Also happening today, an investigation is underway after Gary police shot a senior citizen yesterday evening - the victim reportedly hard of hearing; a scare for a South Loop couple after they heard shots being fired; a fire has caused the cancellation of classes at a school today in Lake Zurich; about 130 school districts in Indiana have cancelled classes for tomorrow, as teacher's plan a march to the state's capital; a woman is dead and her husband is in custody after a drug overdose at a hotel in Rosemont; and much more.

Also happening today, authorities in the north suburbs say the threat of being thrown in jail is driving a new and somewhat successful scam in the Lake County area; it was a rude awakening for a couple as they slept in their South Loop apartment; the former Chicagoan who introduced generations of Americans to nature's wild kingdom will enter into an exclusive club next year; Chicago residents celebrated the piping plover bird by cleaning up Montrose Beach over the weekend; and much more.

Rob Hart reports.

Also happening today: the head of a West Side charter school is praising two of its workers for trying to help a man who was shot and killed outside the school; a Chicago firefighter is facing domestic charges after a domestic incident at his home; a street gang member is accused of sending money to ISIS; these and more stories from WBBM.

Also happening today, a West suburban gang leader is accused of sending money to ISIS; turbulence persists between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union amid the union voting on a tentative five-year contract; the former Crate & Barrel location on North Michigan Avenue has been transformed into a large Starbucks and is now open for business; and much more.

Also happening today, hopes to change this year's casino legislation to get more cash for the city fizzled; longtime Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said he is resigning; a Gary snow plow driver is facing discipline for going off the grid during Monday's snowstorm; union nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center are threatening to go on strike again; and much more.

Also happening today, the Illinois General Assembly adjourned Thursday without making changes to the gambling bill that Mayor Lightfoot had lobbied for; longtime Democratic State lawmaker John Cullerton says he is resigning from the legislature in January; there's now word about a multimillion dollar project to stabilize the lakefront in Rogers Park; an alleged rapist is behind bars after the victim and a friend followed him when he got on a CTA bus; and much more.

Also happening today: A 9-year-old girl died after being found unresponsive in a Gage Park elementary school; Chicago police say a basement heater might have caused a church fire early this morning; legislation to clear the way for a Chicago casino has been filed and is moving forward in the Illinois House of Representatives; a funeral service was held today at a cemetery on Chicago’s South Side for people in Cook County who died unknown or had no family to bury them; these stories and more from WBBM.