Coronavirus in Chicago: City monitoring BA.2 subvariant
Chicago's top doctor said she is closely watching COVID-19 trends in Western Europe where at least a dozen countries are now reporting a spike just days after lifting restrictions.
New 'DASH' Covid-19 test provides PCR results in minutes
Researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston helped develop the new Covid-19 test.
Rapid PCR Covid-19 test developed at Northwestern
Researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston helped develop the new Covid-19 test.
Concerns rise in Chicago over emergence of COVID-19 subvariant causing case spike in Europe
Chicago's top doctor said she is closely watching COVID-19 trends in Western Europe where at least a dozen countries are now reporting a spike just days after lifting restrictions.
Concerns rise in Chicago over emergence of COVID-19 subvariant causing case spike in Europe
Chicago's top doctor said she is closely watching COVID-19 trends in western Europe where at least a dozen countries are now reporting a spike just days after lifting restrictions.
Chicago family-owned restaurants continue to fight for COVID-19 funding
The Chicago Restaurants Coalition says that only 36 percent of restaurants that applied for COVID grants received money last summer.
16 Chicago police officers on no-pay status for violating vaccine mandate, Lightfoot says
Only 16 Chicago police officers are on no-pay status for defying the city’s vaccine mandate, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday, dismissing the possibility that mass firings will be needed in the middle off an unrelenting wave of violent crime.
Private Illinois ambulance companies asking for help from state's COVID-19 fund
Private ambulance companies in Illinois are asking for help from the state to stay afloat.
11 alderpersons call special meeting to pressure Lightfoot to revise COVID mandate for city employees
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will not be attending Wednesday's special City Council meeting on the vaccine mandate as she will be out of town
LaSalle Veterans Home 'had no plan' to prevent deadly COVID outbreak, attorney says
Families of veterans who died in a COVID-19 outbreak at an Illinois nursing home have filed lawsuits, claiming the home and the state were woefully unprepared to protect them from the virus.
Private ambulance companies in Illinois asking for help from state's COVID fund
Private ambulance companies in Illinois are asking for help from the state to stay afloat.
Lightfoot will not attend City Council's vaccine mandate meeting
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will not be attending Wednesday's special City Council meeting on the city's vaccine mandate as she will be out of town.
Chicago reflects on COVID-19 pandemic two years later
Wednesday marks two years since COVID-19 killed the first Chicagoan.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, White House says
The White House says second gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19.
Chicago's Lightfoot, Arwady warn masks may be needed again should COVID-19 surge
Wednesday marks two years since COVID-19 killed the first Chicagoan.
Illinois veterans home did not protect residents from COVID-19: lawsuit
Families of veterans who died in a COVID-19 outbreak at an Illinois nursing home have filed lawsuits, claiming the home and the state were woefully unprepared to protect them from the virus.
Chicago removes 16 more states from COVID-19 travel advisory
For the fourth straight week, Chicago has removed states and territories from its weekly COVID-19 travel advisory.
Vax deadline passes for city of Chicago employees, memo urges cops to upload status into portal
Life is starting to feel a bit more normal, but if you are a city of Chicago employee, you still have to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Vaccination deadline passes for Chicago employees, memo urges cops to upload status into portal
Life is starting to feel a bit more normal, but if you are a city of Chicago employee, you still have to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Pfizer: 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose will be needed
“Right now, the way that we have seen, it is necessary, a fourth booster right now,” Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla said.