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Chicago woman’s family stranded on cruise ship Zaandam, where at least 4 people have died

March 28, 2020 at 10:04 a.m.

Lizza Gonzalez, of Chicago, never thought when her younger brother and his new bride boarded the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam for their honeymoon it would turn out like this....

Hasmick Rich, 95, poses inside her front door March 25, 2020, in Chicago. Rich, a member of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, has not been able to attend services for more than two weeks because of concerns over COVID-19.

Denied pews and Friday prayers by coronavirus, Chicago-area believers gather for online services, Bible study

March 27, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.

It all felt so familiar: the cross wrapped in purple drapes hanging on the wall, the choir singing in sync with the organ and the pastor in his usual place...

Illinois National Guard personnel set up near a COVID-19 drive-up testing facility.

New Illinois National Guard coronavirus testing site for first responders and health care workers reaches capacity after four hours

March 28, 2020 at 8:47 a.m.

The Illinois National Guard on Monday started testing first responders and health care workers for the coronavirus at a newly opened site on the Northwest Side, prompting a huge response...

A viewing screen displays the Rev. Ramil Fajardo celebrating Mass for the livestream on Facebook And YouTube.

As coronavirus shuts church doors, Catholic parishes fight drastic drop in collections and archdiocese sets up emergency fund for parishes and those in need

March 20, 2020 at 6:38 p.m.

Last week, the Archdiocese of Chicago made the unprecedented decision to suspend all religious services in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. "This was not a decision made I made...

A Way of the Cross procession in Pilsen on April 3, 2015. The Archdiocese of Chicago said no public Holy Week services or Way of the Cross events will be held in 2020, because of the new coronavirus.

Archdiocese of Chicago: Easter Sunday, Holy Week, including Chrism Mass, will not be celebrated publicly because of coronavirus

March 19, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Thursday that Easter Sunday, Palm Sunday and Holy Week services, including the Chrism Mass, one of the most important religious services of the year, would...

Meghan Ryan casts her votes in the Center on Halsted in the 44th Ward on primary election day on March 17, 2020, in Chicago.

Despite coronavirus anxiety and problems at the polls, Cook County and Chicago avoid record-low turnout in primary election

March 17, 2020 at 11:02 p.m.

Chicago and suburban Cook County were headed to relatively low election turnouts Tuesday as a city elections spokesman and aides to Gov. J.B. Pritzker publicly voiced their differences over whether...

Governor accuses Chicago election officials of ‘political posturing’ after they complain he should have postponed voting because of coronavirus

March 17, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker accused Chicago officials of "political posturing" after they complained that the governor should have postponed Tuesday's election because of the coronavirus, which they blamed for drastically low...

Matthew Zhang, foreground, and Megan Zhang, both of Minneapolis, visit Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago after its noon service on March 13, 2020.

Chicago-area religious leaders including Cardinal Cupich suspend services but Catholics offer online Mass, close schools to contain coronavirus

March 14, 2020 at 6:10 p.m.

Religious groups in the Chicago area including the Roman Catholic Church suspended religious services starting this weekend as the state closed schools throughout Illinois as a precaution to contain the...

Indiana University will suspend classroom teaching when students return from next week's spring break, the university announced March 10, 2020.

Indiana and Purdue universities to suspend in-person classes after spring break because of coronavirus

March 10, 2020 at 6:27 p.m.

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, two of Indiana's largest universities — Indiana University and Purdue University — will suspend classroom teaching when students return from next week's spring break,...

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

Vaughn High School aide infected with coronavirus ‘worked while symptomatic,’ but no other new cases yet linked to school

March 10, 2020 at 7:52 a.m.

No students or other employees have tested positive so far for the new coronavirus at Chicago's Vaughn Occupational High School, where a classroom assistant is hospitalized with the illness. However,...

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