Record number of COVID-19 deaths hit Illinois nursing homes
A record number of Illinois nursing home residents with COVID-19 died in the past week, as people in long-term care try to hold out until they can get vaccinated against...
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Did Illinois see a post-Thanksgiving surge in COVID-19? The latest data offers a mixed picture.
Nearly three weeks after Thanksgiving, no dramatic post-holiday surge in COVID-19 has emerged in the latest state data, although some hopeful trends seemed to stall after the long weekend. "We...
Violent crime rate doubles on CTA rail system, even with stepped-up police efforts and far fewer riders: ‘The people that are driving the crime never left the system’
The rate of violent crime on CTA trains and platforms has more than doubled this year, even though the number of riders has dramatically dropped and Chicago police have stepped...
A deadly second surge: COVID-19 fatalities hit a new record in Illinois nursing homes
The new COVID-19 surge is hitting Illinois' most vulnerable residents harder than ever, with a record 480 deaths recorded in the past week among people living in long-term care facilities....
Northwestern-led researchers unveil data dashboard that aims to spot COVID-19 surges faster
A Northwestern University-based research team has unveiled an online COVID-19 data dashboard that aims to show more quickly where infections are surging in states and across the world. The dashboard...
Illinois sees small decline in COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, but too early to tell if infection curve is bending down
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations across Illinois has begun to bend downward after weeks of sharp growth, state data shows, but public health advocates have expressed unease that infections from...
Will Illinois run out of hospital beds? Available data suggests a grim winter if trends don’t change.
The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, briefly ran out of intensive care beds earlier this month. For a time, just 11 ICU beds were free across all of North Dakota. And...
Rise in COVID-19 statewide leading to alarming surge in nursing home cases and deaths, health officials say
An increase in COVID-19 across Illinois is leading to an alarming new surge in cases and deaths among its most vulnerable victims in nursing homes, health officials say. Just as...
‘No sign of slowing’: Illinois hospitalizations could soon break pandemic record, raising concerns about capacity
Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising so quickly that, in roughly a week, the number could surpass the highest tally seen in the spring surge, a Tribune analysis has found. And...
In Illinois, Biden wins across all broad demographic groups: AP survey of Illinois voters
An Associated Press poll of Illinois voters suggests that Joe Biden beat Donald Trump across all broad age, race, ethnic and education groups. The polling shows results following largely predicted...