Music cafe brings comfort to dementia patients during COVID-19 pandemic
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Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour, a cognitive neurologist, talks about the music cafe Northwestern University started to help dementia patients during these trying times.

Summer travel still risky during outbreak
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Dr. David Zich from Northwestern Medicine talks about the latest medical developments on the COVID-19 outbreak.

'Masks for All' bill would provide three free masks for everyone in the United States

The bill would ramp up domestic production of masks and send three high-quality, reusable masks to every person in the United States through the U.S. postal service, free of charge.

COVID-19 leaves LA college student and teen brother only survivors in household

A 22-year-old college student in Los Angeles has been left to care for her 17-year-old brother, after the coronavirus swept through her household, killing first her grandmother, then taking her father, and finally her mother.

Doctor's controversial claim of COVID-19 cure goes viral, gets censored

Doctor Stella Immanuel has raised eyebrows in the past for saying women have medical issues for having sex with demons and witches in their dreams, and her latest message about a cure for COVID-19 is stirring up new controversy.

Walgreens avoids hearing, pays 8 citations for mask violations in Cicero

Walgreens avoided a court hearing by paying multiple citations after locations in west suburban Cicero failed to enforce face mask policies.

South Holland driver's facility to reopen Wednesday

A driver’s services facility in South Holland that closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 is set to reopen Wednesday.

Some Illinois professors disagree with school reopening plans

Illinois’ college and university professors are pushing back against their school’s proposals for reopening schools amid the pandemic, prompting officials to adopt new norms to accommodate faculty recommendations.

San Francisco priest says 'fear has replaced faith' and reports on COVID-19 are 'largely unreal'

Father Joseph Ilo also brought politics into the fray, noting that stoking fear about the deadly virus is raging during an election year. "Those who control the media have stated a vitriolic opposition to our incumbent president," he wrote. 

1,076 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois

Illinois health officials on Tuesday reported 1,076 new cases and 30 additional deaths tied to the coronavirus.

Chicago's emergency travel order extended to 4 more states

Chicago added Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to the list of states where people who are traveling to the city must quarantine for two weeks as Illinois learned that its own residents must do the same when they travel to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut.

Latest medical developments surrounding COVID-19
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Dr. Chris Colbert from the University of Illinois at Chicago hashes out the data behind recent coronavirus headlines and talking points.

Second stimulus check details revealed: Who is eligible?

The GOP unveiled details for a second round of direct payments to American households on Monday, in legislation that has been dubbed the HEALS Act.

White House, Democrats at odds on coronavirus aid as talks continue

Relief for millions of Americans is at stake as White House officials launched negotiations late Monday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer on a new coronavirus aid package.