First Marriage of 2022 / Will Teachers Walk Out? / Bears Sack Man

Happy New Year, Chicago!

Congrats to Jake Harris and Justin Luna, the first couple to get married in Cook County in 2022.

Patch's Jeff Arnold reports: Chicago Couple Becomes First To Tie The Knot With Zoom Ceremony

Lakeview's Jake Harris and Justin Luna received a number of wedding gifts from the Cook County Clerk's Office after being selected to be the first couple married in 2022 in the county. (Photo courtesy of Cook County Clerk's Office/Zoom)

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• After the deadliest year in a quarter-century, here's hoping Chicago's spiking violence declines in 2022. (Patch)
• File under irony. Despite being vaccinated while fighting City Hall's vax mandate, Chicago police union boss John Catanzara tested positive for the coronavirus and used his diagnosis to rail against vaccines. “This vaccine is not a vaccine. It’s a COVID treatment at best,” Catanzara said in a YouTube post over the weekend. “Far too many people who are vaccinated are getting the virus for it to be called a vaccine. That needs to stop.” (Yahoo)
• Chicago Teachers Union officials have scheduled a vote asking if members would support a move to transition to remote learning without permission from Chicago Public Schools. On Sunday, CPS leaders sent a letter to parents saying there are no plans for the entire district to transition to remote learning. (NBC5)
• If you're headed to dinner, a show or the gym in Chicago or Cook County, don't forget to bring your coronavirus vaccination cards. Proof of jab mandates start today. (ABC7)
• Bears defensive end Robert Quinn broke the team's single-season sack record held by Hall of Famer Richard Dent since 1984. Quinn collected his 18th sack of the year during the Bears' victory over the Giants. (NBC5)

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