No more COVID-19 restrictions for travelers arriving in Chicago

Travelers headed to Chicago are no longer required to have a negative COVID-19 test – or to quarantine – before or after arrival.

Illinois reports 226 coronavirus cases, 15 deaths

Public health officials on Tuesday announced another 226 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 15 additional deaths.

US COVID-19 death toll reaches 600,000 as cases, vaccinations slow

More than 600,000 Americans have now died of COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

COVID-19 likely in US by Christmas 2019, new blood samples suggest

Thousands of new blood samples suggest COVID-19 popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials.

Illinois reports 165 coronavirus cases, 9 deaths

Public health officials on Monday announced another 165 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 9 additional deaths.

Legal issues emerge as summer travel season ramps up
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Attorney Karen Conti goes over a few legal issues that will arise as travel season gets into full swing.

What we know about COVID-19 'long hauler' syndrome
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Dr. Erika Schwartz, CEO of Evolved Science LLC, talks about the COVID long hauler phenomenon and how victims are seeking relief.

Highly contagious Delta COVID-19 variant could become 'dominant strain' in US, doctor says

The former head of the FDA said that while the Delta variant currently accounts for about 10% of coronavirus infections in the U.S., it’s doubling at a rate of every two weeks meaning "it’s probably going to become the dominant strain."

Aurora embraces reopening with return to normalcy
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Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin talks about what they're doing to get back to business and 'get the show on the road.'

Hospital workers' vaccine requirement challenge thrown out

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system over its requirement that all of its staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Illinois reports 298 new COVID-19 cases, 11 additional deaths

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 298 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, including 11 additional deaths, on Sunday.

Delta Air Lines shares touching note left by pilot at start of pandemic

A Delta pilot who went to California to bring a company aircraft out of storage found a touching note left by the pilot who brought the plane to storage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Illinois reports 268 new COVID-19 cases, 15 additional deaths

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 268 new COVID-19 cases in the state, including 15 additional deaths, on Saturday.

Father warns to take COVID seriously after wife hospitalized, forced to deliver baby at 29 weeks

A Fullerton father is warning other expecting parents to take COVID-19 seriously after his wife was hospitalized with a severe case of the virus while she was pregnant, causing them to deliver the baby by C-Section at just 29 weeks.

COVID-19 taking heavy toll on older men
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Dr. John Whyte, chief medical officer at WebMD, talks about the effects COVID-19 has been having on older men ahead of Father's Day.