Chicago Public Schools classes resumeafter contentious negotiationswith the district and Mayor Lori Lightfoot over a COVID-19 safety plan. A group of CPS students organize a walkout Friday, charging leaders with ignoring the voices of students.

Mayor Lightfoot contracts COVID-19, but attributes mild symptoms to having been vaccinated and boosted. The city council’s ward remap fight appears likelier than ever to go to a referendum,which may not be as expensiveas some politicians warned.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announcesadditional help for hospitalsstruggling amid the surge in coronavirus cases. Officialswarn people looking for a COVID-19 testto make sure the provider is reputable, amid widespread complaints about pop-up testing sites that have proliferated.

Sources tell WTTW News that Aurora Mayor Richard Irvinplans to run in the Republican primaryfor governor. Additional Republican candidates emerge in the races for Attorney General, Comptroller, and Treasurer.

After a dismal season, the Bears fire head coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace.

Guests

Mary Ann Ahern, NBC 5 | @MaryAnnAhernNBC, @NBCChicago

Craig Dellimore, WBBM Newsradio | @CraigDellimore, @WBBMNewsradio

Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic | @kfishbain, @TheAthleticNFL

Sarah Karp, WBEZ | @SSKedreporter, @WBEZ

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