COVID cases climb in Illinois. Which areas are seeing the highest numbers?
For the first time in more than two months, new daily COVID cases in Illinois have topped 4,000.
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For the first time in more than two months, new daily COVID cases in Illinois have topped 4,000.
It's the third time LaVine has been placed in the league's COVID-19 health and safety protocols, and he'll likely be sidelined for Wednesday night's Game 5 in Milwaukee
Public health experts say while positivity rates have been low in recent weeks, they are steadily inching up.
On April 8, a judge in downstate Sangamon County had blocked CPS from taking disciplinary action against six teachers who had challenged the rule.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision.
It's been a while since we've talked about the COVID-19 positivity rate in Chicago. However, this caught our eye -- a spike in the curve.
We spoke to a handful of CTA riders who all said they will continue to wear a mask while on the train anyway.
The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace, and Chicago airports dropped their mask mandates after Gov. Pritzker said masks will no longer be required on public transit in Illinois. CBS 2's Meredith Barack reports.
Airline executives have been lobbying for an end to the mask mandate on airplanes as most states have rolled back their masking requirements for indoor settings.
A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering planes and other public transportation, and the Transportation Security Administration said it won't be enforcing the mandate anymore. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Citing a "robust response" of antibodies against Omicron in their vaccine trials, the companies said they were planning to submit a request "in the coming days."
CMT Music Awards co-hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown join "CBS Mornings" to talk about preparing for country music's only fan-voted award show. Ballerini will co-host virtually after testing positive for COVID-19.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum sued the Center for Covid Control, or CCC, and its testing partner, Doctors Clinical Laboratory, for deceptively marketing testing services and for violating Oregon's Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
The speaker is fully vaccinated and received her booster shot, a spokesman for Pelosi tweeted.
McDonald’s has reached a settlement with former workers alleging harassment, a CTA train operator is recovering after being shoved onto the tracks, a second suspect has been charged in the murder of a woman in Hegewisch, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra musical director Riccardo Muti has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to a statement from the CSO he's been testing daily following protocols.
Doctors say clearing the way for new vaccine allows the fight to be nimbler if cases spike, but shoring up the most vulnerable now is the right move at the right time. CBS 2’s Chris Tye reports.
"We're hoping that by taking this action, we will help allow people to take steps to protect themselves should we have another wave that comes through this country," the FDA's top vaccines official, Dr. Peter Marks, told reporters.
Immunocompromised Americans are also now eligible for an extra dose, as well as all those first vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson's vaccine.
"The number of daily tests conducted at these sites is on track to be the lowest on record with each site seeing fewer than 50 individuals per day," state officials said.
"My hope would be that it would allow them not to have to quarantine if there was an exposure."
Clinton said former President Bill Clinton has tested negative and that he will quarantine "until our household is fully in the clear."
Right now, the state of Illinois is considered low risk. The CDC's website lets people look for counties to look at the current risk level.
The move comes three weeks after the arena also dropped its mask requirement, although guests are still encouraged to wear masks.
A new rapid PCR COVID-19 test invented by Northwestern University faculty and Minute Molecular Diagnostics has received FDA emergency use authorization.
Conservative activist and Turning Points USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
Downtown Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) announced Wednesday he is challenging Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in the Democratic primary next year.
Wauconda police arrested a Romeoville man Saturday during a traffic stop, finding a woman who told them she was held against her will in his car.
The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
The 69-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl died of severe injuries after a crash.
Conservative activist and Turning Points USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
The U.S. House of Representatives continues to look through thousands of documents that Congress received from Epstein's estate.
Bailey easily won the GOP primary in 2022, but went on to lose to Democratic incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker in the general election by 13 percentage points.
President Trump said Tuesday he's "very unhappy" after Israel's military targeted members of Hamas in Qatar's capital of Doha.
As neighborhoods targeted by ICE have become noticeably quiet, community organizers say they have postponed Mexican Independence Day events to protect people.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
Morton Grove slapped the seller with code violations after the sale to the Hovey family was completed, which prevented them from getting a deed.
Four physicians, who recently resigned from the CDC in protest, tell "Sunday Morning" they believe HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing the nation's public health.
The Chicago Breast Cancer Research Consortium is a first-of-its-kind collaboration, uniting all three nationally recognized hospitals to work on research together.
Health experts said they are concerned that the new guidelines set this week by the FDA will create extra steps and potential obstacles to get the shot.
Illinois is one of 20 states now suing the Trump administration for withholding grant money for crime victims. In Illinois, $54 million goes to provide services for crime victims. Workers warn many will now be left behind.
A Chicago rock climber was grounded by a scary medical issue — a cyst in her brain. But a friendly face in the operating room helped Sophie Lin get to the gym again.
Chicago-based sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
Accessories retailer Claire's just revealed a list of hundreds of stores it will close as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere.
At the first showing of "Ashland Avenue," every audience member got a commemorative gift — and one person got a "Golden Ticket," or two free season passes.
Rick Davies, lead singer and co-founder of Supertramp, has died of cancer at 81. The British band says he left "an indelible mark on rock music history."
Want to watch the 2025 VMAs live tonight? Here's how to catch the red carpet interviews and star-studded performances.
The choir has been making Chicago proud with their run on "America's Got Talent," and this week, voters advanced them to the semifinals.
The sold-out show kicked off at 7:30 p.m. Chicago is one of only three U.S. cities on the band's world tour.
Victor Jacobo reports live from The Loop where a shooting investigation is underway.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris called President Biden's decision to run in 2024 "reckless" in her new book documenting her 107-day presidential campaign.
Incoming students at Northwestern University celebrated the start of their college experience on Wednesday with the traditional “March through the Arch” on campus in Evanston.
Federal agents were at a facility in west suburban Bensenville conducting a raid related to vaping products.
Surveillance video shows the chilling moments police say Decarlos Brown Jr. attacked the woman, who was a refugee from Ukraine.
The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
Conservative activist and Turning Points USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
U.S. Marshals and other federal agents were seen at a facility in Bensenville, Illinois, conducting a raid related to vaping products.
The Trump administration has drastically increased immigration enforcement in Chicago in a program dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz." Here are the latest updates.
Rizzo most recently played for the New York Yankees through the 2024 season.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
Fear has been spreading fast in Chicago's immigrant community since the Trump administration officially launched its deportation effort, dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced plans for ramped-up immigration enforcement in Chicago this week, in an effort dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.
To combat crime in the South Loop, the Cook County Sheriff's Office opened up a substation at Roosevelt and State. However, many were unsure if it had actually opened.
The man accused in the attacks has a long record of being arrested, prosecuted, and then quickly being set free to attack again.
Rizzo most recently played for the New York Yankees through the 2024 season.
Illinois' football stadium will be known as Gies Memorial Stadium after alumnus and philanthropist Larry Gies made a $100 million donation to the school's athletic department.
Kyle Teel homered for the last-place White Sox, who had won seven of eight.
Shaw's bases-loaded single with two outs in the eighth inning off Connor Seabold broke the game open for the Cubs.
The Chicago Bulls have reached a deal on a four-year, $100 million contract extension with point guard Josh Giddey, according to national reports.
The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
A Detroit man is accused of making a series of terroristic threats against several businesses in Madison County, Illinois.
Police responded to the Dunkin' at 2300 N. Clark St. and found the front glass door had been damaged.
Joshua Walder, 24, was arrested on Aug. 26, as a result of a joint investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Chicago Police Department.
The victim was struck multiple times throughout his body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
