CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is offering up more state assistance to provide housing and food to those in need as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state surpasses 3,000. On Friday, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois public health officials reported 3,536 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 31 related deaths Wednesday. There have been 1,288,934 total COVID cases, including 21 ...

Several new COVID variants are emerging, with some rising at rapid rates, but how worried should you be? Chicago's top doctor addressed the growing number of variants and what they mean heading into ...

Chicago's top doctor is set to address rising concerns surrounding respiratory viruses as she receives her bivalent COVID booster shot. Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic ...

After the World Health Organization ended the COVID-19 global health emergency and Illinois officials ended the statewide disaster declaration in May, changes are expected regarding access to testing, ...

Here’s what to know about accessing the new COVID vaccine in southwest Illinois. Photo from Mufid Majnun, UnSplash After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID shots with new ...

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a quarter of the new patients being hospitalized each week throughout Illinois were infected with the deadly respiratory disease. This year though, that figure ...

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The EEOC accused Advocate Aurora Health of religious discrimination by firing a nurse in 2021 who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine.