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

How long does coronavirus live on surfaces in your home? Up to three days, in some cases. An expert explains how we can deal with it.

April 13, 2020 at 1:59 a.m.

There's a lot we don't know about the coronavirus, which has already infected 1 million people worldwide and forced almost 4 billion people -- half of humanity, according to The...

Share your coronavirus craft projects: Here’s our 450-piece Nanoblock fighter plane time-lapse for inspiration

April 2, 2020 at 10:45 a.m.

As I looked for creative ways to spend my time while navigating the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order, I decided to make a stop-motion animation of a Nanoblock P-51 Mustang. Nanoblocks...

Breaking down the connections in the Martin Sandoval investigation

February 10, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

With the guilty plea of former state Sen. Martin Sandoval, the onetime head of the Senate's Transportation Committee became the first person to be convicted in an ongoing corruption probe...

Four ways students are restrained: Animations

June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

The crisis-management systems commonly used in schools train employees in how to physically control students who pose a danger to themselves or others. Standing and seated restraints are typically taught;...

O’Hare International Airport’s longest non-stop flights

September 17, 2019 at 10:26 a.m.

How far can you possibly fly non-stop from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport? It depends on how soon you want to travel.Qantas announced it will begin operating the airport's longest non-stop...

Final phase of Navy Pier Flyover includes tunnels through Depression-era Lake Shore Drive bridge houses

June 18, 2019 at 2:16 p.m.

The city expects to finally finish the Navy Pier Flyover by the end of this year, adding a tunnel through two Depression-era limestone bridge houses. The construction will include months...

How big is that new United Center scoreboard? Here’s how it compares to other items in Chicago.

March 22, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

In the video board space race at major league sports facilities the United Center just made a giant leap. The 8,660 square foot apparatus has screens wrapped around its perimeter...

The Jussie Smollett incident: Minute-by-minute of that cold January night

November 23, 2021 at 11:17 a.m.

Jussie Smollett is facing a disorderly conduct charge alleging he filed a false police report and set up an attack on himself the night of Jan. 29 near his Streeterville...

Chicago Auto Show 2019 guide: What to know if you go

May 23, 2019 at 10:31 a.m.

With nearly 50 automakers and almost 1,000 different vehicles on display, the 111th Chicago Auto Show transforms McCormick Place into a gleaming parking lot of new vehicles. The show runs...

Chicago’s longest stretches of below zero temperatures

May 22, 2019 at 6:47 a.m.

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