CDC issues warning of 'aggressive rats'
The CDC has issued a warning about aggressive rats looking for food during the pandemic. Pest control experts say rats are out in full force and desperately looking for new sources of food with bars and restaurants closed.
The CDC has issued a warning about aggressive rats looking for food during the pandemic. Pest control experts say rats are out in full force and desperately looking for new sources of food with bars and restaurants closed.
Upcoming online platform hopes to aid those recovering from addiction
Throughout the pandemic, addiction recovery check-ups and meetings have been forced from in-person to online virtual meetings. Meeting Makers Club is a soon-to-be-released online platform that is free for any addiction.
Throughout the pandemic, addiction recovery check-ups and meetings have been forced from in-person to online virtual meetings. Meeting Makers Club is a soon-to-be-released online platform that is free for any addiction.
Chicago teachers still finding ways to connect with students during pandemic
Chicago school students can see their teachers online but everyone agrees, it is not ideal. Teachers at one North Side school have found the key to having fun in a time of social distancing.
Chicago school students can see their teachers online but everyone agrees, it is not ideal. Teachers at one North Side school have found the key to having fun in a time of social distancing.
Teacher uses music to connect with students
Students and teachers have been apart and missing each other for more than two months now. At one North Side school, a teacher found a way to stay in tune with students. Joanie Lum reports.
Students and teachers have been apart and missing each other for more than two months now. At one North Side school, a teacher found a way to stay in tune with students. Joanie Lum reports.
Worker at location where Illinois House met for special session tests positive for COVID-19
A worker at the Springfield convention center where the Illinois House convened for a special session last week has tested positive for COVID-19, the office of Speaker Michael Madigan revealed Wednesday.
A worker at the Springfield convention center where the Illinois House convened for a special session last week has tested positive for COVID-19, the office of Speaker Michael Madigan revealed Wednesday.
Is Illinois the only state playing by the White House reopening rules?
A local scientist is reacting to news that Illinois is the only state meeting every benchmark for reopening set by the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
A local scientist is reacting to news that Illinois is the only state meeting every benchmark for reopening set by the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Coronavirus forces Chicago coffee business that hires veterans to lay them off instead
A Chicago coffee maker that was created to give veterans jobs has had to lay them off instead.
A Chicago coffee maker that was created to give veterans jobs has had to lay them off instead.
French Market vendors struggle without commuters amid coronavirus pandemic
It is Chicago's first and original food hall, but vendors at the French Market say they may not be in business much longer.
It is Chicago's first and original food hall, but vendors at the French Market say they may not be in business much longer.
Chicago releases specific guidelines for barbershops to follow when they reopen
Barbershops will have to follow some very specific requirements as Chicago begins to reopen. They can cut your hair, but not all of it.
Barbershops will have to follow some very specific requirements as Chicago begins to reopen. They can cut your hair, but not all of it.
Tensions high in Chicago after outbreak of violence
In Chicago, tensions continue to boil over, even as police arrested a suspect in a shooting that grazed a 5-year-old girl and injured a 15-year-old.
In Chicago, tensions continue to boil over, even as police arrested a suspect in a shooting that grazed a 5-year-old girl and injured a 15-year-old.
CDC says antibody test results should not influence decisions to return to work or school
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on the use and reliability of antibody testing, saying that in a population where prevalence of COVID-19 is low, “less than half of those testing positive will truly have antibodies.”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on the use and reliability of antibody testing, saying that in a population where prevalence of COVID-19 is low, “less than half of those testing positive will truly have antibodies.”
Illinois COVID-19 deaths surpass 5,000; new daily cases dropping
Illinois’ death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped the 5,000 mark on Wednesday, and officials announced an Army Reservist from suburban Chicago had become the third member of the U.S. military to die from COVID-19.
Illinois’ death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped the 5,000 mark on Wednesday, and officials announced an Army Reservist from suburban Chicago had become the third member of the U.S. military to die from COVID-19.
Cook County courts extend COVID-19 precautions into July, further delaying most criminal, civil cases
The Circuit Court of Cook County is set to postpone most civil and criminal cases another month as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to hear new cases and hold emergency hearings.
The Circuit Court of Cook County is set to postpone most civil and criminal cases another month as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to hear new cases and hold emergency hearings.
91 more people die of COVID-19 in Cook County
Another 91 people died from COVID-19 in Cook County, officials announced Wednesday.
Another 91 people died from COVID-19 in Cook County, officials announced Wednesday.
US coronavirus deaths top 100,000, according to Johns Hopkins
There are more than 5.6 million confirmed cases and 350,000 deaths worldwide.
There are more than 5.6 million confirmed cases and 350,000 deaths worldwide.
Cook County reaches 'grim milestone': more deaths in 5 months of 2020 than in all of 2019
Cook County has seen more deaths in the first half of 2020 than it had in all of 2019, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Wednesday.
Cook County has seen more deaths in the first half of 2020 than it had in all of 2019, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Wednesday.
Poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine
Health experts already worry about the whiplash if vaccine promises like President Donald Trump’s goal of a 300 million-dose stockpile by January fail. Only time and science will tell -- and the new poll shows the public is indeed skeptical.
Health experts already worry about the whiplash if vaccine promises like President Donald Trump’s goal of a 300 million-dose stockpile by January fail. Only time and science will tell -- and the new poll shows the public is indeed skeptical.
Stocks pare gains fueled by America's reopening
U.S. equity markets were mixed Wednesday as U.S. states continued with their plans to reopen America.
U.S. equity markets were mixed Wednesday as U.S. states continued with their plans to reopen America.
Indiana sees 21 COVID-19 deaths, Indianapolis easing limits
Twenty-one more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19, state health officials said Wednesday.
Twenty-one more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19, state health officials said Wednesday.
Ford's cop cars can now kill coronavirus with extreme heat
The automaker has developed a software update for some of its Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility patrol vehicles that allows them to use the climate control system to raise the cabin temperature to 133 degrees for 15 minutes to help kill any coronavirus inside.
The automaker has developed a software update for some of its Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility patrol vehicles that allows them to use the climate control system to raise the cabin temperature to 133 degrees for 15 minutes to help kill any coronavirus inside.