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WBBM Newsradio
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WBBM Newsradio
"By evening. But again, wet messy for the city and all of the Illinois suburbs with some of that wet snow off to the north of another update coming up. I'm AccuWeather meteorologist team divorce. Charges are pending against a suspect to allegedly was involved in a shootout with police in the western suburbs yesterday afternoon. Burning to foia joins us live now with the story. The shootout happened after an armed robbery at a smoke shop on Roosevelt road east of Main Street in Lombard, but police say the suspects took off to the north and that when officers caught up with them, one suspect shot at police wounding one officer, at least returned fire hitting and killing one of the suspects, the other suspect was arrested, amory vandermeer works next to the smoke shop and lives in Lombard, whom she was shaken until CBS two. It's Lombard. You don't expect this to happen here. Well, I'm Bart police say the wounded officer underwent surgery last night and remains in the hospital, reporting live, burning to foia at one O 5 9, double BBM. Chef Jose Duran was coming home from his job at a Michelin star restaurant schwa in wicker park last Tuesday. When he was waiting for a blue line trained at division and someone shoved him onto the L tracks, Duran says an approaching train was just two minutes away, but fortunately some good samaritans jumped in to help him. Since then, the 28 year old chef has undergone multiple procedures, and he says he and parts of his face were fractured and his jaw is wired shut Chicago police charged 33 year old query Patterson with attempted murder, a GoFundMe page for Duran has been set up and has raised more than $37,000. Many restaurant owners would like the lightfoot administration to continue expanding outdoor dining in Chicago, but uncertainty about who has the final say on city permits is postponing a vote on the subject. Sam toy of president of the Illinois restaurant association is anxious to see the expanded permits for outdoor dining in Chicago continue next year because the flexibility helped many restaurants survive the pandemic. Extended outdoor Donnie allows restaurants to serve more people,
WLS-AM 890
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WLS-AM 890
"The pandemic is still a heavy burden on hospitals When we have hospitals full our hospital is getting full especially in rural areas with people who have COVID-19 we have exposures We have the inability to treat other patients And there's a lot of indirect effects of these hospitalizations Numerous counties in Illinois have moved to medium transmission rates a young man fighting for his life after a thief shot him three times in Lincoln park There is chilling surveillance video capturing the shooting that left Dakota early critically injured His brother telling ABC 7 he has a 50 50 chance of survival You know watching that video you're just at a loss for words because it's just like you know when you see it it's just wow I can't believe they did that Early move to Chicago from Atlanta 6 months ago he recently graduated from culinary school and works at the greater Chicago food depository The debate continues after Mayo life had picked a valley's casino for casino for the river west area the deal still needs the gaming board in city council approval the $1.74 billion project set to be built with the tribune printing site meantime a landmark Medina temple now cited for the place for our temporary casino and Sam toy of the Illinois restaurant association is in support of it Right now there's a 125,000 ft² space sitting bacon a location that's doing nothing to stimulate and revitalize the surrounding area The more tourists attractions and economic activity coming into the area the more our restaurants bars hotels and more will benefit Well alderman are weighing in at city council today and Thursday residents will get their chance to voice their opinion Demonstrations taking place across the U.S. this weekend in response to the draft decision from the U.S. Supreme Court suggesting that the court's conservative majority is considering overturning the roe versus wade abortion decision Protesters showed up at the homes of justice Brett Kavanaugh and chief justice John Roberts Catholic churches increasing their security Congress set to vote on an abortion rights bill Wednesday but it's not expected to go anywhere GOP candidate for governor Richard Irvin holding his first news conference with Chicago reporters right now launching his campaign in January He's a course criticizing governor pritzker over an array of issues including the.
WGN Radio
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WGN Radio
"Group station 23° at 2 o'clock good morning I'm James Sears Masks are coming off in the city but they're still work to do and the world takes action against Russia for invading Ukraine WGN traffic our one spot right now is on the rigging memorial tollway This is westbound after Myers wrote an accident there has the three right lanes blocked The proof of vaccine and mask mandates will officially be lifted in Chicago on February 28th Monday Mayor lightfoot says the city's following the states lead and lifting its indoor mask mandate after seeing improvements in four key COVID metrics cases positivity rate hospitalizations and ICU beds In order to continue maintaining our progress with this pandemic it's vital that we must continue to work together to increase vaccination rates in every age category across every demographic There are still federal mass rules in place that require face masks worn on public transportation in federal buildings and other congregate settings Sam Toya president and CEO of the Illinois restaurant association says a survey of their members done last month should make a crystal clear why they're so happy with the mayor's announcement 97% experience a decline in custard demand for indoor on premise dining in recent weeks 92% say business conditions are worse now than they were three months ago as I told you January and February were really rough 88% of operating say their customer traffic in 2021 was lower than it was in 2019 Toyota spoke on Chicago's afternoon news The state's metrics are trending downward Right now cases are at their lowest records since last July hovering at around 1500 per day The state's daily mortality rate is also down averaging about 40 deaths a day Fewer than a hundred people a day are being admitted to hospitals for new cases of COVID President Biden is slapping economic sanctions on Russian institutions and elite families saying the goal is to cut Russia off from western financing Who in the lord's name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new so called countries on territory that belonged to his neighbors President Biden says Russian troops have invaded two eastern regions of Ukraine and promises to ratchet up sanctions if Russia pushes further European leaders also taking action Germany is stopping the Nord stream two pipeline project which would bring Russian natural gas to Germany and Britain is sanctioning multiple Russian banks No one's in custody yet for a shooting on the west side that wounded a three year old boy yesterday morning police say the toddler and day 36 year old woman were sitting in a vehicle near Congress Parkway and colmar when another car pulled up someone inside began firing striking the boy in the face near his right eye the woman drove the boy to the hospital where family says he will need surgery The family of a woman who died by suicide while locked in a Chicago police holding cell is suing the city and several police officers 33 year old Irene Chavez was arrested in December after getting into a fight with a security guard at a southside bar Chavez was a military veteran and told officers she suffered from PTSD a lawsuit claims police failed to recognize that she was experiencing a mental health crisis and denied her basic medical care Her sister iris Chavez She needs to shine that we have that goes right through all those clouds.
WGN Radio
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WGN Radio
"Void over the last few days Ryan pro WGN news Police continue to investigate a rash of carjackings in the city including one last night in a parking lot in Logan square We get more from WGN fuel Hillary A resident in the area says she hurt 5 shots run out around 8 Sunday Night Police tell us it was around that time when an unknown perpetrator approached a man and demanded his keys After refusing to comply the 40 year old man was shot in the left arm and chest He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition The suspect fled in the man's white Range Rover On Sunday Night an additional two carjackings were also reported one in the 3400 block of north Janssen and another in the 2100 block of west Melrose Chicago police say through yesterday 1280 carjackings have been reported in the city That compares to just 915 for all of last year Mayor lightfoot says the city could be set into chaos after Cook County seats attorney Kim fox's latest decision to not bring charges in a violent gang related shootout On Friday officers responded to a house on the corner of west Potomac and north mason two cars had pulled up and three people opened fire on the home the people inside return fire killing one of the gunmen and entering several other people For her part fox is accusing the mayor of getting her facts wrong regarding prosecutors decision not to charge 5 suspects in the shooting saying there wasn't enough evidence Chicago police over instead of David Brown was at city hall today Said he council members grilled Brown and other CPD leaders about mayor lightfoot's proposed $1.9 billion budget for the department Brown speaking about crime in the city painted a positive picture of the police department's work and pointed the finger of blame in another direction Our cops are doing their jobs They're doing their jobs in extraordinary ways And but for the courts not holding violent offenders in jail longer We would be much safer than we are today So pretend that Brown says CPD is confidence confiscated almost 80 500 illegal weapons in 2021 And over a thousand people have been arrested for carjack and related defenses which he says is more than last year Several Chicago aldermen are calling for the city to mandate proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to dine inside Chicago bars and restaurants President of the Illinois restaurant association he told WGN's Babs are at this morning They're not a fan of the idea because it could hurt a lot of smaller businesses You know restaurants are still hurting out here And especially lately we've heard from a lot of operators that businesses starting getting slow again So no we really don't think it fits all He says it's a group does encourage everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19 so there doesn't need to be a vaccine mandate implemented for diners After President Biden canceled his trip to Chicago last week to negotiate with Congress on his infrastructure Bill he's coming to town on Thursday White House officials confirmed in a release that the president will be in town Thursday to quote highlight the importance of COVID-19 vaccine requirements Biden's also likely to promote the infrastructure bills currently being negotiated in Congress Biden was supposed to visit the.
WGN Radio
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WGN Radio
"A meeting to discuss ways to combat crime in their neighborhood. Sam Sanchez, as chairman of the Illinois Restaurant Association, did a great work this weekend. They really did. It showed that manpower manpower could We saw that the issue let me the drink and the public way drive the parking and the drugs, And that's not no tolerance to fight more than 50. Business owners and residents took part in that meeting last night. At least four people injured this morning in an accident involving a school by US in Ottawa. Police say the crash happened just after seven in the 2400 block of East 1251st Road. At least say that, upon arrival to the singing emergency crews found a school bus on its side. There were four people reportedly on the bus at the time, including the driver, all taken to a local hospital. With minor injuries in a story you heard about on the John Williams show, the Chicago Teachers Union is criticizing the timeliness and accuracy of the covid 19 data. That CPS is reporting once a week on its online public dashboard. CT used deputy general Counsel Fad Good Child says that numbers from schools and numbers from the CPS dashboard don't really add up. CPS reporting 80 dyin students and 70 wanted all cases from August 29th through yesterday. That's an increase from the 11 students and 28 a dog cases initially reported a week ago. The new tracker data comes just 10 days after CPS students returned to the classrooms for full time in person learning for the first time since March, 2020 President Biden is toughening Covid 19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors trying to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta there yet that is killing Thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation's economy. He will be speaking later this afternoon. He's expected outline a six pronged plan to address elitist raises and coronavirus cases. And the stagnating piece of Covid 19 shots. Time for WGN Sports with big event at the NFL season gets going tonight with the much anticipated matchup The Dallas Cowboys visit the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You can hear the game here on W. G. M with the pregame at 6 45. The Bears continue their work today for Sunday's opener with the Rams hit L A. R pregame with Hamp and Obey. Sunday starts at six. The White Sox wrap up the road trip today in Oakland. Whether Ronaldo Lopez pitching the Cubs are off. They host the Giants tomorrow. Dave Anet, WGN Sports Time for the forecast for the WGN Chicago Weather Center, Sunny skies from Chicago and again here today. Beautiful day for us. The time high readings will climb.
WLS-AM 890
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WLS-AM 890
"W L s 12 Man with a gun a dark turn. It's Bruce. Trudy and cheese I got I got a text from a friend of mine. Um, early this morning Late last night early this morning, you know that there had been reported groups of teens attacking and robbing people in the loop, and he sent me a thing goes, be careful. I want you to know he knows I walk to work in the morning. So of course, I responded. Yeah, That's my That's my guys were good. Were you know there, you know, that's my crew. That's funny. It's my policy. Yeah, we're good. Well, don't worry about us. We got we're holding it down in the street of Ill street villains represent, um Just heard Nick Gail talking about the return of a mask mandate. This was just announced yesterday that indoors in Chicago, you'll need a to wear mask again starting on Friday and You know, one of my first thoughts was. How is this going to affect restaurants? West accounts who we've had the pleasure. Of talking to a variety of, uh, restaurant, restaurant restaurant or restaurateur, Those people that own restaurants and you know to a person they said, Yeah, Things have gotten better. But, boy, that was a hell of a whole word digging out of, you know, and we're not. We're You know, we're not back to Anything appearing normal. But now with masks coming back Will that impact the restaurant business? And maybe more importantly, how would it impact the restaurant business? Sam Sanchez is the chairman of the Illinois Restaurant Association. And while he understands the need for masks If you go much farther past that I think it's fair to say they have some concerns. There's a lot of restaurants even myself will close temporary if there is a restriction on occupancy. So those it's not worth it. I think they learned. You know, I think they learned Over the last year and a half. That certain capacity restrictions. You're just better off not opening the doors, especially if you're a smaller place. If you have 10 tables, how do you? Yeah, only through 45 got to have a, you know, Server or two and a coconut? Yes, it's better to just go back to Delivery, I guess. Yeah, well, yeah, if at all because adding to that they're still staffing shortages. They're still having trouble finding people. So think about all the workers came back to work. And you might be going the other direction here. Yeah, and I feel like I mean, anywhere I go. It's open. It's the businesses there is. You know, the business is there and you're getting service. But it's not anything like it used to be because of the shortage, and I dont judging advice service and it's just even though I think they're scrambling a little bit. You see, I think you're seeing more of, you know, places I go where? I know the owners. The owners are delivering food. They're taking a drink. Order, everyone. They're working. Yeah, all hands on deck. So you almost wonder if this is a little bit of a breather. Now. The Illinois Restaurant Association, Um says it is relieved that this and Announcement didn't include capacity restrictions. It doesn't they're okay. They're like you don't know. I put the mask back on. They say a lot of people have been wearing them anyway. And they're hoping you know Time will tell Right the next two weeks. We'll know if if If the cases keep going up because the magic number for restaurants is 800 cases a day. I've read four. I think we need to get the message out if you will. So that patrons Business patrons restaurant patrons. Don't take it out. On the employees. Yeah, This is not their decision. I think it's maybe safe to say a lot of restaurants, for example, wouldn't want this. Don't want it. And, uh, Sam Sanchez, again with the yellowing restaurant association said this It's going to be a little hectic. Unfortunate. People are so used to not wearing a mask. It's gonna be a little hard. They're uncomfortable. Bear with us. I have a feeling I will forget. My worry is more not that I'm going to cause a scene and argue with them is that I just won't remember. I'll walk in and I'll just forget because I'm just used to. That's fine. You'll be like Oh, shoot. Sorry. You won't be like what? What did you say again? I'm not going to take your mask on on the on the The hostess at the restaurant or the the the Checker at Target. I mean, 18 year old at Home Depot You claim doesn't work there, but I've seen are none of them there. Nobody actually works at a Home Depot. I refuse to believe that and you know what The sad part was when he said, But you know, he was. He was kind of afraid. Sir. Sir, could you need to put your mask on? And the guy was just like Kind of, you know, had his mask in his hand. Just kept walking, and he followed the mill that 18 year old. Mhm. Well, and that's you know, And And therein lies the rub. Right, Right. I mean, you know, you're asking an 18 year old too. Be the mask. Police mask police mask cops, so hopefully people will just I mean, I think it's going to go two ways your way, which is no, I'm done or alright, I'll put the mask back on for a couple more weeks. This better be the end of it. Hey, Candace. Where in Wisconsin? Are you calling from? I'm in Illinois. Right now We're going down, down Stay and anybody even tries to tell me that the mask on Don't be telling you telling him to f off because I'm over this another Pritzker of another lorry light, but I moved out of state of Illinois to get away from Pritzker. And we have a little bit more standing in Wisconsin, although that much more..
WGN Radio
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WGN Radio
"It sure is good to talk to you about openings instead of closings. Yes. Good morning, Bob. Yes, It was a great weekend after brutal 15 months. Restaurant bars were very excited this weekend. Is there still a limit on indoor dining for large groups? No, no, We're totally back to normalcy. No more social distancing. You could have as many people at at your tables that you you don't get your group comes with were total back to normalcy. And we're you know, we're seeing you know with some Some people are saying, Max, stop that being cautious, But a lot of people are just, you know. Out there. They got their vaccine, and they're out there enjoying this Great summer and our great restaurants here in the city of Chicago. Everybody I talked to in the restaurant business is complaining that they can't hire enough people is part of the problem now, in addition to folks, uh Having money to sort of not work. Uh and there are child care issues Get part of this problem be solved as some of these restaurants could somehow provide some childcare in the establishments. Sure childcare is definitely a big issue. So you know we're definitely within the industry talking about that. Hopefully, you know comes you know, from September our schools go back full time. Everyone goes back to school. But childcare is a big issue. Bob. Obviously, the federal government's talking about that as well. You know, childcare was an issue even before the pandemic, So we've got to get our We've got to get our heads around that another thing we would like to see is the federal government step up and give us working visas for hospitality workers like they have for farmers. We talked with Senator ductwork, and she's all behind that. So we got Conversations going on with the National Restaurant Association to see if we can get working visas for hospitality workers. We probably should expect this problem of the labor shortage to go on for a while, and in some restaurants that affects service. Sometimes menu items have to be shortened. Do you think it will be this way the rest of the year? You know, obviously, you know when you're going to new restaurants, right, Bob, and when you go to a new restaurant, it takes a little while to, uh, you know, work out all the kinks. So it's been 15 months that a lot of restaurants just map it at full capacity, So it's going to take a little bit like a new restaurant working out the kinks. So I hope your listeners, you know, just feel like when they go into a restaurant. Now look at it like you're going to a new restaurant. Because that's what it is. You have all these restaurants we have over 7300 restaurants up while some of them closed but probably close to 7000 restaurants here in the city of Chicago, and most of them are looking at it like a brand reopening. So you know your listeners and the guests that go into restaurants just got to know it's going to be a little bit longer than it has been. Before the pandemic to get your food to the table. Patience is a virtue. Especially now. Sam Tire President Illinois Restaurant Association. Thanks as always, Sam. Thanks, Bob. Have a great week and you two news at eight from the northwestern medicine newsroom and then Dean Richards with the morning entertainment round up coming right up. Lows.
WBEZ Chicago
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WBEZ Chicago
"The wedding industry employing professionals from florists to photographers, according to wedding planning website than not the average cost of a Chicago wedding is more than $60,000. And last year, nearly half of couples planning weddings either postpone their entire wedding or the reception. Here to share. Their insights are Chicago Wedding planners. Michelle their petty and Susan Corrigan, owner of Big City Bride. Welcome to you both. Either. Hello, hiker. Susan, I want to start with you because I can on Lee. Imagine how heartbreaking the pandemic must have been for these couples right? Because so much goes into planning a wedding and Getting all your loved ones together for this special day and then boom, You gotta cancel it. Yes. And we had couples that we at the start of the pandemic. We have someone who was one week from their wedding. And it was a big wedding room. 100 people and every detail was ironed out. And just to be days from your wedding and have to pick it up and cancel. It was devastating. You know, you've done everything from choose. Every flower the cake to invite every guest in decide whether sitting to you know, try on your dress and have the fittings and now you have to postpone until TBD. Bright TBD. That would that was, geez, That was the slogan for this entire year. Plus during that pandemic, Michelle, you know local health officials deemed wedding events as A huge source of covert 19 cases across our region. Um, and the pandemic, of course, was stressful for us all but to have the added responsibility of making decisions about the safety of your loved ones. That must have also felt overwhelming for some of these couples, right? Absolutely, You know, the heartbreaking The heartbreak sector goes both ways. It affected all of the clients that we're getting married all of those couples and every vendor who has, you know a business smaller otherwise who depends on the livelihood from that business to feed their families and make their living. This was there was heartbreak kind of going around all all parts of the industry and the added layer of stress both for the professional creatives and vendors as well as the couples. You know, trying to navigate through the ever constant changing guidelines and parameters and restrictions that were happening was it was a lot to process for sure. Yeah, the cost of postponing a wedding. Easily runs you into the thousands of dollars, right reordering invitations. You gotta re book and reschedule things. Michelle. How did venues and contractors accommodate some of that? You know it was. It was not something that the industry on the whole could could create a policy and then blanket with it was very much each venue was doing things a little bit differently. Some are larger. Example. Hotel properties owned owned by corporations. Some are smaller, independent venues that are owned by small business owners. So a lot of people were you know, in our industry. I feel very strongly that many, many vendors were trying to do the right thing. They were taking these situations on a case by case basis. They were looking to try to move clients to different dates farther out from where they currently were in the hopes of there being less restrictions or offering for refunds if they couldn't accommodate. There were some trickier situations, and I was fortunate enough not to have to deal with those. But again. It was just one of those things where you were constantly processing because everything was different from each each venue. You went to him. Sure, Susan, you probably have the same issue. Yes, Susan. Go ahead. It was right. The restrictions it was. You know, the thing was like Michelle, he said they are clients were looking to us for answers. But there's no book on this. There's no instruction manual for there were no blanket policies. So it was case by case And truly, it was a month by month or week by week, And after that, closer to the end, it was day by day, because Illinois changed and their restrictions for different than Chicago, the city proper, so it was heartbreaking. For not only the couples before industry who is long to recover, because most of us have carried over weddings from the previous year, So our product is time you can't make more time. They're just taking the time that they were going to use last year and applying it to this year, which means many wedding vendors can't take on new business, So it's not going to be. We're not going to adjust for at least another year or so. But the good news is is we're on the right track and People are ready to party. Yeah. Ready to go. They're ready to front this, But you know what I would be Susan. What would be on my mind? The most is I just pushed postponed one wedding, right? And I've I've already got this anxiety about You know, having the sign contracts for another venue and then possibly lose money again. Right, And it is definitely like you said it was in the thousands. And there was, you know, truly the venues and all in all the different areas had to treat it differently, because it really wasn't that you couldn't have a wedding. Um at some times, it was that it was only 30 people. So where you know, the great area was Angelis. Yes, it's like, who do I cut now? Oh, boy, This is reset. I'm Sasha and Simon's. I'm talking to Chicago Wedding planners. Michelle, Their Petty and Susan Court again, owner of Big City Bride. We're talking about the potential post pandemic wedding boom. Coming up at noon. We're going to talk about the ethics of the so called covert honor system where people are supposed to be masking up. If they're not if they're not fully vaccinated, So stay tuned for that conversation. Michelle. I want to shift and talk about the impact that the pandemic had. On you personally. Azua Wedding professional and your husband who is also in this industry. He's a photographer. Yes. The two of you created the Illinois event Coalition. Can you tell us why you started the group? We did. We actually did that alongside Alley. Phillips, who is also a wedding planner here in Chicago, and essentially, my family, has been in the restaurant industry in Chicago for three generations. And so when this started, I was getting endless amounts of guidance from the Illinois Restaurant Association, the National.
Wintrust Business Lunch with Steve Bertrand
Chicago bars and restaurants can stay open until 1 a.m., boost capacity to 50%, Lightfoot announces
"About the B G on traffic. Central Chicago restaurants open up a little bit more today, Illinois Restaurant Association president Sam Toya said Mayor Lightfoot will bump up indoor capacity from 40 to 50% up to 50 people. Whichever's fewer bars and restaurants Canal. Stay open until 1 a.m. instead of 11 p.m., but table sides capacity
WGN Radio
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WGN Radio
"WGN news room, Kyle right now. Secours has been charged already. Killing two people during August protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. We learned a moment ago Judge in the case has decided that he will not reduce Kyle written houses, Bond Uh, prosecutors had wanted to have that bond increase by $200,000 and the judge again and the case, uh, denying that motion, not reducing the bond and Rittenhouse remains free. On the current bond amount Governor Pritzker defending his decision to expand covert 19 vaccine eligibility to those with pre existing conditions. He's confident Maura Vaccine is coming. With the federal government, evoking the Defense production act and more new vaccines coming online. Johnson and Johnson has a new vaccine that it is bringing before the FDA. The week of February 25th and I'm hopeful. I think we all are that that will be approved. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a joint statement earlier today. Saying that they don't have enough vaccine to handle the current number of people eligible for the shot. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board Prison and Toni Preckwinkle, as I mentioned a moment ago, won't follow the governor's plan to expand covered 19 vaccination eligibility form or on why they won't do it. WGN's Ryan Burrow. In a joint statement released Thursday, the mayor and county board president said expanding those who qualify in the one B category would add more than a million people, making it harder for seniors, frontline essential workers and those in the most covert burden communities to get a vaccine. They say, Give unlimited supply. They must make tough choices as leaders of the most populous city and county in the state, but they had they look forward to expanding eligibility is vaccine supply Improves. Bryan Burrough, WGN news about 70,000 CPS students returned to classrooms today if her fingers re opening of key through eat schools this just days after an agreement reached between teachers and the district. CPS CEO Dr Janice Jackson said that the district is working on a plan to allow parents who initially signed up for remote learning to eventually send kids back to class. When I talked to families about, you know, remote learning, or why they haven't sent their kids to school, many of them say we'll send them back. When you guys figure it out. We figured it out, and so now our doors will be open for the fourth quarter, and we'll be putting more information out about that. In the coming weeks, she says. Discussions have begun with the teachers union over real. Opening high schools, well, just in time for Valentine's Day and the long prison and stay a weekend bars and restaurants in Chicago today are now able to serve more indoor customers under reduce restrictions. Bars and restaurants will be allowed to expand a 25% capacity or 50 people per room or floor in order to increase restaurant bar, a capacity to 40%. Chicago must drop below 400 Nuke over 19 cases per day for three straight days. Sam Toya is president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. He says he's still not happy. You only have an occupancy of 100 can't put 50 people in there. That's 50%. To put 25% so the larger restaurants, this helps the smaller restaurant and our neighborhoods like Jefferson Park Rogers Park, Chatham Little Village, Bronzeville pulling. It's not helping it. As the city and state continues to see a loosening of covert mitigation measures, thanks to a decrease a new cases. All regions in the state are currently in phase four of the reopening Illinois plan. Next phase Phase five under that phase a steak and essentially returned to pre pandemic activities. Dr Robert Murphy, professor of infectious diseases at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Tells w G and a large portion of the public needs to be vaccinated before that can happen. You know we don't get up to that. 70 80% 90%. We may never get to base five way have to go through all those steps. So I guess if everything goes perfect by the interview, he says right now, the biggest problem is low vaccine supply, but he expects that the state will be flooded with shots by May. Or June House Democratic prosecutors today and former President Trump's impeachment trial offered multiple examples of how the former president had cheered on or promoted acts of violence among his supporters in the years leading up to the Capitol insurrection. Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin said they have the example showed quote, obvious intent. As Trump told his supporters to come to the nation's capital. Trump's lawyers will mount a defense tomorrow and on Saturday Here's a look at WGN Sports with Kevin PAL following a two game sweep of the Stars.
WGN Radio
"illinois restaurant association" Discussed on WGN Radio
"Live at Staples and 2 13 21 while supplies last maximize your refund. At staples on 80 heading eastbound. It is now closed between us 30 and 3 55 due to an overturned semi policing crews. Are there trying to upright that and get it out of your way, but solid traffic from Cherry Hill. Everything else is still looking good on your tall ways. I'm Vicky Jacuzzi on WGN Traffic Central, The first group of Chicago Public School students returns to in person learning today now that there's an agreement between CPS and the teachers union WGN's gun marshal. Is it the William H. Brown School in the West Loop predicate in cluster students will return today, then kindergarten through fifth grade staff will return February 22nd with those students coming back on March 1st. After that, six through eight grade staff will return to the building on March 1st with those students coming back March 8 Now this comes after Chicago teachers union reached a deal with more than 13,000 teachers voting in favor of the return to the classroom. Know what that agreement teachers will now have accommodations May For those who have medically vulnerable family members in the household. They will also be able to receive vaccinations. Now later this morning there, Lori Lightfoot will be here at this school to actually tour and that will actually get a tourist see exactly how in person learning is going for these students now that they have returned to the classroom or Illinois residents will soon be eligible to get a covert 19 vaccine starting February 25th people who are younger than 65. With underlying conditions will be eligible under the current phase. One be that includes those with cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, obesity and heart conditions. People with disabilities will also be prioritized. Chicago is not joining the rest of the state in expanding the reach of phase one. B. City officials say they may have to push back the move to the next phase. Unless the federal government sends more covert vaccine doses, Chicago restaurants and bars will be able to serve more indoor customers on Valentine's and President's Day weekend. Beginning today, bars and restaurants will be allowed to expand to 25% capacity or 50 people per room or floor. In order to increase restaurant and bar capacity to 40%. Chicago must drop below 400 new covert cases per day for three straight days. Sam Toya is president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. He's still not happy. Only have 100. You can't put 50 people in there, cause that's 50% you want you could put 25% so the larger restaurants, this helps the smaller restaurant and our neighborhoods like Jefferson Park Rogers Park Chatham Little Village, Bronzeville pulling its Helping a positively Ray emergency room visits. An ICU bed occupancy must also remain at the moderate risk level. The Chicago Transit Authority's purchasing up to 600 new clean diesel Busses. C T. A board approved the purchase yesterday as part of the agency's ongoing effort to modernize its fleet to benefit customers and reduce maintenance costs. Family and friends said goodbye yesterday to the mother and four young daughters who were killed in a fire in display mines. Mourners attended a funeral presided over by Chicago Cardinal Blaze Soup Itch at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Indus planes. Father Ezekiel Sanchez of the shrine says the death death this year. Has been especially hard for everyone. I believe that the reason why death is such a chord so much for anyone who's heard this story. Perhaps there is a growing fatigue inside of all of our hearts, the fatigue of so much death this one year The victims died in the January 27th fire at their home in the 700 block of West Oakton Street. Firefighters to believe a space heater may have caused that fire. The young girl's ranged in age from 1 to 6 years old now, with WGN sports. Here's David. Good morning. You could tell in the first quarter, it might just be a big night for Zach Lavine. He came out, made seven of eight shots in the first quarter, including all five of his three pointers. Levine would lead the way is the bull set a team record for threes? 25 home in a 1 29 1 16 win over New Orleans. Levine hit nine threes on the night while scoring 46 teammate Kobe White hit eight threes. And as for Levin's hot start his countless number of times you know from this year and last year how many times I've seen him just, you know, come out blazing hot to where it's not even Is he really blazing hot or is that just him? That's been that's been the main thing. You know? Like I said, we're all super excited for him. He's having a hell of a year. Levin and White the first NBA teammates to each make at least eight threes in a game. White finished with 30. The Blackhawks were off, but they're back on the United Center ice tonight against Columbus. Forward Lucas Wall Mark the latest Blackhawk to be removed from the covert nine Hume Protocol List. Chris Bones pre game tonight..
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"Chicago restaurants and bars will be able to serve more indoor customers on Valentine's and President's Day weekend. Beginning today, bars and restaurants will be allowed to expand to 25% capacity or 50 people per room or floor. In order to increase restaurant and bar capacity to 40%. Chicago must drop below 400 new covert cases per day for three straight days. Sam Toya is president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. He's still not happy. Only have 100. You can't put 50 people in there, cause that's 50% you want you could put 25% so the larger restaurants, this helps the smaller restaurant and our neighborhoods like Jefferson Park Rogers Park Chatham Little Village, Bronzeville pulling its Helping a positively Ray emergency room visits. An ICU bed occupancy must also remain at the moderate risk
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"He says he does feel safe. There are thousands of National Guard troops in Washington, D. C. Local police keeping an eye on things trying to prevent the kind of violence we saw last week. In the nation's capital now. Earlier today, federal prosecutors had indicated that some of the rioters had as their mission to kidnap and assassinate public officials tonight. The acting District of Columbia, U. S. Attorney, Michael Sherwin, is backing away from that allegation. He says that there's no direct evidence. At that at this point of a plot to kill and capture or kill any public officials now as I mentioned 20,000 National Guard troops being called into Washington Including Guardsmen and women, from wash from the state of Illinois and ABC News contributor. Former Deputy Secretary of State Steve Gan. You'd says he's concerned about that National Guardsmen with M sixteen's over the shoulder. So who's got control of the use of force who's actually controlling all these guardsmen who really aren't trained to be doing what they're doing? Only a smattering of their mark trained in law enforcement Governor Pritzker sending Guardsmen and women to Washington. He also announced today that he sending about 250 to the state Capitol in Springfield to guard against possible disturbances there. This weekend. Pritzker announcing today that the next wave of Illinois INS will get the Corona virus vaccine will start getting the shots on January 25th about 3.2 million people Age 65 older and frontline, essential workers who aren't yet 65 will be eligible. For the next phase, And, according to Pritzker, you could get them at Walgreen's CVS and other pharmacy. Pharmacy vaccinations will be bio online appointment on Lee So Please don't try to line up at the store or trying to call your local pharmacy now. Now Pritzker and other governors, air blasting President Trump and the Trump Administration for not delivering the number of doses of vaccine. That were promised President elect Biden tonight saying he is going to correct that gonna make sure state. Local officials know how much supply they'll be getting and when they can expect to get it so they can plan Right now. We're hearing that they can't plan Is they don't know how much supply of vaccines they can expect. At what time frame. That stops when we're in office here in Illinois, there are reporting the first known case of that more contagious strain of covert 19. And it is in the city of Chicago. The person Traveled to the UK and the Middle East in the two weeks prior to testing positive. This is a variant that is much more contagious than the covert variant that we've been dealing with, but they say that the vaccine will still work. To him in in immunize people against this variant of covert 19 governor Pritzker, also announcing today that limited indoor restaurant and bar service will be able to resume. Sooner than previously allowed. In the state of Illinois. If things keep going in the right direction in terms of co vid, however, the Illinois Restaurant Association is blasting Pritzker's announcement, saying that things aren't happening quickly enough. Meanwhile, up in Lake County for restaurants are gonna welcome back customers for indoor dining, openly defying Pritzker. Here's Nick Ale with that story, a gurney Timothy Oh, tools. Stevens and Kaiser's Pizza and Pub joined the shanty in neighboring Wadsworth to announce the move on Facebook. Look, they're planning what they call a responsible 25% reduced capacity, socially distant, indoor experience. But that still runs afoul of Illinois's mandated to your three mitigation rules, which makes indoor dining illegal. Illinois's restaurants and bars have been hit hard by covert 19, with some establishments actually shutting their doors for good. In a statement. The Illinois Department of Public Health does not specifically address those businesses. Decisions to reopen, but says quote Lake County does not meet the metrics to return to previous tears. Mikhail 8 90 WLS news Finally, tonight, we have heard a lot about Native American names of sports teams. A number of teams, including the Cleveland and Baseball in the Washington football team have changed their names now in Indiana, a Republican state lawmaker proposing a measure that would ban The changing of any Indiana city names in the wake of Native American protests. The bill sponsor calls the bill a preemptive measure. Because Indianapolis is known worldwide. WLS news time 509 checking traffic.
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"Peter Greenberg joins us in just a moment. Is that Peter Online seven producer LF Is Peter Ready to go? We're calling him now. Okay, he'll join us in just a second. I'm also interested after 10 o'clock will be visiting with Dr Allison are Woody, the Chicago public health Apartment commissioner. I've got a few questions for her like I wonder which side doctor are Woody is on. Maybe we know the answer to this. The teachers versus the school. Chicago. Some of the teachers don't want to go in. They don't feel it's safe. Some of them live in multigenerational homes. Accommodation should be made for them, Dr. Lori Lightfoot said yesterday. Wasn't that interesting that we need to do everything we can to open up the bars, restaurants all of the stores and businesses as soon as possible, she said. It's not a matter of if, but when, and you got the feeling she was really leaning into it. Headed the Chicago No. The Illinois Restaurant Association said. Well, we should change it so that once we're at a single digit infection rate for three consecutive days, we could go back in and at least 25. Maybe 40% something like that. We are not at the rate that we are supposed to be in Chicago, though, so we haven't opened up the restaurants, but it was just kind of God. I won't say curious, frankly hopeful. Here, Lori Lightfoot, saying We need to reopen the bars and restaurants as soon as possible. A spoke This is weird, though. Spokesperson for the governor said the governor has not heard from Mayor Lightfoot on this matter and looks forward to her call. How are these people? Not on a zoom call every single day. Don't you get the feeling that the mayor and the governor should talk every single morning at 9 A.m. about what we're doing to get people back into the restaurants. The restaurant coalition Thursday repeated its call for indoor dining at 20% capacity by January 29th two weeks from today. They want the restaurant's open again to 20%. They said there's a study from Northwestern and Stanford Indoor dining at 20% reduces the number of new infections by more than 80% compared to fully re opening. It's a risk that if you want to take they say is well worth it. My foot is frustrated that the government is not giving us the vaccine doses. We had fewer delivered this week than the week before. It should be going the other way. What's the number? I'm looking at here? What's hard with the rate that we need to be at its 6.5%, and we're closer to 10 under Illinois rules a covert positivity rate. At 6.5%, or less is needed for three straight days in Chicago to reopen limited indoor dining. I can see you rolling your eyes out there. You're saying No, wait. We're already eaten inside. And maybe that's one of the things that's driving. We'll get Peter Greenberg on here. Hopefully, we're having trouble reaching him just now. But maybe that's one of the things that's driving this If you were the mayor, the governor of any city or town right now. Maybe you're just like what the hell? Why are we beating ourselves up? People are doing it anyway. It doesn't seem to be getting out of control. Let's at least allow it may be govern it. You know, the local police chiefs will tell you they do not knock on restaurant doors when they go by and see people there. But if we said okay, you can be in there. But it's got to be 20%. Then at least they would have a point to have a conversation. Now we can engage. But 20% please. Now the cops could go in and enforce it. But right now it's all or nothing. If you have two people, and they're having a cup of coffee and your restaurant, you're breaking the rules, and the police will do nothing about that. But if it's 20%, and it looks really crowded, maybe they'll come in now, because at least that's reasonable and ask you to thin it out a little bit, right. Talked to Dr are witty about some of these things A little later on in just one of the note about that. She's supposed to join us after 10 o'clock here. And since it doesn't look like we're going to reach Peter Greenberg, um my numbers 3129817 200 You call me right now, but we'll ask her about that as well. I think some airlines have a rule that says you have to have a mask on It's not a federal mandate that is, you know the rules. You gotta have your seat belt on if you disrupt the flight. If you argue with the flight attendant, there's a whole host of rules. You gotta live by if you're flying on an airplane. And we all get it. And maybe we don't like it, But we get it. You can't smoke on an airplane You used to be able to now you can't we get it? One of the rules on the airplanes is not not at a federal level. Not everybody has to do this, like smoking. It's not that you have to have a mask on Should it be? If you're flying to Milwaukee. That's pretty easy. Why you flying to Milwaukee? If you're flying to let's say a Minneapolis or Saint Louis, That's you know, By the time you're up, you're down. That's the 60 minute flight. If you're flying to Los Angeles Now you're in an airplane for four hours. A friend of mine did that recently and had the mask on the whole time? I said, Did you eat or drink anything? They said no. We just kept the mask on. Person behind them was coughing a lot. They weren't happy about it. But what we're gonna do. We're all living in this airplane together. Two on a four hour flight. Maybe it's different, right on a four hour flight. Maybe I don't know. Do we? Do we relax the rules a little bit, then. Don't have an answer for you on that's assuming the virus will take a break as well. What do you mean? Well, you take the mask off because you're tired of wearing it. But the does not mean you're not infecting or getting infected. I think if you say hey, virus I'm taking the mask off for just a sec. So let's just be chill here and then you put it back on. You know if you're going to sip water, I guess she's pulled the mask down a little bit. Right. Steve, have you flown lately? I have not. I'm chicken. Yeah. And yet I know some people to fly every week. You know for business, and most of them are more afraid of the airports than the airplanes. I don't know what that's like, But it just seems to me that you ought to have a rule. The should be some federal guideline for this. And don't leave it up to the airlines, or, you know the persuasive powers of one of the passengers. Is that Peter? Ready now on the phone line. All right, Peter, we just have a couple of minutes here, but we're having this conversation. Thanks for joining us. You can hear I don't travel with Peter Greenberg Saturday at one here on WGN..
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"Bottom prices at Northern Tool equipment this week save on power and hand tools, Ratchet straps, work, gloves and more. Get yours at their Merivel store on 82 05 Broadway. We have quite a bit of activity on the Dan Ryan this morning inbound side and the locals approaching 59th. It was in the accident. That's backing up traffic from the Skyway on the outbound trip from Canal Porter from 18th to Canal Port. We have some delays due to a crash that's blocking the right lane continuing south from 76 to 95th. It's solid due to a car fire. I'm Vicky Jacuzzi in WGN Traffic Central. We could learn today whether Governor Pritzker will relax some covert 19 restrictions in the state and allow some indoor dining to resume. Their life, but says she wants that to happen as soon as possible. The latest from WGN's Judy Wang on the North side. The city is not yet met the metrics for lifting restrictions, but the mayor's pushing for the reopening of bars and restaurants were endorsed service. Ultimately, though, it will be governor Pritzker's decision. The governor's shutdown indoor service in late October is part of Tier three covert mitigations and hopes of slowing the virus is spread. The Illinois Restaurant association says Illinois is One of only three states with a complete ban on indoor dining. It says 20% of owners do not think they will survive in 31,000 jobs have already been lost in the industry. The city's positivity rate is at 10% rules, it would have to drop to 6.5% for three straight days for indoor dining to resume. Here's the latest covered 19 data from Illinois, the state reported about 6600 new confirmed or probable cases Yesterday, 88 more people.
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"Rescue I signed on this morning a little after 5 A.m. and told you about the computer problem. In our house. I accidentally went to my wife's computer, and I thought I was closing on Article one page, but I inadvertently deleted all her tabs. That she keeps open and I was about to have a horrible weekend. But thanks to you, I'm okay. Uh, this text really, really got me. L o L Bob. I worked for IBM for over 20 years. I'm laughing so hard, Just double click on the desktop icon for the browser you closed. Or stop of the jewelry store on the way home to buy her a great present. I think I'm gonna work on the first thing you mentioned. Thank you very much, Um Welcome back by gargling is great for earwax. This listener just learned Really? Well, we're talking yesterday with Dr Eileen Marty about gargling with mouthwash being good to sort of either cut down a possible covert viral viral load in your mouth or throat or help protect you a little bit. I didn't know it was also great. For earwax. Um, number of people enjoyed our record collection selection yesterday. Someday we'll be together again by day and a Ross Awesome song, Bob. Love it. Love it. Glad you're back. Appreciate that. I don't know if my my Twitter feed is back, but But I am And, um, let's see. Got another email here. Oh, yeah. Also about the record yesterday. Jeannie Road in my brother's sadly passed away at the young age of 62 from a heart attack almost 16 years ago. He loved Diana Ross, and every time I hear the song, it brings a tear to my eye and a smile on my face because it reminds me that someday we'll be together again. That's nice. And Steve. We're still hearing from folks who are sympathizing with you, Linda and John e mailed us. Hi, Bob. When Steve would talk about his dog was clear how much he loved his dog. Please tell him that I am so sorry. I know how painful that is. And you said it's like losing a member of the family is it sounds like losing a little member of the family. It takes a while to get over That certainly. And this email from Dan and Barrington. You're such a downer, but it makes me laugh. I love the Diana Ross song. But I have a suggestion for your show. Could you start the top six with something positive instead of the death rate? Of co vid. Like you and Dave discussing sports. Well, thank you, Diane. That's not a bad deal. We could move that to page two or include some positive virus news. If there is any Well, look, that's a good idea. We'll take that under advisement, as they say. Bob. The political talk in your pet boy. Sounds like a good Saturday night skit. Yes, we're talking about this yesterday. Everybody is upset about politics, arguing. You can't talk to even family members about what's going on in Washington, and we just said that if we only Talk to one another. In the tone of voice we use when we talked to our dogs or cats. This would be a better world we have We have to try that. Why have you been gone so many days? I don't know. If Jon Hansen mentioned this, I mentioned that it's okay to say it. But Marianne step Dad passed away, so We had to deal with that and in her case, and I think this is true for many people, her stepfather was probably closer to her than her actual father and really raised her so We were attending to that. Thank you for asking. Um, please tell your guest. What they need is a certification committee to prove that they've done the upgraded precautions like air filtration. Oh, this is regarding our conversation with Sam Toy of the Illinois Restaurant Association yesterday. Have that certification posted so people will be allowed in to come to eat. That's kind of what I suggested to Sam. We have some sort of grading system that can be used that could be placed in the window of Ah restaurant. No dining out. Grocery stores must be giddy at their profits. The last 10 months. Yeah, You're right. I mean, you know, most of those supermarkets have great half food sections now and normally their competition for restaurants and now you could be inside a grocery store and and get hot food their truth. Tom Skilling is a legend way. We talked to the Tom yesterday and he is a legend, and he also gave us his opinion on climate change, and we got another message about that. I'll gladly trade our planet dying from or below zero days and snowstorms. Like when I was a kid. Um, email from Ben. Hi, Bobbie. Listen, your show every morning on my way to work. I found a peanut that looks like Spider man and have it for sale on eBay. I thought it might get a chuckle from you and your listeners. By the way, I think all peanuts kind of look like Spider Man. Yours truly Ben from Buchanan, Michigan, and he sent a picture of this peanut. I think it looks like a peanut to me. But what do I know? This reminds me that remember that great Johnny Carson bit Where he had some older lady on the show who collected potato chips in the shapes of famous people do remember that, And then they woman looked the other way, and Johnny took a another potato chip from another bag and bid on it. So you could hear the crunch and so she she looked back at him and thought he bit into one of her collector's item. Potato chips. Well after I have to talk to the grand, high, exalted mystic ruler, the supreme A. Allied commander of Antenna TV and get him to rerun that tonight Show on Antenna TV. That was a good one. It's 7 16. We'll talkto Lynn. Sweet is in Washington D C lots to talk about with her in a moment. Right now. Here are your Quick morning updates. Steve Yeah, We've got Dunmore communities reporting some stone and the flurries this morning, Bob, and that's going to continue through the day today flurries at.
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"Continuing and from Ashland onto the inbound in Ryan ramp. In Ryan itself slow from 31st into the circle. I'm Vicky Cocu's Ian, WGN traffic central. Some Illinois regions that have been meeting guidelines may soon see some covert restrictions lifted, including the ban on indoor dining and announcement could come as soon as today. Mayor Life would says she wants that to happen as soon as possible if we look at the various criteria The state is set. We are meeting most, if not all of those, so that's a conversation that I will have the governor but I want to get our restaurants and our bars reopened as quickly as possible. The governor has a covert 19 briefing scheduled for noon today. The Illinois Restaurant Association says establishments have been closed for 75 straight days. Group estimates more than 5000 restaurants in the state will close permanently leading to the loss of more than 120,000 jobs. Heinz V. A hospitals now offering the Fizer covert vaccines veterans over the age of 65. And those in several patient categories. WGN's Pam Jones report dialysis, chemotherapy, spinal cord and Transplant patients are eligible. So our vets in the residential care facility and in the homeless, veteran program Long term care, resident and army that Melissa and Clocker got the first shot at Heinz last month. Veterans may schedule Appointments for doses of the vaccine seven days a week. Pam Jones, WGN News. The city of Chicago is investigating Possible Cove in 19 violations following a fire at Gibson's Bar and steakhouse on the near North side. The Wednesday night fire force patrons to evacuate the famed Gold Coast restaurant fire started in a second floor fireplace and was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported. Ortiz haven't revealed whether the restaurant was seating outdoor or indoor diners, statewide restrictions and the local stay at home order ban indoor seating. This morning, the Chicago Teachers union will rally to support teachers who've been disciplined for refusing to return to the classrooms. CPS into schools are safe, and those teachers are expected to report to work. Here's WGN's Eric Run. The teachers union says CPS is planned to open schools isn't working in cases of covert 19 or growing across the district, though. So far no schools have had to pause in person learning. This is the first week back for pre K and special education students who opted for in person learning. The district has spent millions of dollars upgrading its schools, ventilation systems and creating distance in classrooms. For students to learn in person. K through eighth grade students who opted for in person learning will begin February 1st. The district says. There have been some reported cases of covert, but so far there have been no outbreaks and therefore no reason to pause in person learning. Union members will meet on the West side and hold a news conference there. Then they'll get in their cars and head to CPS board vice president of CBS Board Vice President's Home Chicago, setting aside nearly $9 million for debt forgiveness for eligible homeowners. Monies for people enrolled in the Chicago utility Building Relief program. The initial initiative reduces the cost of water, sewer and water tax portions of city utility bills for low income Chicago residents. Program was launched last April. Over the course of the year. Customers aren't required to make any payments on their balance and collection and shut off. Activity is suspended during enrollment. Now with WGN Sports Here's David Good morning wasn't the start The Blackhawks hope for. How will they respond? We find out tonight the ox in Tampa Bay again. And if you're curious, so is Dominic who? Billy was a good test for us. There is no easy game in this leak. So whoever you play just need to be 100% ready and meet the bones back a little bit and have a good game. Blackhawks put both Jonathan Tapes and Kirby Doc on long term injured reserve, which gives them some temporary relief against the salary cap it It also means the earliest tapes could play his early next month. If he's healthy then the Hawks did say it's a back problem that sidelined Brent Seabrook, but he could be back soon. The Hawks in Lightning tonight, the pre game with Chris Boden at 5, 30, John and Troy have the face off its six. The Bulls get Lowry marketing back tonight when they played Oklahoma City. He missed the West Coast trip because the covert protocols the Bulls have lost three straight. By an average of three points. College basketball Purdue over Indiana 81 69 Urban Meyer was a success as a college head coach. We'll see if it carries over to the NFL after Mayer was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he'll reportedly have pretty much total control. Well is the number one pick and salary cap space. The Jets, meantime, of hired Robert Sallah as their new coach. He's been the defensive coordinator of the 40. Niners. David it WGN Sports. The forecast from the WGN Chicago Weather Center, here's meteorologist Morgan Co. Choir. Good morning. Temperatures this morning are still in.
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"John Williams. I think the White Sox should do a promotion where they have a bus and the bus is driving around Wrigley Field, and people are taking off the one jersey and getting right on the bus and the bus goes to the South side. I'd be on the bus, like in speed, where they open up the door and there I am going. Hey, come on in. How was that received? Well, they left the station. So there's that weekday mornings at nine on 7 20 w. GM. It is 5 22. And let's check in with WGN TV is Judy Wang and get more on what may happen later. As far as restaurants. The governor's having a press conference correct, Judy Yes, we understand that he is going to announce the lifting of restrictions for some regions in terms of bars and restaurants. It seems at this point unlikely for the city of Chicago and Cook County. But Mayor Lori Lightfoot is still gonna push for this. She wants to reopen bars and restaurants for limited indoor services soon as possible. She argues that the restaurants have gone above and beyond. During the Pan Temic, the Illinois Restaurant Association says many more restaurants will not survive at the van continues that points to 31,000 jobs in the industry already lost. Now. While the city has not yet met the metrics for lifting restrictions right now, the positivity rate in the city is at 10%. Under the current rules, it would have to drop you 6.5% for three straight days in order for indoor dining to resume Governor Pritzker's shutdown indoor service in late October after Kobe 19 cases started to go away, back up, and this was an effort to kind of curb the spread to slow down, the virus is spread. Lester Association also points out that Illinois is one of only three states with a complete ban on indoor dining still in place. Chicago Restaurant coalition is also training in its asking to have a seat at the table. It wants to operate at 20% capacity, and it's setting a re opening target date for January, 29th yelled at the restaurant association says. February 1st President Sam Toya, saying that it takes a while for restaurants to get back in gear and to call all the employees back in to get ready to reserve service again. Now. The mayor says that since bars and restaurants are closed, the city has seen a spike in the number of parties that happening at homes and also an heir. B and B's, and she thinks that puts even more people at risk of those people who attend these parties, and she feels that at least letting bars and restaurants were zoom service at limited capacity would help it. That situation. The governor is news conference is scheduled for noon at the Thompson Center, so we will hear what he has to say about this. We expect that he will say that some regions can lift some restrictions, but City and Cook County numbers May still be too high. Judy, weighing WGN TV. Appreciate the update. Thank you, Judy have a great weekend. Thanks, Bob. It is 5 25 Almost. And the first caller of the morning is Jenny from player. Hey, Jenny. Good morning. You get the prize. How you doing? I am doing great. It's Friday. It didn't snow. Uh, and good news all the way around. Yeah, except for what I did to my wife's computer. You get the for you, Bob. Oh, you do. I was about to give you the $50 gift certificate from building supply outlook, But I may throw in some other prizes. If you could help me. What's your advice? Hey, get a teenager. But I will be I rolling. They'll fix it into the night and I didn't And don't tell people you did this. Don't even talk about it anymore. Mm hmm. Well, what e like the first suggestion, actually. Get a teenager. Now. My daughter is 20 now, so she has now gone into that zone, where she rolls, her eyes and meat. Absolutely. College tuition. Don't work. All right. Try that. What do you got planned for today, Jenny. It didn't work right now. And beautiful Hinckley, Illinois to the school district. Kids were coming back Tuesday. So that's kind of exciting. We missed the little guys. You teacher? No, I am a custodian. Henceforth why I'm up this early. We open up the school's everybody staying healthy, keeping everything nice and clean and safe there. You got it, trying doing the best we can. Good for you. Appreciate that. Good talking you, Jenny. Thanks for listening. Hold on. We'll get your address. We can send you that gift certificate, okay? Thank you says All right. And you know what? When you get to school when you get to school women are the kids in school at all today. Just a very few were on an adaptive pause and remote combination. So Tuesday, the kids will be back in school. Well, if you see any any youngsters today, please give them my number and have him call with our talk to my seven year old granddaughter should probably fix them. Hold on. Hey! That builder's supply gift certificate 50 bucks worth from builders supply so much more than kitchen cabinets and open for business got a builder's supply outlet that come for their brand new store hours. 5 27. And today we will talk to Dan Hampton. About what? We'll get a preview of all the NFL games coming up and also ask him. We haven't had a chance to talk to him since the Bears press conference, have we did we have not. I'm glad I missed. I missed the phone call Monday. I wouldn't have wanted to wake him up Monday. I don't imagine that Hill have anything positive to say about all that, but he was fine on Monday. Was he? Yeah, I think he saw it coming. Well, everybody did. Yeah. I think everybody was just hoping for a better performance from the offense, especially yes. And I heard this morning. We still don't know anything more on Jonathan tapes. What? When are the Blackhawks plan again? They're playing tonight in Tampa Bay again and the way the schedule works. This year, we're gonna play. I think there's only one time all year. The Blackhawks have a single game against an opponent and that's Tampa Bay at the United Center later in the season, otherwise Playing anywhere from 2 to 3 games in the same location against the same team at a time. And, of course, uh, hawks on WGN radio. And Wait a minute. They somebody is helping me. There you go. Let's go. Toe line one here. Who's this? Is that Ralph? Yes, it it. Yeah, well for you calling from Bridgeport, Unite E guy. No, but I used Apple products and normally when there's a problem, I just call 800 my apple and they walk you through. Whatever the problem is really Only the way that you have to wait on hold for, like, two hours. No, maybe, uh, 10 to 15 minutes, Okay? And I've got a lot of time 800 my apple, my apple, and they're really great. They really spend some time with you. The problem is, they're going to be asking me questions. I can't answer They realized that you might not be Tech savvy job and they're really good at dealing with the average person, the average user They're used to working with dummies. Is that what you're telling me? Well, yeah, I'm one if that's the case. Yeah, Ralph, you may have saved my life this weekend. The least I can do is send you an exclusive WGN radio retro logo Throwback T shirt. Well, that would be great. Sure, Hold on, and we'll get that to you. And then if if I actually have my problem solved by calling 800 my Apple later today. Controlling Joe will keep your phone number and I'll call you back and give you another prize. Hold on, Okay? And I've used the some method many times. And they're really patient and just terrific. They know everything that is necessary to result things like you're talking about. Where you calling from Ralph? Ah, Bridgeport, Right. Okay, Well, hello, everybody on the south side, Ralph. Bless you. Maybe I should talk to our friends at Apple Chevy C. They can get you a couple of brand new cars for helping me out. Hold on. We'll get your address. Okay? Okay. Sure. Thank you. Steve Roseanne is now that's the way to help with that with the snide remarks. I'm sorry. All right, Go ahead and do the news.
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"Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's as the city is preparing to move into phase one b of covert 19 vaccine distribution. I would include essential workers, those with high health risks and those 65 over Mayor says the distribution will be done by appointment. Only. I've seen watch with great distress. What's happened in other parts of the country where people are lined up for hours and hours, particularly seniors waiting to get vaccinated. We're not going to do that here in Chicago, right, Havel orderly process and we will be communicating with folks. They'll be able to sign up ahead of time. The city is opening two new mass vaccination sites for non hospital, another community based health workers and Chicago City colleges of Chicago locations. For now, those are only available to health care workers and residents and workers at long term care facilities. Illinois restaurateurs say they need to be allowed a minimal amount of in person dining and soon Why WGN's Patrick Elwood. A recent survey from the Illinois restaurant Association reveals 20% of owners say they will go out of business and several months if a partial reopening doesn't happen soon. That represents 120,000 people living and working in Illinois. $1400 stimulus payments would be made to qualified Americans under President elect Joe Biden's $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus plan unveiled it late yesterday. Millions of Americans never thought they'd be out of work. Many of them never even envisioned. The idea are facing eviction, waiting for hours in their cars to feed their families as they drive up to a food bank. Biden says it is aimed at addressing the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing help to individuals, states and local governments as well as business that have been struggling with related economic fall out millions. Kept their jobs. I've seen their hours and paychecks reduced barely hanging on as well. That's happening today. The United States of America. The $1400 payments would be on top of the $600 payment provided in the last covert 19 relief bill. The FBI has been busy trying to track down all the people who ride it at the Capitol last week. How's the search going? WGN's Gaynor Hall,.
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Chicago launches winter outdoor dining design challenge
"Ella Ella Baby Baby summer, summer, and and it it it certainly certainly certainly feels feels feels feels like like like like it it it it outside. outside. outside. outside. But But But the the the city city city of of of Chicago Chicago Chicago want want want you you you to to to be be be thinking thinking thinking winner. winner. winner. We We We get get get more more more from from from WG WG WG ens ens ens James James James Sears. Sears. Sears. What What What will will will the the the outdoor outdoor outdoor dining dining dining experience look like in a winter with the Corona virus? That's what the city and Illinois Restaurant Association want to know. The winter design challenges looking for creative and innovative outdoor dining solutions from Chicago wins that follow Corben 19 protocols You have until September, 7 to get your idea in James Here's W G N News