Advocate Health relaxing COVID-19 masking, visitation protocols
Now that spring is here and COVID-19 infection rates remain relatively low in Illinois, Advocate Health Care is relaxing its visiting and masking protocols.
Chicago businesses adapt to outlast 'agonizingly slow' COVID recovery 3 years after shutdown
Even on a bright day in the middle of a workweek, downtown Chicago can’t shake the gloom.
3 years, 4 million cases, more than 36,000 deaths: Numbers shape Illinois' dismal COVID-19 story
Statistics don’t tell the whole story of the pandemic. But experts say the data they’ve collected provides vital insights into how the outbreak has hit different communities — and what everyone should think about as we learn to live with the virus permanently.
New study cites Wuhan raccoon dogs as possible origin of COVID-19
The raccoon dog earns its name from its facial markings similar to raccoons. The animals are known to be sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where many virologists suspect that the Covid-19 pandemic may have started.
Allison Arwady, City Hall’s calming voice on COVID, hopes to stay on under next mayor
Mayor Lightfoot has been voted out of office. The police superintendent has left. But the doctor who advised Chicagoans about how to live our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic is still here and has no plans to step down.
COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval
The medication has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization in late 2021.
Suburban man facing federal charges in 'reprehensible' COVID-19 testing fraud scheme
The northwest suburban man allegedly transferred some of the funds to his personal account and used the money for vehicle purchases and investments in stocks and cryptocurrency.
Waukegan elementary school mourns death of 'committed and dedicated' teacher
Kaitlin Schaumberger, a beloved suburban teacher, has died at 25.
