Illinois reports 18,735 new COVID-19 cases, 236 deaths in the past week

IDPH reported 180,411 COVID-19 tests on Thursday, which is the highest one-day total of COVID-19 tests since the beginning of the pandemic. 

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19 but has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January.

Suburban high school goes remote following COVID-19 outbreak

This outbreak comes amid what's been widely described as a chaotic, dysfunctional school year at Rich Township.

Aurora teacher posts anti-vaccine, anti-masking video
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An Aurora school district employee has gone rogue, sending a video to students promoting her views on the COVID-19 vaccine and anti-masking.

Rich Township District 227 goes remote amid COVID outbreak
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A 14-day quarantine period at Rich Township High School District 227 starts Monday, school officials announced Thursday after "at least two students" tested positive for COVID-19.�

2 Virginia children die from COVID-19 within 3 days

A child under the age of 10 in eastern Virginia is the second fatal juvenile case this week.

6 Naperville firefighters sue over vaccine, testing mandates

The six Naperville firefighters who are suing say the mandates are unconstitutional and violate their right to privacy.

Naperville firefighters sue over vaccine requirement
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Six Naperville firefighters are suing Naperville, Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare and Gov. Pritzker over COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates.

HIPAA does not apply to revealing COVID-19 vaccine status at work, HHS says

The HHS and OCR released guidance on Thursday which further clarified and confirmed that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule does not apply to employers or employment records.

Chicago Public Schools, city leaders team up for fight against COVID-19

Chicago Public Schools and the Department of Public Health are joining forces to help keep kids safe in the face of the spreading Delta variant.

6 Chicago aldermen urge Lightfoot to drop vaccine mandate for city employees

A half dozen Chicago alderpeople are leading the charge against Mayor Lightfoot's vaccine mandate for city employees, urging her to drop it. 

6 aldermen ask Lightfoot to change vaccine mandate
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A half dozen Chicago alderpeople are leading the charge against Mayor Lightfoot's vaccine mandate for city employees, urging her to drop it.?