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Ice covers a ladder near the Adler Planetarium after the area experienced the coldest night of the season with single digit temperatures and wind chills below zero on Jan. 26, 2022 in Chicago.

As snowstorm bears down, some schools cancel Wednesday classes; Gov. J.B. Pritzker declares disaster, activates National Guard in central Illinois

February 2, 2022 at 11:32 a.m.

Editor's note: For the latest snowstorm news, read the Tribune's updated coverage. Not since the Crosstown Classic of (much) warmer days has there been more at stake between the division...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

Omicron subvariant detected in Illinois by Northwestern Medicine

January 31, 2022 at 6:21 p.m.

A case of COVID-19 involving the omicron BA.2 subvariant was detected in Illinois for the first time this weekend by Northwestern Medicine. The subvariant, which some people have referred to...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Thompson Center on Aug. 26, 2021.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker to dangle tax relief as part of his first reelection-year budget proposal

January 31, 2022 at 4:44 p.m.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's reelection-year budget proposal on Wednesday will dangle the prospect of delivering relief on food, gasoline and property taxes to voters in a spending plan buoyed by...

The Illinois Veterans' Home in LaSalle on Dec. 14, 2020. The deadly coronavirus outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home has killed 33 veterans since early November.

‘Internal miscommunication’ blamed for Pritzker’s failure to act on veterans bill that became law without his signature

January 31, 2022 at 11:09 a.m.

Veterans and others who have complaints about the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs will have a new outlet to voice their concerns under a state law that's going into effect...

Chicago’s top doctor ‘hopeful’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate for restaurants and public venues will end by spring

January 20, 2022 at 5:04 p.m.

Chicago's vaccination requirement for indoor dining and other public areas will be removed once the city's COVID-19 spread declines substantially, the city's top health official said Thursday. The city's proof-of-vaccination...

Omicron surge appears to have peaked in Illinois, but officials urge continued caution as hospitals remain stressed

January 19, 2022 at 7:44 p.m.

Illinois appears to be past the peak of its largest COVID-19 surge so far as cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant are starting to decline, but officials urged...

Under strain, UChicago Medicine Ingalls hospital gets medical workers from federal government

January 19, 2022 at 4:51 p.m.

The federal government has sent more than two dozen medical workers to UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital to help take some of the pressure off of the south suburban hospital....

The Interstate 80 bridge over the Des Plaines River in Joliet on April 1, 2021.

Illinois in line for $1.4 billion to fix bridges under Biden infrastructure plan

January 14, 2022 at 5:36 p.m.

Illinois is in line to receive nearly $1.4 billion in federal funding over five years to help upgrade the state's deteriorating bridges, the Biden administration announced Friday. The funding, which...

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, speaks to media at the Thompson Center in Chicago on Aug. 26, 2021.

Illinois’ top doctor says it’s too soon to tell if omicron surge has peaked as COVID-19 deaths reach highest level in nearly a year

January 13, 2022 at 7:03 a.m.

Illinois is still setting records for new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and with coronavirus-related deaths reaching levels not seen in nearly a year, the state's top public health official said...

Flanked by public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, Mayor Lori Lightfoot departs after a news conference at City Hall on Jan. 10, 2022. On Tuesday, Lightfoot announced she tested positive for COVID-19.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19; CPS CEO so far negative after appearance with mayor

January 12, 2022 at 8:40 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tested positive for COVID-19 and is working from home, she announced in a statement. The mayor said she is feeling fine aside from cold-like symptoms, which...

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