Chicago restaurants are struggling to stay afloat amid COVID-19 vaccination requirements

Chicago restaurants are struggling with staffing, the high costs of fuel and provisions, and now they are committing resources to implement the city’s vaccine mandate. 

Chicago top doc 'increasingly optimistic' about flattening of Omicron curve
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Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady joins Good Day Chicago to talk about her takeaways from the latest COVID numbers in the city and what we can expect in the weeks ahead.

Omicron could be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US

Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically.

COVID hospitalizations in Illinois hit high records
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced help for overwhelmed hospitals as Illinois sets a new record for hospitalizations.

Chicago teachers approve COVID safety agreement after standoff with CPS
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Students in the nation?s third-largest district returned to classrooms Wednesday after Chicago Public Schools canceled five days of classes amid a standoff with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols.

Chicago teachers accept COVID-19 safety deal, keeping kids in school after week of no classes

After five days of canceled classes, the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools is now over. While students returned to their desks Wednesday, teachers remain divided.

Inflation soars to highest rate in 40 years
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Inflation surged 7-percent in December, which is the highest rate in 40 years. FOX Business analyst Phil Flynn joined FOX 32 talk about it.

Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations hitting record highs
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Coronavirus is overwhelming hospitals across Illinois and we might not even be at the peak of the omicron variant. Dr. Shikha Jain joined FOX 32 to talk about it.

Chicago-area healthcare workers plead for relief as COVID cases flood hospitals

Healthcare workers have been at the front lines of this pandemic since the beginning, but many of them are not being treated like the heroes they are.

'State of crisis': Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new peak amid omicron

Indiana hospitals are reporting a record number of COVID-19 patients as the highly contagious omicron variant continues driving a statewide surge, the state’s latest coronavirus update shows.

Chicago's battle against the Omicron variant intensifies
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Dr. David Zich from Northwestern Medicine joins Good Day Chicago to talk about the city's efforts to fight the Omicron variant and when we could see cases begin to plateau.