Joe Mahr

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

A third surge in Illinois? It’s a race between COVID-19 vaccinations and variants, and experts are concerned

March 26, 2021 at 5:50 p.m.

For the first time in months, COVID-19 cases are climbing again in Illinois. So is the percent of tests coming back positive. So are hospitalizations. All as vaccines are injected...

The Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Lakeview on Dec. 7, 2020. Ald. Tom Tunney's restaurant received a $2,000 fine for being in violation of city and state rules designed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Tallying up indoor dining ban fines: Chicago dinged restaurant and bar owners; suburban counties issued warnings

March 26, 2021 at 4:18 p.m.

While Chicago levied hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines on bars, restaurants and other businesses for violating COVID-19 restrictions during the pandemic's first year, suburban county governments largely let...

Many Illinois residents getting COVID-19 vaccine envy as nearby states expand eligibility more quickly

March 22, 2021 at 6:28 a.m.

Carolyn Kritzer of Munster, Indiana recently booked an appointment for her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and described the process as "seamless." Once eligible, the 58-year-old went to her state's...

John Miller, 73, of Oak Brook, receives his Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from paramedic Alex James at the Metro Infectious Disease Consultants office in Burr Ridge on March 16, 2021.

Who’s ahead in the Illinois vaccine race? Data shows downstate counties outpacing Chicago area.

March 23, 2021 at 7:09 a.m.

One mass vaccination site in the Chicago suburbs has been so overwhelmed that the first slots were quickly snapped up and openings have remained scarce, even with tightened eligibility rules....

City View Multicare Center nursing home, 5825 W. Cermak Road, Cicero, on April 24, 2020.

At Illinois’ biggest nursing home, workers and residents still not vaccinated against COVID-19

March 12, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.

Nearly three months into COVID-19 vaccination efforts in nursing homes, workers and residents at Illinois' largest skilled-nursing facility have yet to be offered shots. City View Multicare Center, in Cicero,...

Sept. 11, 2020: Students from School District 25 complete their e-learning in the multipurpose room in South Middle School in Arlington Heights. The students are enrolled in a Park District program called Children at Play Plus. The program is an all-day child care program housed at the school where they are cared for and supervised by Park District staff.

During pandemic, Illinois saw 27% jump in deaths, among worst in the US. One reason: There were two waves.

March 11, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

First came a tough spring surge, when COVID-19 killed thousands of Illinois residents. Then, an even more brutal one in the fall and winter. Through it all, Illinois managed to...

A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine vial is held in Chicago on Dec. 17, 2020.

Two pharmacists in Decatur fired after one took COVID-19 vaccines home to family, inappropriately mixed doses, emails show

March 3, 2021 at 2:36 p.m.

Two pharmacists at Memorial Health System were fired after one of them brought COVID-19 vaccines home to family members and inappropriately mixed doses at the system's Decatur hospital in December,...

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