WNUR News’ Daily Briefing – DATE

The first omicron subvariant case was detected in Illinois over the weekend; founder and executive director of the Garage, Melissa Kaufman, will leave Northwestern in May; two synagogues and Jewish businesses were damaged in suspected hate crimes over the weekend; Johnathan Jackson, one of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s son’s, announced his plan to run for the congressional seat Bobby Rush will vacate after retires at the end of his term; U.S. regulators are urging Pfizer to apply for emergency use authorization for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old