Chicago researchers want to study lung health of millennials

Chicago researchers want to see how Covid-19, smoking, drinking, diet, the air we breathe, and more affect respiratory health in millennials.

Lung health study launches at Northwestern University in Evanston
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Chicago researchers want to see how Covid-19, smoking, drinking, diet, the air we breathe, and more affect respiratory health in millennials.

Biden faces inflation trouble
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised that bringing inflation under control is his number one economic priority.

Chicago moves to ‘medium risk’ COVID-19 category

Face coverings will remain optional in Chicago’s indoor spaces, including public schools, even as rising cases mean there’s now a “medium risk” of COVID-19 transmission in the city under federal health guidelines.

Chicago moves to ?medium risk? COVID-19 category
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Face coverings will remain optional in Chicago?s indoor spaces, including public schools, even as rising cases mean there?s now a "medium risk" of COVID-19 transmission in the city under federal health guidelines.

State Republican lawmakers respond to Lasalle Veterans' Home audit, call Pritzker Administration 'a failure'

Illinois state Republican lawmakers responded to the Illinois Auditor General's report on the Lasalle Veterans' Home during a virtual news conference Friday — calling the Pritzker Administration a "failure."

COVID-19 risk level rises to 'medium' across Chicago area
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With cases steadily rising over the past week, Chicago's Covid community level is "medium," meaning masks are now recommended in indoor public spaces. Dr. Geraldine Luna with the Chicago Department of Public Health discusses it.

Masks still optional ? including in schools ? as Chicago moves to ?medium risk? COVID-19 category
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Face coverings will remain optional in Chicago?s indoor spaces, including public schools, even as rising cases mean there?s now a ?medium risk? of COVID-19 transmission in the city under federal health guidelines.

Report details state's response to deadly COVID outbreak at Lasalle Veterans' Home
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A report released Thursday morning by the Illinois Auditor General found the Illinois Department of Public Health left the Lasalle Veterans' Home hanging out to dry in several ways when it came to controlling the COVID-19 outbreak that killed three dozen residents between?November 2020 and January 2021.

Report released on state's response to deadly COVID outbreak at Lasalle Veterans' Home

The report found that the state health department, "did not identify and respond to the seriousness of the outbreak," "did not offer any advice or assistance as to how to slow the spread within the facility," and did not offer to provide extra COVID rapid tests.

Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19, World Health Organization says

Scientists estimate there were between 13.3 million and 16.6 million deaths that were either caused directly by the coronavirus or were somehow attributed to the pandemic’s impact on health systems.

Fed raises interest rates by half-point, the most since 2000

The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point.