After falling dramatically amid the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy in Chicago climbed back to the point of being near pre-pandemic levels in 2023, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The pandemic is having a direct impact on overdose deaths due to opioid abuse, Chicago health officials say. The city's department of public health said from January 1 to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Like everyone else, Mexican drug cartels are finding ways to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The I-Team has learned closed borders are not much of a deterrent as cartels in Mexico ...

CHICAGO -- One of Chicago's longest active food justice organizations has found a creative way to pivot their business during COVID-19, while still providing fresh produce to the city's most ...

Chicago’s average life expectancy bounced back to 78.7 years in 2023, nearly hitting its prepandemic peak — though large gaps remain between races and neighborhoods, according to the city health ...

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shaved years off Chicagoans’ lives, residents across the city are expected to live longer, nearly matching the pre-pandemic average age of about 79 years old.

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has been canceled for its 2020 race due to "the ongoing public health concerns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic," organizers announced Monday. The race was ...

On Twitter, the iconic Navy Pier in Chicago announced they will shut down after Labor Day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They hope to reopen in spring 2021. UPDATE: Navy Pier will implement a temporary ...