Illinois reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in 2 months

Monday's new coronavirus cases number is the second day in a row where the total has been the lowest it has been in two months.

Why some people don't want quarantine to end
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Dr. Carole Lieberman joins the show to talk about why some people don't want life to return back to normal after quarantining for so long.

Latest medical developments from the COVID-19 forefront
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Dr. Shikha Jain from Rush University Medical Center talks about the latest findings on the fight against COVID-19.

With recovery of last case, New Zealand has eradicated virus

New Zealand appears to have eradicated the coronavirus for now after health officials said the last known infected person has recovered.

Metra announces return to alternate weekday schedules

Starting Monday, all lines will return to alternate weekday schedules, which were first implemented in March after a severe drop in ridership due to the coronavirus’ spread, Metra said in a statement.

Criminals stealing unemployment benefits as claims surge

Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from Americans nationwide.

Illinois reports 867 new COVID-19 cases, 43 new deaths

The Department of Health reported 43 additional deaths from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the number of confirmed deaths to 5,904.

Pandemic makes safely protesting rife with challenges
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Dr. Chris Colbert from University of Illinois Chicago talks about the complications of protesting while appropriately social distancing.

World reaches 400,000 virus deaths

The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities on Sunday.

Despite global reopening push, some jobs are gone for good

Factories and stores are reopening, economies are reawakening – but many jobs just aren’t coming back.

Trader Joe’s, Costco, Whole Foods have best coronavirus safety measures among grocery stores: Survey

Ipsos released its Consumer Health & Safety Index survey on Wednesday and found that the three companies excelled at proper face-covering usage, social distancing and other critical procedures that help customers minimize their chance of contracting COVID-19.

More than 126,000 people in Illinois have tested positive for coronavirus

The state of Illinois reported Saturday an additional 975 new cases of coronavirus, which means that 126,890 people have tested positive for coronavirus so far. The state said 72 more people have died, for a total of 5,864 lives lost in the state.

Officials: Diagnosed virus cases in Indiana approaching 37K

The number of Indiana resident confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus is approaching 37,000, according to state health officials.

CDC says some Americans surveyed have gargled bleach to prevent coronavirus

“Thirty-nine percent of respondents reported engaging in non-recommended high-risk practices with the intent of preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, such as washing food products with bleach, applying household cleaning or disinfectant products to bare skin, and intentionally inhaling or ingesting these products,” the CDC report read.