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In this file photo, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends a Chicago Fire Department ceremony to graduate 34 paramedics ahead of schedule to address the need for more first responders, at Chicago Fire Department headquarters on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

City IDs Chicago parking enforcement officer who died from coronavirus

April 2, 2020 at 6:36 p.m.

The Lightfoot administration on Thursday identified the first Chicago city employee who died from the coronavirus, saying he was a parking enforcement aide who had worked for the city for...

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

Coronavirus daily case count again nears 1,000; National Guard enlisted to fight spread at Stateville

April 1, 2020 at 8:27 p.m.

The daily count of new coronavirus cases again pushed 1,000 Wednesday as the Illinois National Guard's duties expanded to include a 30-member detail to Stateville Correctional Center, where one inmate...

Two people walk on an athletic field after hopping a fence April 1, 2020, at Lake View High School on Chicago's North Side.

Under coronavirus threat, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, aldermen urge Chicagoans not to head outside once weather warms up

April 1, 2020 at 5:42 p.m.

Despite a stretch of cooler, rainy spring weather in recent days, Chicago police and elected officials are still engaged in a high-stakes game of whack-a-mole with residents congregating outside in...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle holds a news conference March 16, 2020.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says coronavirus likely to have ‘profound impact’ on county’s hospital system

March 31, 2020 at 6:18 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle expects "a profound impact" on the county hospital system's budget as doctors stop performing profitable elective procedures in order to make more room for...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot stands in City Council chambers before the start of the council meeting on Feb. 19, 2020, at Chicago City Hall.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s executive order gives her power to juggle city’s coronavirus-related spending without City Council approval

March 30, 2020 at 4:29 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has created a new section in the city's 2020 budget to consolidate coronavirus expenses and give her the ability to eventually move money around to cover...

People crowd The 606 trail in the Wicker Park neighborhood on March 25, 2020.

As Illinois sees largest daily increase in coronavirus cases, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot bans contact sports; closes popular city parks, beaches and trails

March 27, 2020 at 7:36 a.m.

For nearly a week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been warning Chicagoans what would happen if they didn't heed a statewide order to stay at home. On Thursday, the repercussions started....

Chicago police disperse groups from lakefront, will start ticketing as Mayor Lightfoot scolds residents ignoring stay-at-home order

March 26, 2020 at 10:28 a.m.

Update: A day after Mayor Lightfoot scolded residents who packed parks, trails and the lakefront, the city shut down the Lakefront Trail, parks and beaches until further notice. Four days...

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th, speaks during a Chicago City Council meeting in 2019.

Activists call for housing, health care, wage reforms to address inequality exacerbated by virus outbreak

March 24, 2020 at 4:58 p.m.

In another move from progressive groups in Chicago to draw attention to how they say the coronavirus pandemic shows city policies continue to harm people who are already struggling, housing...

Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th Ward, speaks during a council meeting at City Hall on Dec. 18, 2019.

In email exchange, Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers to withhold Chicago alderman’s pay to help buy equipment for first responders amid coronavirus outbreak

March 23, 2020 at 4:44 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot responded to a City Council critic's call for all city elected officials to take a 15-day furlough to help pay for new equipment to protect first responders...

Officials reassure residents that grocery stores and gas stations will remain open as Illinois cases hit 422

March 19, 2020 at 9:03 p.m.

State and local officials on Thursday praised Chicago's resilience and reassured Illinoisans that essential aspects of daily life will continue, as the human toll of the coronavirus escalated with three...

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