When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, even some of the most informed people knew little about coronaviruses — and far less about SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that was ...

He’s really getting the shaft," says the now-retired UIC researcher who brought Dr. Mahmood Ghassemi out of retirement to ...

First came a tough spring surge, when COVID-19 killed thousands of Illinois residents. Then, an even more brutal one in the fall and winter. Through it all, Illinois managed to avoid the overwhelme… ...

While black residents comprise 29% of Chicago, they represent 70% of that city's COVID-19 deaths. There are a number of reasons for that, and officials are just now beginning to address the issue.

CHICAGO (CBS) --CTA ridership in 2022 reached its highest levels since the start of the pandemic, but use of the city's mass transit system is still lagging far behind the days before COVID-19.

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On CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot talked about the state of the coronavirus outbreak in Chicago and her prospects for vaccine distribution.

Chicago has hosted the James Beard Foundation Awards — the “Oscars of the food world” — since 2014, aside from a two-year hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a swirl of ...

According to Chicago Department of Public Health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady, COVID-19 continues to be a "major pandemic" as more infections are occurring throughout the city — and world ...

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

Chicago Public Schools has been in talks with teachers over COVID-19 safety. As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide ...

Cinemax Holdings USA has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in five years, but is expected to continue to operate its ...