Crowds flock to Northalsted Market Days despite heat

It was thousands of people, lots of food and the freedom to be your authentic self. Northalsted Market Days is back this year with many people saying it’s stronger than ever.

DuPage County seeing high level of COVID-19 transmission

DuPage County is now seeing a high level of COVID-19 transmission, health officials announced Friday.

Illinois State Fair attendees, vaccinated or not, required to wear masks in public indoor settings

Illinois State Fair attendees will be required to wear masks in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, due to the fairgrounds being located in an area that is seeing high transmission rates of COVID-19.

Baltimore company launches device that detects COVID-19, flu

The product, called ViraWarn, uses biosensing technology to actively screen air within indoor spaces and immediately alert occupants when COVID-19 or other viruses are sensed.

Chicago house music DJ Paul Johnson dies of COVID-19 at 50

Paul Johnson, a Chicago house music disc jockey and producer who scored a hit with his 1999 track “Get Get Down,” has died from complications of COVID-19. He was 50.

Illinois reports 16,742 coronavirus cases, 64 deaths in the past week

Public health officials on Friday announced 16,742 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 64 additional deaths have been recorded in the past week.

Health officials warn of more possible COVID variants

The delta variant has quickly gripped the U.S. and now we're learning there may be a delta variant plus, and an epsilon or lambda variant, that could also spread quickly.

Researchers warn of more possible COVID-19 variants
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The delta variant has quickly gripped the U.S. and now we're learning there may be a delta variant plus, and an epsilon or lambda variant, that could also spread quickly.

California mandates vaccines for all health care workers by Sept. 30

California Department of Public Health announced all workers in health care settings must be fully vaccinated or receive their second dose by September 30, 2021.

Delta variant accounts for 93% of US COVID-19 cases, CDC estimates

CDC data shows the delta variant makes up 83.4% of COVID cases in the United States. But when combined with its sublineages, that number grows to 93.4%.