Illinois reports 10,012 new coronavirus cases, 76 deaths

Illinois health officials on Sunday reported more than 10,000 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, as well as 76 additional deaths.

First COVID-19 immunizations could arrive on December 12th

A FDA advisory committee is set to meet Dec. 10 to discuss Pfizer’s request for an emergency use authorization for its developing COVID-19 vaccine.

Jeremih reportedly out of ICU after battling COVID-19, according to TMZ

Singer and Chicago native Jeremih is reportedly out of the ICU after battling COVID-19 for an unknown amount of time, according to TMZ.

Ben Carson says he's 'out of the woods' after battling COVID-19

Housing Secretary Ben Carson is crediting unapproved, experimental treatments with saving his life after saying he became “desperately ill” following his infection with the coronavirus.

Chicago musician Jeremih out of ICU, still recovering from COVID

Jeremih's family told TMZ that Jeremih has been transferred out of the ICU and into a regular hospital room where he can start his "true healing."

President says Donald Trump Jr. 'doing very well' after testing positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump says his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is "doing very well" after testing positive for coronavirus. The president, along with Melania Trump and Barron Trump, have all had it.

Several protests are planned for 10:01 p.m tonight over new California curfew

Most California residents are now under a curfew that prevents them from going anywhere "non-essential" between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. "How are you going to enforce it?" he asked. "You have enough police to give out tickets?"

How much will you spend this holiday season? COVID has some shoppers thinking twice

"Shopping was an outlet to relieve stress -- it was an escape from life," one person said. "Now, it's a source of stress because the process of it is so cumbersome.

Illinois reports 11,891 new confirmed, probable cases of COVID-19, 127 additional deaths

On Saturday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 11,891 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 127 additional deaths.

Pizza restaurant worker’s lie led to South Australia lockdown, officials say

When an employee of a pizza restaurant lied to contact tracers in South Australia, it led to a strict lockdown across the entire Australian state, officials said Friday. 

Cuomo to receive International Emmy for virus briefings

Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic.

Illinois to receive 400,000 doses in first vaccine distribution

Illinois' health director says the state will receive 400,000 doses in the first round of vaccine distributions, and those doses will be spread out equally across all communities.

COVID deaths top 100 for 3rd straight day in Illinois

Deaths from COVID-19 in Illinois topped 100 Friday for the third day in a row, and the continuing deluge of new cases helps explain why the nation hit an all-time high on Thursday.

FDA to livestream public meeting on Pfizer-BioNTech potential COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set a public meeting on Dec. 10 to discuss approving Pfizer and BioNTech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine and will livestream it on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.