Longtime 911 operator dies of COVID-19

A longtime Chicago 911 operator died from complications of the coronavirus last month.

U.S. launches web portal to help Social Security recipients with kids get stimulus checks

The Treasury Department has created an online web tool to help make sure those receiving Social Security benefits, who didn't file a tax return recently, can get stimulus checks.

Pritzker grants commutations amid coronavirus pandemic

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has recently been using his clemency power to commute sentences for some Illinois prisoners amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Pritzker worried about second wave of COVID-19 infections that could be deadlier

Citing progress against the coronavirus, the White House is eager to end the nationwide shutdown crippling the US economy. But Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says, not so fast!

Face mask uses new tech to eliminate germs and viruses on contact

Summit Male Medical in Arizona is selling masks made of a material used in operating rooms that is said to kill viruses and other germs. FOX 10's Carmen Blackwell has the story.

Tampa man's motorcycle stolen while he volunteered making PPE for hospitals

When he’s not working his full-time job, Michael Guinn has spent every waking hour inside a Seminole Heights community church, 3-D printing face shields to donate to our hospitals.

Chicago Police Department COVID-19 cases now at 170

Chicago police announced Friday 19 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of cases in the department to 170.

Thousands of beds for COVID-19 patients ready at Chicago convention center

Chicago’s lakefront convention center will be prepared to accept its first COVID-19 patients next week if demand on the city’s hospitals requires a "relief valve."

No, mosquitoes cannot spread COVID-19

There is no evidence that mosquitoes can transmit the COVID-19 virus. But it's not all good news.

Police release video of deadly home invasion in Chicago area involving masked men

Arlington Heights police have released home surveillance video that shows a home invasion in which a homeowner shot and killed one of the armed assailants.