'What's Up Chicago' gives you an inside look at everything happening in the Chicagoland area.
Shaquille O'Neal announced he will be donating all proceeds from his annual Super Bowl party to the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation and the families who lost loved ones in Sunday's helicopter crash. - Shaq said he had been going back and forth the past couple of days trying to decide if he should still hold his party, but then realized Bryant would have wanted him to push through and celebrate life.
The Corona Virus has affected nearly 8k people killing 170.
- There are just 5 cases reported in the US.
- Here in Chicago, there is just one report of a 60 yr old woman in Hoffman Estates.
- She is in the hospital and listed in good condition.
- Several airlines have suspended or canceled flights to China.
- Lots of major companies have banned travel; McDonald's, Ikea, Disney, KFC, Pizza Hut, General Motors, Ford, Facebook, and several others
This is the longest Chicago has gone without seeing the sun in 22 years.
- November through January are typically the cloudiest months of the year, the current streak is rather impressive.
- The last time we had a dreary streak this long January 2-8, 1998
In Sports:
- Bulls lost in overtime in Indianapolis last night
- Mitch Trubisky underwent shoulder surgery to repair the injury he suffered during that Vikings game.
- Hopefully, he will be up and on his feet ready for next season.
