Metra Set To Launch Major Hiring Initiative In New Year
Metra is planning a major hiring push in the New Year.
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Metra is planning a major hiring push in the New Year.
Amid an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases statewide, the Illinois Secretary of State is closing all of its Driver Services centers for two weeks after the new year.
A 64-year-old woman was shot and wounded in the Auburn-Gresham community late Wednesday.
The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Chicago and Cook County businesses is just days away - coming up Monday, Jan. 3. But it won't change a single thing for some businesses with which CBS 2's Tara Molina connected with Tuesday.
The Urgent Aid center at UChicago Medicine's Ingalls-Flossmoor location is now closed. Also, the Olympia Fields Walmart is closed for cleaning and to restock.
"The patient feels better almost immediately. And it's so rewarding to me that I can make someone else feel better."
Two men have been charged in a shooting that took place at Oakbrook Center mall.
While the track of the potential storm remains a bit uncertain, there is a moderate probability of several inches of snow on New Year's Day.
A jury in New York has convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of grooming minors for sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell was found guilty of five of the six federal counts related to Epstein's sex trafficking ring.
An inch or less of snow expected between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Thursday. It'll be dry Thursday with mostly cloudy skies.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb along with State Health Officials addressed the latest rise of COVID-19 in the state Wednesday afternoon. The briefing comes after Lake County set a new record in cases.
"Let's keep in mind, it's outdoors, and there was a conscious decision made not only obviously that it's outdoors, but to spread it out so that we don't have massive crowds gathering in one place," Lightfoot said.
Included with the license, a variety of gifts ranging from gourmet meals to dancing and cooking lessons, courtesy of top Chicago restaurants and businesses.
The COVID surge still creating some trouble for air travel. More flights in-and-out of Chicago are being canceled.
"We don't honestly have the time or the bandwith to be asking you for these cards," co-owner Jessica Perjes said in an Instagram post.
