Coronavirus in Chicago

Just days before the new school year starts, Chicago Public Schools and its teacher union are nearing an agreement on Covid-19 safety measures.

In less than two weeks, Chicago Public Schools students will return to the classroom. CEO Pedro Martinez says they are prepared to handle Covid-19 and Monkeypox.

The city of Chicago is hosting two family vaccine clinics this weekend in a push to get more people vaccinated ahead of the upcoming school year.

The Chicago Fire Department honored the life of one of their own who passed away from COVID-19 last year.

Illinois public health officials reported 35,371 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 48 deaths since last Friday.

According to the CDC, 58 Illinois counties are now rated at "High" for community level of transmission for COVID-19.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker tested positive for COVID-19 just days after traveling to Florida to deliver an address that is once again stoking suspicions he’s considering a run for president.

As of Thursday night, just over 1,400 people in Illinois were in the hospital with COVID, and the number of people on ventilators is down.

Vaccine mandates for higher education employees, students and medical service providers will not be reissued.

Dr. Allison Arwady said that 2,000 kids between six months and five years old in Chicago have received their first vaccine doses.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 27,094 new COVID-19 cases in the state, including 82 deaths, since last Friday.