COVID-19 spread impacts holiday flights
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Thousands of international and domestic flights have been canceled since Friday because of the Omicron variant.

Passport fees to increase by $20 starting Monday

Starting Dec. 27, the price to get a passport book will climb $20. The State Department says the price hike is necessary “ to ensure we continue to produce one of the most secure travel and identity documents in the world.”

Thousands of flights canceled, delayed on Christmas Eve due to staff shortages

The omicron variant is upending holiday plans and leading to thousands of flight cancellations worldwide, as airlines experience a high-volume of staff and crew calling out sick.

Car crashes through guard rail on Stevenson Expressway, lands on road below

A car driving on the Stevenson Expressway crashed through a guard rail and landed on the street below early Friday morning, according to Illinois State Police. 

US will lift travel ban on southern African countries on Dec. 31

The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi.

Third-grade teacher sinks viral basketball shot, winning students hot chocolate

Kathleen Fitzpatrick, an elementary teacher at Holy Trinity School, went viral after hitting a full-court shot for her students and earning them hot chocolate.

McDonald’s rolls out exercise bikes for dine-in customers in China

Two restaurants in China are testing out a new experience where customers can dine, exercise and charge their electronic devices all at once.

Holiday Helpings 2021 with the Greater Chicago Food Depository

Leading up to Christmas, FOX 32 Chicago is partnering with local chefs to help you get inspired with some new holiday recipes.

Chicago restaurants react to Lightfoot's vaccine mandate
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced additional mitigations for the city of Chicago on Tuesday to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Chicago adds 5 states, 1 territory to COVID-19 travel advisory days before Christmas

Five states and one territory were added to Chicago's weekly COVID-19 travel advisory on Tuesday as residents make their final travel preparations for the Christmas holiday.

US population shows slowest growth rate ever over first year of pandemic

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday showed the country's population grew at its lowest rate ever. This past year was the first time since 1937 that the nation's population grew by less than 1 million people.