Northwestern Medicine shares new findings from ongoing COVID study
Northwestern has been studying patients at its Comprehensive COVID-19 Center since May 2020.
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Northwestern has been studying patients at its Comprehensive COVID-19 Center since May 2020.
In the most recent data, 77.5% of Americans ages 16 and older have antibodies from at least one prior infection.
Shield Illinois is the training facility on campus that ran more than 7.2 million tests during the pandemic.
Starting Monday, masks will no longer be required for most patients, staff, and visitors.
Starting Monday, masks will no longer be required for most patients, staff, and visitors.
This is largely an administrative declaration, but the end of the pandemic does mean some people could be losing their health care coverage. CBS News' Nicole D'Antonio reports.
Certain batches of the Pilot Test should be thrown out. There are concerns the liquid solution could have potentially harmful bacteria. The tests were distributed to CVS and Amazon.
The tests were distributed to CVS and Amazon.
CBS News' Michael George spoke with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doctors about what this all means -- and our future against COVID.
When that happens, home rapid tests and lab-based PCR tests won't be free anymore.
Some pharmacies and distribution centers may still give them out, but insurance would likely have to pay for it.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the City of Chicago police pension board has been denying Act of Duty benefits to police officers – including Mendoza’s brother, Chicago Police Detective Sgt. Joaquin Mendoza – who lived through COVID-19, but were left severely disabled after getting sick in the days before vaccines were available.
Mendoza will testify at an Illinois state Senate hearing Thursday morning in support of a fix to the state's Act of Duty bill.
The Chicago clinic will be at the Build, Inc. organization, located at 5100 West Harrison Street.
People can now schedule a home visit for a COVID and flu vaccination on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 6-30 p.m.
Researchers are now looking for biomarkers in the blood of long COVID patients to see if there's a way to better identify them so they can provide more precision treatment.
They found big differences between those who were hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia and those treated as outpatients. It takes age into account. The hospitalized patients were a decade older.
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have been studying the impact of long COVID for months, and now a new study shows there might be a correlation between the severity of an infection and the long-term effects on your brain. Dr. Igor Koralnik, chief of neuro-infectious diseases at Northwestern, explains what the study found.
Masks will still be required to visit patients in isolation, and might also be required for oncology and transplant units.
Total CTA ridership is still only about half of what it was before COVID-19.
"She was afraid she wouldn't wake up."
Long haul COVID remains one of the chief pandemic mysteries. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman introduces us to one young woman who said for her and thousands of others, COVID-19 is still very real.
Illinois is handing out thousands of air purifiers to schools across the state in an effort to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses including COVID-19.
Illinois is handing out thousands of air purifiers to schools across the state in an effort to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses including COVID-19.
Illinois is mostly at a low level - with just Clay County at high risk.
Chicago's Department of Buildings commissioner said her inspectors did not know the daycare was in such a condition because no one ever told the city about the problems.
On Sunday, Aug. 24, families woke up to federal agents with their guns drawn in a building on Jackson Boulevard in the South Austin neighborhood.
The Backing Historic Small Restaurants program issues the grants to 50 small or independently owned restaurants around the country every year.
With an enforcement blitz by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement anticipated in the coming days, more people could be in immigration custody are in need of legal help.
There might be some relief on the way for people whose homes recently flooded during storms in Chicago.
The windows of the ICE facility on Beach Drive were boarded up Wednesday night, possibly in preparation for protests outside.
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the federal government has "no immediate plans" to send National Guard forces to Chicago, an idea floated by President Trump.
Chicago's Metropolitan Peace Initiatives is running table exercises and trainings to learn how to encounter federal agents should they come to Chicago.
Gov. Pritzker said he believes the Trump administration has chosen to drastically ramp up immigration enforcement in September because of the city's Mexican Independence Day celebrations.
President Trump suggested he's planning to send National Guard troops to Chicago, in what could be the latest salvo in his controversial push to use federal forces to address crime.
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.
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.
With school starting next week for thousands of students, health officials are urging parents to get their kids vaccinated.
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.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions.
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.
Fans have been eager to learn everything they can ever since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement in a joint post.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced the news of their engagement with photos on Instagram.
Oasis won't be in Chicago for another two days, but you can get merch from their tour now.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.
This past spring, CBS News Chicago reported on a daycare in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood that had been plagued by a nasty leak. We wondered how the city could allow such a thing. As Lauren Victory reports, it turned out that at the time, no one reported the problem.
Chicago police confirmed Thursday that some agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were at an apartment on the city’s West Side in August. Marissa Sulek reports.
The Trump administration confirmed that federal agents are being sent to Chicago for increased immigration enforcement activities, which could begin as soon as Friday. Jermont Terry reports.
With an enforcement blitz by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement anticipated in the coming days, more people could be in immigration custody are in need of legal help. Dave Savini reports.
El Grito Chicago has been postponed due to fears about immigration enforcement activity, officials announced Thursday.
On Sunday, Aug. 24, families woke up to federal agents with their guns drawn in a building on Jackson Boulevard in the South Austin neighborhood.
Chicago's Department of Buildings commissioner said her inspectors did not know the daycare was in such a condition because no one ever told the city about the problems.
The Backing Historic Small Restaurants program issues the grants to 50 small or independently owned restaurants around the country every year.
With an enforcement blitz by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement anticipated in the coming days, more people could be in immigration custody are in need of legal help.
With an enforcement blitz by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement anticipated in the coming days, more people could be in immigration custody are in need of legal help.
This Labor Day weekend was much more violent than those of recent years — driven in part by mass shootings.
Questions have arisen about the future of Illinois' criminal detention system, in light of President Trump's executive order to bring back cash bail.
Anthony Filomena said his firing by the Chicago Blackhawks has made it difficult to find another job in public relations.
In an exclusive interview, a whistleblower said the mental health crews want to work — but are being held back from helping people by limited hours and red tape.
Expectations are high for Fremd High School football, after a 9-2 finish and second-round playoff exit last year, led by quarterback Johnny O'Brien.
The CTA is offering free rides home for Bears fans after Monday night's season opener against the Vikings.
Brooks Baldwin had an RBI single and Michael A.
The Braves scored four times on four hits and a walk in the seventh after Cubs rookie Cade Horton and reliever Ben Brown did not give up a hit through six innings.
The two-time WNBA All-Star told The Chicago Tribune that she "might have to move in a different direction and do what's best for me" if the team doesn't improve its outlook.
Alex Tuider walked into his business this past Friday morning to find thieves had used a crowbar to break down the front door and steal $25,000 worth of cards.
One of the seven people who lost their lives to gun violence in Chicago this Labor Day weekend had become a community fixture in the Pilsen neighborhood.
A man broke into three homes between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, forcing his way through the back door and kitchen window.
In each incident, the robbers targeted lone victims on park property, and ripped away the gold chains or necklaces, police said.
This Labor Day weekend was much more violent than those of recent years — driven in part by mass shootings.
