Jamie Munks

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

‘Blindsided and heartbroken.’ Mood of restaurant, bar owners dismal as COVID restrictions are back in suburban Cook

October 27, 2020 at 7:30 a.m.

Suburban Cook County will soon join other communities living under stricter measures intended to slow the latest COVID-19 surge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday, much to the dismay of bar...

Waitress Ksenia Belajeva, brings drinks to Kristen McSweeney, 31, and Geoff Roche, 60, while they dine at Empire Burgers & Brew on Oct. 20, 2020, in Naperville.

Suburban Cook County placed under tougher coronavirus restrictions starting Wednesday that will prohibit indoor dining and bar service

October 26, 2020 at 5:56 p.m.

By Wednesday, more than half of Illinois residents will be living under stricter measures meant to slow the latest surge of the coronavirus as suburban Cook County and the Metro...

State’s top health official pleads with residents to ‘fight the fatigue’ as half of Illinois’ counties now at ‘warning level’ for coronavirus resurgence

October 24, 2020 at 3:45 a.m.

The state's top public health official on Friday made an emotional appeal to Illinois residents to "fight the fatigue" as the state ended the week with half its counties at...

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

Pritzker threatens to pull licenses of businesses that flout restrictions as Illinois daily count of confirmed infections hits new high — nearly 5,000

October 22, 2020 at 9:32 p.m.

After months of imploring residents to follow the state's rules, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday issued his strongest warning yet to restaurants and bars that flout restrictions aimed at slowing...

As Illinois reports 69 COVID-19-related deaths, the highest daily toll since June, state issues plan for vaccine distribution

October 21, 2020 at 10:00 p.m.

Illinois on Wednesday recorded its highest daily coronavirus-related death toll since June as state officials released an early version of its plan for how a vaccine will be distributed once...

Amid ‘second surge’ of pandemic, state and city officials warn of further restrictions in public places, urge residents to take precautions in private settings

October 19, 2020 at 9:06 p.m.

With coronavirus cases rapidly rising across Illinois and Chicago suffering what Mayor Lori Lightfoot called a "second surge" of the pandemic, officials on Monday cracked down on businesses in southern...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker applauds while attending the 50th anniversary dedication ceremony of the Gen. Richard L. Jones Armory in Washington Park in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.

With a ‘new wave’ of coronavirus, Pritzker places southern Illinois under tighter restrictions; four counties near Chicago, including DuPage and Kane, could be next

October 19, 2020 at 5:29 p.m.

Southern Illinois is the latest region to have its reopening scaled back after reaching a state-set COVID-19 positivity rate threshold, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday, while warning that "in Illinois,...

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