disappeared four years ago; businesses complain marijuana buyers are eating up parking spaces; and more.

Also happening today, it appears a 169-year-old house in Joliet will be saved from demolition; five vehicles were involved in a collision in the Brighton Park neighborhood; after next month, the Springhill Mall in West Dundee will be left with only one major anchor; an Aurora man is facing child pornography charges; two people are wanted for questioning in connection with an incident last month in which a Munster Indiana police officer was nearly run down by a vehicle; and much more.

Also happening today, Chicago's new transportation commissioner told aldermen during a confirmation hearing that red light cameras should be looked at, but not removed; the next big business in Illinois: sports betting; there's unfortunate news to report about that little girl who was hit in the head with a ball off the bat of Cubs' Almora during a game in Houston last May; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: Police warn about spike in phone scams in northern suburbs; man charged in his infant son's death; coyote rescued from Lake Michigan; flu season peaking; and more.

Also happening today, a police pursuit of a tiny smart car in Northwest Indiana may have had people smiling, but police weren’t; the McHenry County State's Attorney said he is pursuing a case against an Uber driver enough though the key witness failed to show up to court on Monday; a member of Gary's City Council is accused of trying to run a woman off the road and fight her; the demand for recreational marijuana has been so great in Illinois a number of dispensaries have had to close down temporarily because they have run out of supplies; and much more.