In other top stories tonight: North Shore restaurant owner is eager to see the end of proof-of-vax requirement; mini-pickup trucks popular at Chicago Auto Show; U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says potential sanctions against Russia are unprecedented; and more. 

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Lightfoot: Chicago not giving up on Bears staying

In other top stories tonight: Chicago top cop says task force has helped drive down carjackings; Pritzker urges schools to follow mask mandate, as appeals judges weigh challenge; armed robbery suspect from Metra train has been arrested; and more.

Winter wallop on the way for Chicago, after rain and winds

Also in the news: the governor's school mask mandate has been...in effect...put on hold statewide by an Illinois legislative committee; four people were shot while walking along a street in Joliet last night; the body of an Antioch man - who disappeared after a traffic crash last month on the Tri-State Tollway - has been found in the Des Plaines River - in the far northern suburbs; and much more.

Arrest made in robbery of Metra conductor

In other top stories: Chicago officials noncommittal about when they'll lift mask mandate, proof-of-fax requirement; winter storm watch issued for Chicago area; and more. 

Chicago pizza chain gives workers day off, with pay

Also in the news: a young girl was found standing alone on the South Side this morning; the owners of a donut and popcorn shop in Longwood Manor are hoping customers will help them reopen; Markham using state grants to revitalize 159th Street business corridor; and much more. 

Lightfoot not committing to COVID restriction end date

In other top stories: Chicago area congress members renew calls for gun control; Wilmette school officials may OK mask-optional policy; convicted cop killer to get new trial; and more.

Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson's trial nears end

Also in the news: more than two-thousand students in a northwest suburban school district will be learning from home until further notice; a new report says major improvements are needed in a north suburban school district; balloons are a popular Valentine's Day gift - but a "certain type" comes with a warning; and much more.

CPD searching for suspects in a string of weekend robberies near U of C

In other local news: more shootings over the weekend result in 3 deaths, an SVU crash leaves 5 girls hurt, community leaders ask to leave guns at home during Super Bowl weekend, and more. 

Multiple CFD Firefighters hospitalized after a fire in Roseland Saturday

Other top stories today: a Gary police sergeant is out of the hospital, a Chicago police officer has been relieved of his power from an incident in 2018, the Chicago Auto Show begins & more. 

Parents Plead with Mayor Lightfoot to Improve Classrooms

Also in the news: Chicago Public Schools is asking parents and students to help decide the calendar for next school year; the Archdiocese of Chicago says....due to declining COVID-19 rates...and guidance from health officials...Catholic churches and chapels in Lake and suburban Cook Counties may now move to a "mask-optional" protocol for all Masses and Liturgies; charges are now filed in connection with a deadly shooting "near the campus of the University of Chicago" this week; and much more. 

Lightfoot, Foxx publicly "make up" after division

In other top news stories: no bail for 16-year-old charged in murder of boy, 15; hot dog joint has video of vandal who damaged the business over mask dispute; Chicago Auto Show revs up; and more. 

Suspect drives stolen car onto tracks before collision with train

Also in the news: charges are pending against a woman who allegedly *bit* a CTA bus drier on the arm yesterday; two teenagers appear in bond court today...one charged as an adult...in this week’s shooting death of 15-year old Michael Brown on the South Side; the medical experts who advise Governor Pritzker are urging people to still take COVID precautions after he lifts the mask mandate on February 28th; and much more. 

Group of aldermen demanding the Lightfoot administration lift its mask and vaccine mandate by Friday

In other top stories tonight: Rogue principal wants to return to work after mask stand; drug suspect hid loaded gun with baby, prosecutor says; St. Charles library reopens after mask-policy controversy, threats; and more.

Gov. Pritzker still wants masks in schools, for now

Also in the news: the Archdiocese of Chicago will institute a "mask optional" policy in schools starting Thursday; Chicago police say they've found the man who allegedly led a ring responsible for several smash-and-grab burglaries of stores in various parts of the city; Chicago Police are questioning suspects in the murders of two teenage boys - killed in separate incidents on the south side yesterday afternoon; and much more. 

Pritzker expected to end mask mandates for indoor places today

In other top stories: Gary police detective recovering after on-duty shooting; Northern Illinois University student died of medical causes, coroner says; former Aurora police chief is now a cake maker; and more. 

Smash-and-grab mastermind charged, authorities say

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