The Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday released statewide data showing that it processed 74,476 new initial unemployment claims for the week that ended May 2. The department processed 1,006,925 initial claims during the period between March 1 and May 2, compared with 78,100 initial claims during the same period in 2019.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker detailed efforts the state has made in response to an array of issues people have reported in filing unemployment claims since the pandemic began. Those efforts include additional agents to process claims and a new call center, as the state gears up for gig workers to begin filing for jobless benefits next week.
Meanwhile, state officials announced 2,641 new known cases of COVID-19, pushing the statewide known case total to 70,873 since the beginning of the pandemic. The additional 138 deaths reported pushed the death toll in Illinois past 3,000. There have now been 3,111 coronavirus-related deaths statewide.
During his 60th consecutive daily briefing, Pritzker said he will no longer hold in-person briefings on weekends, but will release medical statistics on Saturdays and Sundays. The administration will continue holding daily briefings on weekdays.
Here’s a recap of what happened May 7 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area and Illinois:
8:08 p.m.: Mysterious illness potentially related to COVID-19 has surfaced in some Illinois children, doctors say
At least half a dozen children in Illinois have been hospitalized with an illness potentially linked to COVID-19 that has also been reported in New York and Europe.
Though much is still unknown about the sickness, symptoms can include a rash, fever, red eyes, swollen hands and feet, vomiting and abdominal pain. It’s an inflammatory illness, meaning the body’s immune system “starts to rev up and attack normal tissue,” said Dr. Frank Belmonte, chief medical officer at Advocate Children’s Hospital.
Children with the illness can develop shock, which occurs when blood pressure dips and organs in the body don’t function properly. It can also cause inflammation of the heart muscle or swelling of the coronary arteries, which are the blood vessels that feed the heart.
In the U.S. and elsewhere, most of the children who have become sick with the syndrome tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, meaning they likely had COVID-19 earlier, anywhere from two to four weeks before they became ill, Belmonte said. Many of the children who developed the new illness had no previous health conditions, he said.
Advocate Children’s Hospital, which has campuses in Oak Lawn and Park Ridge, has had one case of the illness so far, plus two more children who are showing signs of it, Belmonte said. The child with the confirmed case needed a ventilator and is in intensive care, though Belmonte said the child is “doing remarkably well.” Read more here. —Lisa Schencker
7:10 p.m.: Devices for electronic monitoring run out in Cook County amid efforts to drastically reduce jail population
The Cook County sheriff’s office has run out of electronic monitoring devices for defendants placed on home confinement, the office confirmed Thursday.
The concerted efforts to reduce jail population amid the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have led to skyrocketing demand for the equipment, as judges ordered more defendants out of cells and on to ankle bracelets.
As of Thursday, there were 4,064 people in custody at the jail — and 3,167 on electronic monitoring, according to the sheriff’s office. Their last monitoring unit was assigned Tuesday night.
They are “working to address supply issues,” but in the meantime have asked prosecutors and the Cook County public defender’s office to determine who might be eligible for removal from electronic monitoring, according to a statement from the office. Read more here. —Megan Crepeau
5:24 p.m.: What getting your hair cut will be like when barber shops and salons reopen
Saturdays were a time of camaraderie at Mario’s Place Barber Shop in Chicago’s Sheffield Neighbors neighborhood before the COVID-19 health crisis temporarily closed the establishment.
Owner Mario Scarlata, 61, looked forward to lively chatter between his two barbers and clients on weekend shifts. Customers who have been coming to Mario’s for years kept returning because of the friendly environment, Scarlata said.
“On Saturdays, there would be three people getting haircuts and maybe six or more in the waiting area,” Scarlata said. “It will be at a slower pace when we open again.”
The weekend rush and the bonding that often takes place at barbershops and hair salons will change when those businesses are allowed to serve customers again in Illinois.
On Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a five-phase plan for reopening the state. In the third phase — called “recovery” — the state will allow manufacturing, offices, retail, barbershops and salons to reopen, with capacity limits and other restrictions. It isn’t clear when that might happen, given that the governor’s plan requires a decline in the rate of infection among those tested, hospitalizations, and the number of patients needing ICU beds.
But for businesses that provide services that involve being in close proximity to clients — hair salons, barbershops, massage therapists as well as eye doctors and dentists — reopening while taking the necessary precautions to keep both clients and employees safe could be a tricky proposition. Read more here. —Abdel Jimenez
5:10 p.m.: Worker at Amazon’s Waukegan fulfillment center dies of COVID-19
A worker at Amazon’s Waukegan fulfillment center died of COVID-19, the company confirmed Thursday, marking the fourth death among the online retailer’s warehouse employees as they continue to work through the pandemic.
The man, a night shift associate hired in September, was last at the Waukegan facility on March 19, and didn’t have symptoms, Amazon said. The company learned of his positive diagnosis on March 24 and of his death on April 18. It declined to give more details about the worker, citing privacy considerations, but said counseling services were offered to his family.
Amazon, which has about 500,000 hourly employees at fulfillment and distribution centers in the U.S., has been the target of protests by some warehouse workers who say it did not do enough to protect them against the coronavirus. It employs 500 people at its Waukegan center.
Three other Amazon workers who died of COVID-19 worked at facilities in Staten Island, New York; Hawthorne, California; and Tracy, California. Read more here. —Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
4:55 p.m.: Everything you need to know about reopening Illinois
Illinoisans finally have a plan for what “getting back to normal” might look like — and how long it will take. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s five-phase plan allows for a gradual reopening of businesses, gatherings, events and more — with a strategy that divides the state into regions and takes a careful look at the spread of COVID-19.
So how will this affect our daily lives? As summer nears, Chicagoans are desperate to get out and about — to have a summer picnic with family, to get back to work, to get a haircut. Here’s how and when you might be able to do those things.
3:01 p.m.: 2,641 new known COVID-19 cases, 138 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday released statewide data showing that it processed 74,476 new initial unemployment claims for the week that ended May 2. The department processed 1,006,925 initial claims during the period between March 1 and May 2, compared with 78,100 initial claims during the same period in 2019.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday detailed efforts the state has made in response to an array of issues people have reported in filing unemployment claims since the pandemic began. Those efforts additional agents to process claims and a new call center, as the state gears up for gig workers to begin filing for jobless benefits next week.
Those workers who are eligible for new federal benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program must first apply for regular unemployment insurance before applying for benefits under the assistance program when a new application portal opens May 11, according to instructions the Illinois Department of Employment Security released this week.
State officials on Thursday announced 2,641 new known cases of COVID-19, pushing the statewide known case total to 70,873 since the beginning of the pandemic. The additional 138 deaths reported Thursday pushed the statewide death toll past 3,000. There have now been 3,111 coronavirus-related deaths statewide.
Pritzker held his 60th consecutive daily briefing Thursday, and said beginning this weekend, he will no longer hold in-person briefings on weekends, but will release medical statistics on Saturdays and Sundays. The administration will continue holding daily briefings on week days. —Jamie Munks
2:49 p.m.: Phone prayer service launched by Chicago Catholics to connect people while church doors closed
A group of Catholics from the Archdiocese of Chicago have started a daily prayer service, called A Call to Prayer, to allow people to pray with others while church buildings remain closed.
“As people unite in this Call to Prayer, may they be consoled in knowing that it is the Lord Himself who is connecting them to one another,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said in a news release.
The archdiocese suspended all religious services in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The prayer line will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day and will connect callers with volunteer parishioners so they can pray together. Read more here. —Javonte Anderson
2:19 p.m.: City reaches deal with 3 hotel operators to house Chicago nursing home workers
Chicago’s nursing home workers will be allowed to stay at Hotel Julian, The Godfrey Hotel and London House if they want to isolate, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office announced.
City workers who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 are already allowed to stay at Hotel Julian. But the hotel will now start taking nursing home workers too, Lightfoot’s office announced Thursday.
Those seeking to get a room will need to provide proof of employment, the city said. —Gregory Pratt
1:56 p.m.: Contact tracers are in demand, and a local college has a new program to train them
Illinois and the nation are going to need a lot more contact tracers in the coming months to track and help control the spread of coronavirus as a central part of plans to reopen schools, businesses and the economy.
Colleges and universities are starting to answer the call with programs that train people to work as contact tracers.
North suburban Oakton Community College is the first out the gate in Illinois, launching a four-week virtual training program later this month. Read more here. —Elyssa Cherney
1:39 p.m.: Chicago’s indie music venues, closed by coronavirus, take their fight to save themselves to the national stage
“We were the first to close and we’ll probably be the last to open,” said Joe Shanahan, owner of beloved local venues like Metro, Smartbar, and GMan Tavern. “It’s not that we want a hand out. We want a hand up.”
Shanahan’s fears are echoed by a number of local, independent venue owners in the Chicago Independent Venue League (CIVL) who feel the initial Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), created in response to the novel coronavirus, does not meet the specific needs of music venues. Those needs include things like mortgage and rent forbearance, tax and license relief, and an extension of the program until shuttered venues and businesses are able to reopen at full legal capacity.
These concerns have taken on added urgency in the face of the new guidance from Illinois Goverrnor Pritzker on when clubs will be allowed to open at full capacity. Read more here. —Britt Julious
1:11 p.m.: Illinois congressional delegation seeks extension of 2,000 National Guard troops to assist with pandemic through June
A unified state congressional delegation Thursday asked Defense Secretary Mike Esper for a one-month extension of federally funded Illinois National Guard activations to assist in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in congregate settings such as prisons and nursing homes.
“We have made progress, in no small part due to the Illinois National Guard. Gov. (J.B.) Pritzker, however, must continue to call on our neighbors in uniform; his plan to reopen the state relies on them to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in ‘hard hit areas such as prisons, nursing homes and other congregate housing facilities,'” the delegation letter to Esper said.
“This crisis is not yet over and we cannot let up now. We are indebted to the sacrifices of the men and women of the Illinois National Guard and grateful for their work yet to be done,” the members wrote.
The letter notes that the original federally paid activation of 4,000 Guard members expires at the end of May. It requests an extension of 2,000 Guard activations through the end of June.
The letter from the state’s congressional delegation follows a similar request from Pritzker to President Donald Trump last Sunday. Read more here. —Rick Pearson
1:03 p.m.: Chicago Park District summer camp season will be abbreviated
The Chicago Park District is moving forward with the possibility of offering a portion of its regular summer camps after the COVID-19 pandemic derailed the schedule.
On social media and in a letter to parents who previously enrolled their kids in similar programs, this past week park district officials shared plans for the modified schedule and important dates for parents and caregivers to note. All summer programs, including summer camp, will start July 6 — assuming no new or additional restrictions are called for under any modifications to the stay-at-home mandate, which helps determine what the park district can offer.
The park district first made the announcement Friday, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced modifications to the stay-at-home order through May 31.
Summer programs will be listed online beginning June 1 so people have a chance to evaluate the offerings. Online registration, often competitive, with some classes and programs filling up within minutes, will be held June 11 and June 12.
In-person registration, for which some spaces in each program are held back so those without internet access can register, will be held June 13 unless in-person interactions are not being allowed by the state, the release said. Read more here. —Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
12:55 p.m.: Chicago doctors — mostly moms — join together to advise officials and the public. ‘We can’t not say something.’
In between telehealth appointments with patients, preschool Zoom calls, daily household tasks and, in one case, childbirth, a group of doctors — mostly moms, all with young children — is making sure the public and policymakers have the latest scientific and medical advice for fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s important to not only disseminate information to the public, but it’s also really important … to help our government on how to come up with plans to manage the pandemic in Illinois,” said Dr. Shikha Jain, 39, an oncologist and hematologist at Rush University Medical Center.
Jain and five other Chicago-area physicians, from varied medical backgrounds, joined together in mid-March after noticing the information they’d heard from colleagues in other states and overseas didn’t seem to be resonating in the Chicago area.
The group calls itself IMPACT, which stands for Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team. Its members have been writing op-eds, circulating petitions and starting social media campaigns, all in an effort to spread the word about the latest scientific findings and the best preventative measures for COVID-19.
They’ve also reached out to contacts working in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office, state lawmakers and representatives in Congress to offer guidance.
The message seems to be getting through. Twitter hashtags they’ve coined, #6FtApartNotUnder and #TestTraceTreat, have been mentioned in media briefings by public officials. Read more here. —Kate Thayer
12:53 p.m.: A Chicago nurse vacationed with other nurses every year. She died from COVID-19 before they could plan their next trip
Every February, Maria Lopez and a group of fellow Chicago nurses from the the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago would board a plane to someplace warm.
For about a decade, they’d traveled to different locales, including Lopez’s beloved Mexico, where she is from. This year, they went to the Dominican Republic.
As the group of friends took a dip in the ocean, Lopez, who was recovering from knee surgery, did not go wading.
“She’d say, ‘That’s OK, amiga, next year … I’m going in,'” said her friend and fellow nurse traveler Mary Ann Zervakis Brent.
But “there’s not going to be a next year,” Zervakis Brent said. Read more here. —Alison Bowen
12:47 p.m.: A family with a wide reach in Illinois nursing homes has links to severe COVID-19 outbreak in New Jersey
A pair of New Jersey nursing homes where at least 66 people have died of COVID-19 — one of the country’s worst such outbreaks — are connected to a Chicago-area family with a broad reach in the business of long-term care, including ownership ties to more than a dozen Illinois facilities.
One of them, in west suburban Willowbrook, had one of the state’s earliest serious COVID-19 outbreaks.
The homes in Andover, New Jersey, are on property owned by companies managed by William Rothner, whose website states that he “built his family’s leased nursing home portfolio” and “directed purchases, in ten states, of nearly fifty facilities totaling over three hundred million dollars.” The Andover homes had 236 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday — 85 more than Illinois has reported for the hardest-hit local facility.
In Illinois, Rothner’s father, Eric, has a history of ties to troubled nursing homes, including one shut down a decade ago by state authorities after repeated inspections found violence, abuse and mistreatment of residents. Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Willowbrook, which had 58 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths as of Friday, is owned by Evanston-based Rothner Health Ventures, a company managed by Eric Rothner, according to state records.
That’s more reported cases than 92% of the 348 Illinois long-term care facilities reporting at least one, and more deaths than 88% of the 223 facilities listing at least one fatality. Read more here. —Dan Hinkel
12:10 p.m.: Pritzker’s five-phase plan a ‘gut punch’ to restaurants desperate to open
When Illinois restaurants were ordered shuttered by Gov. Pritzker in mid-March, restaurant owners, chefs and workers braced for several weeks of zero income.
When the order was extended through April, and then May, the industry pointed to June.
But Pritzker’s five-phase plan, announced Tuesday, set the earliest-possible day for reopening at June 26, and that date is by no means definite.
For an industry already struggling to hang on, the news was devastating. Read more here. —Phil Vettel
11:36 a.m.: Field Museum to host blood drives
Field Museum will open its doors again May 11 and May 26 to host socially distanced Red Cross blood drives. Only a limited number of slots are available for the 9 a.m.-3 p.m. efforts to address blood shortages during the coronavirus pandemic, and the May 11 appointments have already been filled. Sign up for May 26 via the Red Cross website. Under the event guidelines, 5 to 6 donors can be accommodated per hour, and they will be allowed to park right outside the museum’s south doors.
“As we take the necessary precautions to provide a safe, sanitary space for the drive, we are grateful to those both volunteering at the drive and to those donating blood,” Rob Zschernitz, the Field’s chief technology officer, said in a statement. —Steve Johnson
11:35 p.m.: When Chicago steakhouses closed, a suburban supplier had to think fast. Now it offers Corona Care meat packages for home delivery
On an episode of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian and proud meat eater, broke down crying when his favorite steakhouse closed unexpectedly. “What happened to the steaks that were in there when they closed?” he asked. “Do you think they got eaten?”
There are far more serious matters to worry about during the coronavirus pandemic, but I have wondered about where all the meat meant for Chicago steakhouses has gone since Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered the closing of restaurant dining rooms in March.
So has Rick Whittingham, president and CEO of Whittingham Meats, and his son Bobby Whittingham, vice president. Open since 1947, the family-owned business located in suburban Alsip has had to completely rethink its business model in a few weeks.
That’s when Whittingham came up with the idea of selling what he’s calling Corona Care Packages. “It’s like a meat subscription, where you can get locally sourced fresh meat that’s never frozen,” says Whittingham. The boxes of vacuum-packed meat start at $80 for Tier D (which includes a mix of beef filets, chicken breasts, pork tenderloins, bratwurst and bacon) and go up to $270 for the Steak Lovers Dream (which has 13 cuts of steak). Read more here. —Nick Kindelsperger
10:50 a.m.: Lightfoot cancels news conference to outline Chicago’s plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has canceled a previously scheduled news conference to outline Chicago’s “COVID-19 reopening framework” her administration announced. The mayor was scheduled to meet with Chicago health officials to announce the plan Thursday afternoon. But her administration announced just hours ahead of time it would be rescheduled to “a different date due to scheduling conflicts.
“Earlier this week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker sketched out a five-phase, regional plan to reopen parts of Illinois. Pritzker’s plan sets a high bar for advancing each step of the way, and makes it clear that it will some time before life in the state will be back to normal. — Gregory Pratt
10:10 a.m.: Harborside golf course forced to close Thursday
Some Illinois residents expecting to take advantage of Thursday’s abundant sunshine have been ordered to keep their clubs in the trunk.
The 160 golfers expecting to play at Harborside International Golf Center on the Southeast Side were informed by email around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday that the facility would be closed: “While adhering to the Governor’s modification that allows for golf to be open in the state, however, per the City of Chicago, we must remain closed until further notice.”
A spokesperson for the Mayor’s office said she would look into the decision.
Harborside is an upscale, 36-hole, 400-acre facility along the Dan Ryan Expressway with views of the skyline. All golfers expecting to play Thursday, some with tee times as early at 7 a.m., were issued refunds. Read more here. —Teddy Greenstein
10:06 a.m.: ‘Stranger Things’ star to greet graduates at DePaul’s online commencement ceremonies
“Stranger Things” star Joe Keery will welcome an estimated 6,250 new graduates at DePaul University’s online commencement ceremonies June 13, the university announced Thursday.
Keery, a 2014 DePaul graduate, is slated to greet graduates by video. Each DePaul school or college will have its own dedicated ceremony, featuring messages from DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban, a student speaker and the school or college’s dean, as well as other inspirational messages from the DePaul community.
Each DePaul graduate will be featured on a digital slide, which the graduate can personalize with a photo and message. Read more here.
9:49 a.m.: COVID-19 in Illinois, the US and the world: Timeline of the outbreak
From a live fish market in Wuhan, China, to a devastating pandemic across the globe, here are key points in the outbreak of COVID-19 in Illinois, the U.S. and the world. Read more here. —Tribune staff with news services
9:28 a.m.: Indiana’s governor is allowing churches to reopen, but many area religious leaders don’t want to be a ‘control group’
Despite the green light from Gov. Eric Holcomb for Indiana churches to reopen Friday, even as coronavirus infections climb, many Northwest Indiana pews will remain empty on Sunday and beyond.
It appears Holcomb wasn’t preaching to the entire choir in his May 1 executive order allowing churches to reopen with no limit on attendance, while trusting the faithful to obey social distancing rules and use hand sanitizer.
Holcomb said churches would serve as “a test or control group” because he thought they would be the most responsible body to let fully reopen.
Most mainstream sects didn’t buy in, and one Gary Baptist preacher was insulted being called a “control group.”
Leaders from Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist and Methodist churches urged congregations to continue with online, not in-person services.
“It’s important that we get it right, not rushed,” said the Most Rev. Robert J. McClory, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary. Read more here. —Carole Carlson
9:02 a.m.: Wave of infections from New York travelers swept through US before city began social distancing measures, research shows
New York City’s coronavirus outbreak grew so large by early March that the city became the primary source of new infections in the United States, new research reveals, as thousands of infected people traveled from the city and seeded outbreaks around the country.
The research indicates that a wave of infections swept from New York City through much of the country before the city began setting social distancing limits to stop the growth. That helped to fuel outbreaks in Louisiana, Texas, Arizona and as far away as the West Coast.
The findings are drawn from geneticists’ tracking signature mutations of the virus, travel histories of infected people and models of the outbreak by infectious disease experts.
“We now have enough data to feel pretty confident that New York was the primary gateway for the rest of the country,” said Nathan Grubaugh, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health. Read more here. —The New York Times
7:52 a.m.: Nearly 3.2 million US workers seek jobless aid; coronavirus has put 33.5 million out of work
Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades.
Roughly 33.5 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the seven weeks since the coronavirus began forcing millions of companies to close their doors and slash their workforces. That is the equivalent of 1 in 5 Americans who had been employed back in February, when the unemployment rate had reached a 50-year low of just 3.5%.
In Illinois, 74,476 people filed initial claims for benefits for the week ended May 2, a drop of 7,120 people from the previous week’s 81,596. Since mid-March, almost 900,000 Illinois residents have applied for unemployment insurance benefits. Read more here. —Associated Press
7:15 a.m.: Nursing home workers reach tentative deal with owners
Workers from about 100 nursing homes across Illinois who were on the verge of striking instead reached a tentative agreement overnight for a two-year contract with nursing home owners, the union representing the workers announced Thursday.
Certified nursing assistants were poised to strike over contract negotiations, which came as CNAs and other frontline workers find themselves in “this time of unprecedented vulnerability and risk,” according to a release from SEIU Healthcare Illinois spokeswoman Catherine Murrell.
A day before the strike was expected to begin with walkouts at about 44 of the nursing homes, the union announced workers won “significant contract gains” including a $15 an hour baseline pay, hazard pay for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a provision that workers are not required to work without adequate personal protective equipment.
Union President Greg Kelley previously said workers are worried about resident care not just during a strike, but at all times. Read more here. —Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
7 a.m.: Lightfoot, health officials to lay out plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions, ‘reopen’ Chicago
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago health officials were scheduled to announce Chicago’s “COVID-19 reopening framework” Thursday afternoon. The city’s announcement comes days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker sketched out a five-phase, regional plan to reopen parts of Illinois. Pritzker’s plan sets a high bar for advancing each step of the way, and makes it clear that it will some time before life in the state will be back to normal. —Chicago Tribune staff
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“This plan does not work”: Illinois House Republicans pan Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening road map
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Chicago can’t reopen without decrease in the number of coronavirus cases, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says
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May 5
Here are five things that happened Tuesday that you need to know:
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday laid out a regional, five-phase plan to reopen the state based on public health data and health care availability
Chicago shoppers face meat buying limits, higher prices, fewer choices as coronavirus stresses supply
DuPage sheriff criticized for holding parade at same time people are being told to avoid large groups
Addison man stricken by COVID-19 discharged after 44 days in the hospital
Judge asks state health department to inspect Cicero nursing home where 9 residents have died
May 4
Here are five things that happened Monday that you need to know:
Illinois reports the fewest coronavirus deaths in two weeks, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker urges longer view in fight against COVID-19
Chicago reaches 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says
The drug remdesivir got emergency use clearance from the FDA. What will that mean for treating COVID-19?
United Airlines plans to cut more than 3,400 management jobs. Chicago could be especially hard-hit.
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