In other top stories this evening: Yelp tagging dirtiest restaurants in Chicago; R. Kelly misses court appearance Wednesday; advocates urge Gov. Pritzker to take care when reforming court bond system; two students robbed, one shot, after swim meet; and more.

Also happening today, the number of people applying for medical marijuana cards in Illinois is up dramatically since recreational marijuana became legal; the northern suburbs are excited for plans to see more of the Chicago Bears; an east coast school makes history and leaves an opening at Northwestern University; and much more.

In other top stories this evening: SWAT surrounds murder suspect in suburban Montgomery; Cook County Assessor glad to be in 'boring' office; big plans for Chicago's Big Marsh Park; and more.

Also happening today, over 100 affordable housing units in Waukegan might not get built because of concerns over cancer-causing emissions from a nearby plant; meanwhile, Medline Industries in Waukegan has temporarily ceased its sterilization operations as it works to meet new state ethylene oxide standards; a racist meme on social media has sparked a call to action from some students at the University of Chicago Lab High School; a Roseland church that has been helping less fortunate people for 15 years finds itself in need following a devastating fire; and much more.

Also happening today, a racist meme on social media has sparked a call to action from a group of students from the University of Chicago Lab High School; a Roseland church has set up a GoFundMe campaign for donations in the wake of a devastating fire; Chicago police need your help to find a 16-year-old girl from Lawndale who has been missing for nearly a month; and much more.

Also happening today, we will see a number of observances and events marking the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Chicago police questioning a person in the deadly stabbing of a relative at a home near Randolph and Damen in West Town; a Cook County judge threw the book at a teenager accused of swiping an iPhone of a CTA rider near the Southport Brown Line stop last week; for the first time in a decade the president of the Illinois Senate is not Democrat John Cullerton; and much more.

Also happening this morning: extensive delays at both airports due to a winter weather blast; Chicago Police make an arrest in connection with a December mass shooting; and activists call for peace after a shooting on the city's South Side injured five people including three children last week.

In other top stories this evening: Preckwinkle skeptical minority entrepreneurs will get fair shake in cannabis industry; Aurora will honor fallen soldier; driver in truck-Starbucks accident suffered medical emergency; and more.

Also happening today, Mayor Lightfoot plans to spend millions of dollars in the effort to fight gang violence; Metra is cracking down on riders who either don't pay their fare or cheat on the amount they pay; the city of Aurora is planning a community-wide vigil and memorial ceremony to honor the local soldier who was killed last week in Afghanistan; city officials are planning on holding a meeting soon with nearby residents who have raised issues about the proposed Obama Presidential Center; the Cook County Board has approved a 3 percent tax on recreational marijuana; and much more.