Chicago restaurant workers, customers react to end of mask mandate: 'It's like a weight being lifted'
Matthew Gutowski, one of the managers at Replay in Andersonville, says it's a relief not to have to check peoples' vaccination status.
Chicago unmasked day one: Restaurant owners, customers react to being maskless
Matthew Gutowski, one of the managers at Replay in Andersonville, says it's a relief not to have to check peoples' vaccination status.
Chicagoans revel in the end of the indoor mask mandate: 'I can't stop smiling'
The mask mandate ended in Illinois Monday and it’s having an immediate impact on fitness centers.
Masks Off Monday: Where in Illinois will you still have to wear masks? Where can you go mask-free?
Across Chicago and Illinois on Monday, we're all going to be seeing a lot of smiling faces for the first time in two years, as COVID-19 mask mandates end.
Do I have to wear a mask on Monday? Where do I still have to wear a mask?
FOX 32 Chicago anchor Natalie Bomke looks at Chicago's and Illinois' changing mask mandates. On Monday, most businesses in Chicago and across the suburbs will no longer require masks. Chicago will no longer require proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Free rides on Navy Pier's Ferris Wheel on Monday to celebrate end of mask mandates
You can ride the Centennial Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier for free on Monday to celebrate the end of the Chicago and Illinois mask mandates.
Millions of Biden's free COVID at-home tests still unclaimed
Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests that the Biden administration recently made available to Americans still haven’t been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test.
Museum of Science and Industry to still require masks in some exhibits
“We still strongly encourage each museum visitor to make the individual decision to continue to wear a mask.”
First Illinois dog tests positive for COVID-19
It is believed the Chicago pug – named Buster – was infected over the New Year’s holiday while being cared for by a person who became very ill with COVID-19.
Illinois school mask mandate being removed, Pritzker says
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday night he's ending the mask mandate for Illinois schools.
Chicago dog with COVID-19 is first confirmed case in Illinois
It is believed the Chicago pug – named Buster – was infected over the New Year’s holiday while being cared for by a person who became very ill with COVID-19.
New CDC mask guidance says many healthy Americans can finally unmask
Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.
Chicago pug infected with COVID-19, first confirmed dog case in Illinois
A pet dog from Chicago is the first in Illinois confirmed to be infected with COVID-19.
DuPage County Courthouse no longer requiring masks
MASK REQUIREMENT LIFTED: Masks are no longer required in the DuPage County Courthouse.
Illinois reports 13,028 new coronavirus cases, 355 deaths in past week
Illinois public health officials on Friday announced 13,028 new cases of the coronavirus in the state and 355 additional deaths have been recorded in the past week.
Chicago's top doctor speaks ahead of the removal of the city's mask mandate
Masks and proof-of-vaccination requirements end Monday in Chicago. CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady joins Good Day Chicago to talk about the city's fight against COVID-19.
Evanston teachers push back against removal of mask requirements
COVID restrictions may be easing across the country, but here in Illinois there are still some places where people are fighting to keep mask requirements in place.
With COVID mandates going away in Chicago, here’s what some businesses plan to do starting Monday
On Monday, Chicago will lift the last remaining COVID mitigations that have dictated to business owners how — or even if — they can serve customers for the better part of two years.
Elk Grove Village mayor wants town to have its own health department
The mayor of Elk Grove Village wants to break away from the state when it comes to the health of his residents.
Rare multisystem inflammatory syndrome appears in some teenagers after COVID-19 vaccination: study
"Patients with MIS-C usually present with persistent fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, mucocutaneous lesions and, in severe cases, with hypotension and shock," the CDC said on their website.