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FILE - N95 masks in the supply area at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Fla., March 10, 2020. President Donald Trump on Saturday sought to assure an anxious American public that help was on the way to overwhelmed hospitals, and that private companies had agreed to provide desperately needed medical supplies to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus. (Eve Edelheit/The New York Times)

What are PPEs, N95 masks and ventilators?

April 6, 2020 at 8:08 a.m.

As hospitals and medical workers in Illinois and across the country man the front lines in the battle to control and treat novel coronavirus, a constant theme is the shortage...

Norma Castillo joins about 100 people as they march outside the James R. Thompson Center on Jan. 9, 2009, rallying for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment.

Blagojevich’s crimes: 20 charges, 3 schemes and a lie

February 15, 2024 at 6:57 p.m.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, in prison for trying to sell Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat, was not due for release until May 2024. With Tuesday's commutation by President...

Dwyane Wade attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Slam Dunk Contest: Everything you need to know about the dunks, the rules — and the judges with Chicago connections

February 13, 2020 at 1:50 p.m.

One of the most anticipated spectacles of NBA All-Star Weekend is the Slam Dunk contest. Three decades after Michael Jordan's iconic flight from the free-throw line, four NBA stars will...

Bulls guard Zach LaVine shoots a 3-pointer against the Pacers on Jan. 10, 2020, at the United Center.

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How the new 3-Point Contest format will work at the NBA All-Star Game

February 13, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.

When Zach LaVine won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2015 and 2016, he had four dunks to make his statement. The 3-Point Contest is a different ballgame: Each player...

Storm map: How much did it snow in your area?

January 18, 2020 at 9:11 a.m.

A winter storm swept into the Chicago area just in time for the evening commute Friday, with snow beginning about 4 p.m. The area could see as much as 5...

The Chicago skyline seen from North Avenue Beach as the sun rises on a cold and chilly morning Jan. 30, 2019.

What’s that smoke above Lake Michigan? It’s arctic sea fog

November 12, 2019 at 3:26 p.m.

Smoke on the water. It's not just a song lyric when it is hovering over Lake Michigan. Called sea smoke or sea fog, this phenomenon happens when a mass of...

David Friedman, a teacher at Hamilton Elementary School, watches members of the Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates cast ballots in the strike vote on Sept. 4, 1987, at the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago. (Anne Cusack/baiduhai)

102 days on strike: Take a look back at Chicago’s 11 teacher strikes since 1969

January 24, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

Here's a look back at each strike in order of number of days of school cancelled as a result.

Traffic moves eastbound along Interstate 80 through a construction zone on Friday, July 19, 2019, looking west from the Old Plank Road Trail bridge in New Lenox.

Will your town benefit from Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan? Search our database.

October 18, 2019 at 7:32 a.m.

Illinois' $45 billion infrastructure plan, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June, will fund projects across the state over the next six years. The plan will affect highways, roads and...

Will your town benefit from Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan? Search our database.

October 16, 2019 at 5:20 a.m.

Illinois' $45 billion infrastructure plan, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June, will fund projects across the state over the next six years. The plan will affect highways, roads and...

How does Joe Maddon stack up against Hall of Fame managers? Check the numbers.

October 2, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.

When the Cubs made the decision to cut ties with Joe Maddon, they were separating from one of the best managers in Cubs history and someone who may be Hall...

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