In other top news stories this evening: Blues Fest and other events are casualties of pandemic; IHSA cancels spring tournaments; area drive-in theater set to reopen; and more.

Also happening today, a Chicago alderman wants to see a grace period allowed for renters who are having a tough time paying rent during the pandemic; a regional healthcare center is starting COVID-19 testing in several northern Illinois cities today; a Chicago police officer was hurt in an accident along Lake Shore Drive earlier today; and much more.

Also happening today, a North Side alderman is proposing payment breaks for renters who lose income during the pandemic; Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) will launch today a citywide cloth mask drive; a funeral service will be held today for the second Chicago police officer to die of COVID-19; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: Suburban teen may have died of COVID-19; Lightfoot nominee for police superintendent moves forward; and more.

Also happening today, there are questions as to whether a northwest suburban teenager died of COVID-19 last week; several hundred people held a protest outside the governor's mansion in Indiana over the weekend; police are investigating a shooting on the Bishop Ford Freeway last night; Earth Day is this week, but it will be a very different observance this year; most suburbs are requiring people to wear face masks in public; and much more.

In other news this morning: Governor Pritzker concluded his daily media briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic; Five northern Illinois mayors are asking Governor Pritzker for the authority to reopen businesses next month; Two north suburban high school students have contracted COVID-19; Earth Day is this week...an event that is taking a backseat to the ongoing fight against COVID-19; and more.

And other stories: An employee of the 18th Cook County chief judge’s office tested positive for COVID-19; The driver of a car that hit a Brown Line train remains hospitalized this morning; The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two men held in ICE custody at the McHenry County Jail; and more.

In other news this morning: Governor Pritzker suspends in-school learning for the rest of the academic year; more city employees have died of complications from Coronavirus; and a previously discharged inmate in Lake County has tested positive for COVID-19.

In other top stories this evening: More city employees succumb to COVID-19; musicians have fun with 'Sweet Home, Chicago'; city treasurer sets up website for financially distressed residents; and more.

Also happening today, authorities are warning first responders not to use certain kinds of respirator masks that the state gave them; a growing problem during the pandemic is people tossing protective gloves to the ground after using them; the Chicago City Treasure set up a website to be a one-stop shop source for financial information; and much more.