Also happening today: Gillson Park in Wilmette has a beaver problem; Chicago officials are working with ridesharing companies to reduce the number of sexual assaults even before Uber's recent stats were released; charges have been filed against one of two men after an hourslong standoff in Round Lake; these and more stories from WBBM.

Also happening today: a former priest is under arrest for the fatal Orland Park hit-and-run; woman who was out with former Superintendent Eddie Johnson is accused of deleting cell phone videos from the night in question; police are looking for two men suspected of kidnapping a girl in Austin; authorities are conducting a homicide investigation into an 11-month girl's death; these and more stories from WBBM.

Also happening today: Demonstrators marched downtown to protest climate change; a West Suburban teacher hopes to locate a stolen backpack that contains a manuscript about his grandfather's World War II story; Chicago police are searching for two people who robbed a University of Chicago student today; and much more.

Also happening today, property owners on Lake Michigan in Indiana are filing a new lawsuit aimed at overturning the landmark 2018 Indiana Supreme Court ruling that found the state, not property owners, own the shoreline; an unidentified man was sent to the hospital this morning after reportedly being stabbed in the leg during an incident on the Red Line at Fullerton; Chicago Police are getting a curious description from witnesses of a person involved in a serious of street crimes; and much more.

Also happening today, the parent companies of a North Side nursing home are being sued for allegedly turning a blind eye to an alleged theft of one of its residents; with less than a month to go before recreational marijuana becomes legal here in Illinois, Chicagoans sounded off last night at the first of two city public meetings; the Salvation Army says financial donations go a long way towards helping families put food on the table and experience the joys of the holiday season; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: Orland Park police seek driver in fatal hit-and-run; Harvey company providing steel to Amtrak high-speed rail project; Chicago officials hold winter-preparedness news conference; and more.

Also happening today, the University of Illinois Chicago is adding security patrols with a special focus on campus parking lots and garages after the murder of a student; a man who allegedly tried to run from police was shot in the leg last night; the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is asking for their contract dispute with the city be set with an independent arbitrator; Cook County officials have confirmed the sixth cold-related death of the season; and much more.

In other top stories: R. Kelly's sex abuse trial date set; Metra considers westward expansion; Glencoe looks at saving Frank Lloyd Wright building; and more.

Also happening today: The inaugural episode of our new podcast dives into the future and challenges of the Chicago Police Department; Chicago police are looking for man who followed a woman home, robbed and sexually assaulted her; a 14-year-old girl is in serious but stable condition after being shot outside an Elgin middle school; charges are pending against two people involved in a fatal shooting yesterday at the Howard Red Line station; these stories and more from WBBM.

Also happening today: a local Salvation Army has received a large anonymous donation to start off the season; Chicago residents will have to wait until March to use Divvy's electric bikes; Some Illinois Republican lawmakers are demanding that some prominent Democrats resign their posts; these stories and more from WBBM.