FDA allows emergency use of remdesivir drug for coronavirus

The study of 1,063 patients is the largest and most strict test of the drug and included a comparison group that received just usual care so remdesivir’s effects could be rigorously evaluated, according to AP.

Revised order will allow small, safe worship services in Illinois

Illinois will allow small, safe worship services during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a modified extension of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order that took effect Friday.

Che-Che the dog, who lost both owners to COVID-19, cheered by shelter staff after finding new home

A 9-year-old poodle named Che-Che, who lost everything after both her owners passed away due to complications from COVID-19, was cheered on by the New Jersey animal shelter that housed her after she finally found her new forever home.

Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits U.S. farms

The unprecedented dilemma for the U.S. pork industry has forced farmers to figure out how to kill healthy hogs and dispose of carcasses weighing up to 300 pounds in landfills, or by composting them on farms for fertilizer.

‘I died and came back’: 12-year-old recovers from virus

As her desperately sick daughter was being airlifted to a hospital, Jennifer Daly was thinking about all the parts of life that still lay ahead for her 12-year-old and whether she’d ever experience them: Would she get to fall in love? Would she get the chance to get married and have her own children?

Hiker celebrating end of coronavirus lockdown falls to her death while posing for photo

Olesia Suspitsina reportedly climbed over a safety fence in the park and posed for an image on the edge of a cliff in front of its scenic waterfalls -- before slipping on some grass and plummeting roughly 115 feet, according to Sputnik Turkey.

Local artist creates coronavirus-themed art in Chicago potholes
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Mosaic artist Jim Bachor joins us live via Zoom to talk about the inspiration behind his mosaic coronavirus-themed art in Uptown potholes.

La Grange firm develops contactless system of taking temperatures
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Nick Dubak, chief operatiing officer of Dubak Electrical, joins us to show how new technology his firm developed can take temperatures without puttting anyone at risk.

The future of the COVID-19 pandemic and life in Illinois
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Dr. David Zich from Northwestern Medicine joins us live to talk about the latest coronavirus developments and how Illinois is handling the pandemic.

Michigan girl, 5, honored with parade after beating cancer

Neighbors, friends and relatives of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who just completed her final five-day inpatient chemotherapy session welcomed her home Tuesday with a parade past her driveway, according to a local report.

How disruption in the supply chain is affecting farmers
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Matt Carstens, CEO of Landus Cooperative, joins us via skype to talk about the potential meat shortage and how farmers are faring during the COVID-19 crisis.

New facemask guidelines across Illinois begin today

On Thursday, the Art Institute’s lions and Daley Plaza's Picasso were given facemasks to wear. The move came just hours before Illinois would be required to wear masks in public where social distancing is not possible.