Chicago's mask and proof-of-vaccination mandate to end on Feb. 28th
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Chicago will follow the state in lifting face mask requirements for many indoor spaces next week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday.

Chicago to end mask and proof-of-vaccination mandates Feb. 28
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday set the date for when the city will end its mask mandate and vaccine requirement for certain indoor spaces.

Chicago's Wieners Circle hosts 'Walk the Dog Day' celebration

The Wiener Circle on Chicago's North Side celebrated National Walking the Dog Day by inviting all the neighborhood pets over and served up some hot dogs.

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Carnival cruise lines to ease mask mandates

Three major cruise lines are dropping onboard mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to trend downward in the U.S.

Texas couple returns home after adopting boy from Ukraine

A South Texas couple just got back to the United States with their newly adopted son from Ukraine. They managed to get on one of the last flights out of the country before airlines began canceling service.

Georgia triplets celebrate 22nd birthday on 2-22-22

There may be three of them, but for this birthday these Duluth triplets are celebrating all things "Twos-day." Jill, Ross, and Jake are turning 22 on 2/22/22.

New England college student, 19, has legs amputated after eating leftover noodles, doctor says

The 19-year-old man, identified in the YouTube video as "JC," had started feeling abdominal pain and nausea after eating rice, chicken, and lo mein leftovers from a restaurant meal.

New 2D restaurant opening in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood

A one-of-a-kind café is opening in Lakeview Tuesday. The walls and furniture are monochromatic black and white. It looks like a sketch.

Chicago area restaurant owners rally in support of federal bailout money

The Chicago area restaurants say without more funding, mom-and-pop restaurants will close and chain restaurants will dominate the industry.

Suburban Chicago restaurants ask feds for additional bailout money
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The Chicago area restaurants say without more funding, mom-and-pop restaurants will close and chain restaurants will dominate the industry.

New 2D restaurant opening in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood
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There's a new restaurant opening in Lakeview on Tuesday. It's called The 2D Restaurant and the owners say it's the first "hand-drawn, monochrome, two-dimensional restaurant" in the United States.

Mexican beach resort shooting leaves 2 people dead, 1 injured, officials say

Two men were killed and a third was injured Saturday night after members of suspected rival drug cartels opened fire at a popular Mexican beach resort, officials say. 

Runners can do free timed 5k races every weekend at Chicago parks

The free timed 5k and 1-mile runs are co-sponsored by the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) and held at parks across Chicago on Saturdays through November 19.