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The City of Chicago will now pull the plug on the city's Christmas tree nightly at 11 p.m. It's part of new restrictions in place at Millennium Park after a lack of social distancing, especially on weekends.
When Donnie Wahlberg gave a waitress a $2,020 tip in November he hoped it would inspire others to do something generous, and it worked. Two Chicago area women followed his lead.
There is another cluster of coronavirus cases at an Illinois Department of Employment Security office, this time in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, the CBS 2 Investigators have learned.
The FDA on Friday approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, kicking off a massive effort to initially deliver nearly 3 million doses of the vaccine to more than 600 sites nationwide.
It is absolutely vital that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is kept at 70 degrees below zero. For that to happen, the Federal Aviation Administration had to make some changes for how much dry ice is allowed on planes to allow more of the vaccine to be shipped at once.
"They've got some explaining to do."
While many large hospitals appear ready with the ultra cold refrigeration required for the COVID-19 vaccine, some smaller hospitals will be depending on the City of Chicago to chill and then fill their vaccine orders.
"I can help people who are sick by being there."
"It seems like there's a light, a little bit of a light at the end of the tunnel now with the vaccine."
"We are taking about a vaccination effort that is never before seen in our time."
City attorneys are asking aldermen to approve settlements in three more lawsuits accusing Chicago police officers of misconduct, including an officer caught on video apparently dragging a teenage girl down a set of stairs at Marshall High School last year, before the officer and his partner tased her.
"Cheer" star Jerry Harris faces seven new charges accusing him of soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions, coercing teenage boys to send him explicit photos and videos of themselves, and traveling across state lines with a minor to engage in sex acts.
"I don't know why they would sign on, except for apparently undying commitment and loyalty to a failed president," Pritzker said.
Two girls, just 5 and 8 years old, did not survive the fire.
Over the past week, the state has reported a total of 1,079 virus deaths, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health; compared to 942 during the previous seven days, a 15% increase.
