Happy Monday! If you’re already thinking about holiday time off, here are 12 movies coming out over the next couple months to look forward to. Here’s what you need to know today.

1. Cook County property tax bills will be online as soon as tomorrow after months of delay

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, who is responsible for sending out property tax bills and collecting payments, tells the Chicago Tribune the bills will be available online tomorrow “assuming there are no glitches” and mailed by Dec. 1. Bills are usually due by Aug. 1.

Payments can be made by mail, online, at Chase bank branches and at the treasurer’s office downtown.

Board of Review member Larry Rogers Jr. and Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi disagreed about what caused the delay in getting bills out after a computer upgrade.

Residents will be able to count their payments toward their 2022 tax deductions, making good on a pledge from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. [Chicago Tribune]

2. The Illinois Legislature heads into the year’s final session tomorrow. Here’s what to expect.

Lawmakers are likely to focus on tweaking the SAFE-T Act, which gets rid of cash bail starting Jan. 1. Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul, both of whom won reelection last week, have acknowledged some changes are needed.

As the Chicago Tribune reports: “Pritzker said a priority of the session that begins Tuesday will be to clarify the discretion that judges will have to detain defendants who pose a risk under the cashless bail system.”

Many Republicans have strongly criticized the no-cash-bail portion of the law.

Meanwhile, other hot-button issues, such as abortion and gun control, aren’t likely to be addressed in the legislature until next year. [Chicago Tribune]

3. For social equity cannabis entrepreneurs, red tape and delays drag on

Individuals trying to make it in Illinois’ recreational cannabis industry say they’re frustrated by their experiences. As my colleague Alex Degman reports, many social equity license holders “are on the verge of failure because the process has been mired in red tape and delays.”

When recreational cannabis became legal in the state in January 2020, the program promised that people disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs would have a clear path to success in the industry.

But only companies that got into the pilot program for medical marijuana are operating successful cultivation centers or dispensaries — and these companies were established before the social equity rules were created.

An Illinois lawmaker, Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, says the state needs a single government agency to simplify regulation of the industry. [WBEZ]

4. Flying home for the holidays? Prepare to pay more than usual this year.

If you still haven’t booked flights for trips this holiday season, experts say to act fast and prepare for sticker shock, The Associated Press reports.

Airline executives expect “huge demand,” with bookings back to pre-pandemic levels, but there are still fewer flights than in 2019.

Travel experts recommend being flexible about which dates you fly, looking into discount airlines and alternate airports and flying early in the day. [Associated Press]

5. Goodbye fall, it was nice knowing ya

Winter temperatures arrived in the Chicago area this past weekend, and now the National Weather Service expects the season’s first measurable snowfall to arrive tonight.

The Chicago Tribune reports that about 1 to 2 inches of sticking snow is expected tonight and early Tuesday morning, with more possible through Wednesday.

Chicago also had its first autumn frost on Friday, with the temperature at O’Hare International Airport dropping to 32 degrees shortly before midnight.

For the rest of the year, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts “ ‘equal chances’ of below or above normal temperatures and precipitation through the beginning of 2023.” [Chicago Tribune]

Here’s what else is happening

• Here’s what President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about during their meeting over the weekend. [NPR]

• A semi driver faces felony DUI charges after allegedly crashing into a St. Ignatius Prep bus, injuring 16 students. [Chicago Sun-Times]

• Two people from the Chicago area are among the latest Rhodes scholars. [Associated Press]

• A biker war is brewing in Chicago. [Chicago Sun-Times]

Oh, and one more thing …

Hey there, it’s Hunter, and I’ve got some exciting news: The Rundown is now also a podcast. Hosted by my colleague Erin Allen, The Rundown podcast covers the big news and conversations taking place in Chicago.

And the daily episodes are the perfect length for people with busy schedules. This morning, Erin takes a look at the closure of a once-celebrated Whole Foods in the city’s Englewood neighborhood, rising COVID-19 infections and how millennial voters turned out in last week’s elections.

And this afternoon, I had the pleasure of interviewing Erin about whether she’s a morning person and what she loves about Chicago.

Take a listen, and feel free to let us know what you think. [WBEZ]

Tell me something good …

With winter weather arriving this week, I want to know what you like about the colder months in the Chicago area. What’s something you do to make this time of year more cheerful?

Personally, I like the smell of fresh winter air and the crunch of fresh snow. Those things are a reminder of how happy I am to live somewhere with four seasons. Feel free to respond to this email, and we may use your response in this week’s newsletter.