Illinois reports 7,467 COVID-19 cases, 123 deaths in the past week

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 7,467 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including an increase of 123 deaths since March 11.  

Spring break travelers at O'Hare not deterred by high airfare

High gas prices and the higher airfares that come with them do not appear to be keeping people from traveling for spring break if the crowds at O'Hare Airport on Friday were any indication.

Coronavirus in Chicago: City monitoring BA.2 subvariant
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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.

Concerns rise in Chicago over emergence of COVID-19 subvariant causing case spike in Europe
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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.

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.

Lightfoot will not attend City Council's vaccine mandate meeting
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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.

Illinois veterans home did not protect residents from COVID-19: lawsuit
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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.