Why the vaccine rollout is slower than expected. Illinois members of congress on Wednesday’s electoral challenge. How new stimulus funds impact Chicago stages. And the return of two literal lovebirds.

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• Staff at Illinois Veterans Homes Declining COVID-19 Vaccine
• Less Than Half of CPS Teachers Expected to Return Monday Actually Did
• After Months of Empty Stages, Chicago Venues See ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’
• Outdoor Dining, Carryout and Uncertainty: What Restaurants Are Facing This Winter
• Advocacy Group, Lawmakers Team Up to Support Transgender Chicagoans
• Beach or Habitat? Advocates Want Park District to Add Plovers’ Nesting Site to Neighboring Protected Nature Area