Pa. man returns home after 29 days on ventilator, surviving COVID-19

Emmanuel Gilbert spent 29 days on a ventilator after he became ill with the novel coronavirus strain that has claimed the life of more than 90,000 Americans. 

What will the workplace look like in a post COVID-19 world?
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Damla Gerhart, senior managing director of CBRE's workplace division, talks about what the future of workplaces could look like in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Latest results from COVID-19 surveys on TruePublic
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Kaben Clausen, TruePublic co-founder and CEO, joins GDC to talk about their latest survey results regarding reopening amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Wearing a face mask can reduce coronavirus transmission by up to 75 percent, study says

A study conducted by a team of scientists in Hong Kong, found the rate of non-contact transmission through respiratory droplets or airborne particles dropped by as much as 75 percent when masks were used.

Local bands hampered by coronavirus as summer festival music circuit disappears
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Dave Ensslin of Sixteen Candles joins GDC to talk about the challenges many bands are facing in wake of the closings of summer music festivals due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 could be impacting literacy levels due to remote learning
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Professor Timothy Shanahan from the University of Illinois at Chicago talks about how literacy levels could be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

More than 100 million people in China face new lockdown as second wave of COVID-19 cases emerge

Nearly 108 million people in China's Jilin province could be forced back into lockdown after a growing group of new coronavirus infections triggered a backslide in the nation's push to return to normal.

5th CTA worker dies of COVID-19

A bus operator is the fifth CTA employee to die of COVID-19, the agency announced Tuesday.

Indiana bride demands refund from wedding venue amid coronavirus pandemic

An Indiana bride did not get cold feet, but the coronavirus pandemic is delaying her walk down the aisle. Now, she is struggling to get a refund from the venue she booked.

Haircuts at Forest View police station cause controversy: 'It's just not right'

There is a hairy controversy in southwest suburban Forest View after the police chief invited a hairstylist into the cop shop despite the COVID-19 lockdown.

City of Rockford, Illinois plans to reopen June 1

In defiance of the governor's order, the mayor of Rockford, Illinois plans to reopen June 1.

Questions grow over Pritzker's ties to COVID-19 testing companies

As Illinois surges in COVID-19 testing, there are growing questions about Governor JB Pritzker's ties to companies providing coronavirus tests.

Woman refusing to wear face covering at grocery store caught on video

A woman who refused to wear a face covering at the Gelson's in Dana Point is facing criticism after posting the video to social media.

Illinois on track to loosen coronavirus restrictions before the end of May

All parts of Illinois are on track to see coronavirus-related restrictions loosened and more businesses reopen before the end of the month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday.