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Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine is Looking 90% Effective

The announcement came less than a week after an election seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s handling of the scourge, which has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide.

Labor Proposal to Save $272M Won’t Avert Layoffs or Tax Hike, Mayor’s Office Says

A proposal from the Chicago Federation of Labor that union officials contend could save the city of Chicago between $195 million and $272 million will not avert a property tax hike and layoffs in 2021, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office said Tuesday.

Report Sounds Alarm on Ongoing Decline of US Coral Reefs

A first-of-its-kind assessment of coral reefs in U.S. waters is again sounding the alarm over the continued decline of these sensitive underwater ecosystems, which scientists deem essential to the health of the world’s oceans.

Political Divide: 2020 Election Reaffirms Polarization in US

Political polarization runs deep in America. Though the election is over, tensions still run high—and not just in states with tight races, like Pennsylvania, but right here in Illinois.

‘Obamacare’ Likely to Survive, High Court Arguments Indicate

A more conservative Supreme Court appears unwilling to do what Republicans have long desired: kill off the Affordable Care Act, including its key protection for pre-existing health conditions.

More Details Emerge on White Sox Manager La Russa’s Arrest

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa blew out a tire on the grey Lexus he was driving in a collision with a curb that left the vehicle smoking when he was arrested on misdemeanor DUI charges in February, according to an affidavit filed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

GOP Lets Trump Fight Election For Weeks Despite Biden’s Win

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday there’s “no reason for alarm” as President Donald Trump mounts unfounded legal challenges to President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.

Pritzker: Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations Nearing Spring Peak

Public health officials reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois on Tuesday. As the number of cases goes up, so too does the number of people hospitalized with the virus. 

Suburban Medical Supplier Accused of Swindling Hospitals Out of Millions Worth of PPE

Dennis Haggerty, 44, was charged in federal court Tuesday with a single count of wire fraud after he allegedly took millions of dollars from a pair of university hospitals for N95 face masks which he never produced.

Purchase of Emmett Till House by Nonprofit ‘More Than a Real Estate Transaction’

The former Woodlawn home of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, is now in the hands of the nonprofit Blacks in Green. Founder Naomi Davis shares the group’s vision for the historic site.

Lawsuit Over Gang Database Dismissed as City Officials Agree to Alter Policy

The Chicago Police Department will change the way it tracks Chicagoans suspected of being affiliated with a gang as part of the resolution of a class-action lawsuit that alleged the city’s gang database was riddled with errors.

November 10, 2020 - Full Show

Watch the Nov. 10, 2020 full episode of “Chicago Tonight.”

City Revamps Quarantine Order with Color-Coded Alerts Amid Surge

Chicago will no longer list individual states on its quarantine order amid a sustained surge of COVID-19 cases nationwide, officials announced Tuesday.

After Record Warmth, Cold Front and Strong Winds Headed to Chicago

A strong cold front is moving toward Chicago, bringing fast-moving thunderstorms, plunging temperatures and the threat of damaging wind gusts and tornadoes.

What Does the Future Hold for House Speaker Madigan?

It hasn’t even been a week since the election, but Illinois politicians are looking ahead to another race: the election of the next speaker of the Illinois House.