Also in the news: The city of Chicago recorded thirteen-hundred new COVID cases one week ago the highest number in almost a year; The Hammond law office of an attorney who was murdered last summer was destroyed by fire yesterday; Sports and after-school activities canceled at Oak Park-River Forest High School because of COVID transmission rate; Jussie Smollett trial resumes this morning after a three day break; and much more. 

 

 

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In other news: A woman from the south suburbs charged with producing child pornography as part of a child sex trafficking scheme; The Forest Park community is remembering a longtime police officer; Oak Park River Forest High School officials have decided to stop sports and extracurricular activities, as health and school leaders have called the school a hot spot for spreading COVID-19: and much more

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In other news: Chicago jazz trumpeter Burgess Gardner has died; The mayor of south suburban Calumet City is in quarantine at home, after testing positive for COVID-19; The founder of a Chicago-based Christmas Decoration company says this has been a busy holiday season so far; and much more. 

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In other stories tonight: the mother of an Illinois State grad student found dead in the Illinois River over the summer came to Chicago today -- to demand a federal civil rights investigation into what happened to her son; to brighten the holidays of six families of cancer patients on Chicago's south side and in nearby suburbs, more than 100 volunteers, including dozens of firefighters - decided to decorate the families' homes; a Crest Hill couple has pleaded guilty to their roles in the U-S Capitol breach last January 6th, admitting they spent about an hour in the building that day after entering through a broken window; and much more. 

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Also in the news: The Department of Justice is looking into a recent decision by a west suburban village board to reject plans for a substance treatment center; While announcing a new childcare grant in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood,  Governor Pritzker fielded questions about the omicron strain of corona virus; Prosecutors say a man who was out on bond for a carjacking is back behind bars  after an exchange of gunfire between Chicago police and people in a car on the Southeast Side; and much more. 

 

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Also in the news: governor Pritzker has fielded almost-constant questions about when his latest COVID-19 mask mandate might be lifted; a photo exhibit opens tomorrow at a café in West Englewood that's a contrast to the way the neighborhood is often portrayed in the mainstream media; some elected leaders in the north suburbs say they're concerned by a proposal that would let some communities install license plate readers along roads controlled by Lake County; it's looking more and more likely that Chicago residents will be asked next year to choose their favorite among a series of maps marking off the boundaries of all 50 wards; and much more. 

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Also in the news: The O'Hare Modernization Program is complete after the newest runway became operational today; Residents of Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood could be on the verge of living in a ward where the majority of voters are Asian, which would be a first for the City; The Chicago Park District is establishing an Office of Prevention and Accountability in its next budget as a part of an effort to address long standing concerns over workplace harassment and misconduct; and much more. 

   

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In other stories tonight: the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners voted unanimously today to approve the District's proposed operating budget for next year; hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe later this month in Des Plaines; the Chicago City Council has put off an expected vote on a controversial re-mapping of the City's 50 wards, and angry Aldermen will finally get the negotiations they've been calling for; police are investigating the deaths of two people in far northwest suburban Algonquin; and much more. 

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Also in the news: New restrictions are in place at the Jesse Brown VA Hospital after a COVID outbreak by an employee killed a patient;  Today is the deadline for the City Council to approve a re-mapping of Chicago’s 50 wards without turning the task over to a voter referendum; A staffer at Chicago Public Schools is out of a job after sharing his personal views on the COVID vaccine with parents; and much more. 

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Also in the news: the family of Jussie Smollett presented a united front as they entered the Chicago courthouse this morning for the second day of the trial for the former "Empire" actor; the Chicago City Council's Rules Committee, led by Alderwoman Michelle Harris, is still trying to forge a compromise on new Ward boundaries for Chicago; an investigation that' taken eight-months to complete has ended with a Columbus, Indiana, man being charged with the alleged drug-related death of his eight-year-old son; an effort to protect homeless families in DuPage County from COVID has provided so many other benefits, there are plans to make the program permanent; and much more. 

 

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