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Yes, Chicago, it has been that hot: Here are 4 charts to help explain the recent heat wave

July 9, 2020 at 5:01 p.m.

So far this year Chicago has recorded 15 days with a high temperature above 90 degrees. Normally by the end of July there have been only 10. Additionally, the daily...

Randolph Street west of the Loop is seen June 29, 2020, in Chicago. According to an analysis of Small Business Administration data, the 60606 ZIP code at the western edge of the Loop was the Illinois ZIP code that received the most Paycheck Protection Program loans worth more than $150,000.

Which parts of the Chicago area got the most PPP loans? Check out this ZIP code analysis.

July 8, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.

As federal money flowed into Illinois to support businesses during the pandemic, much of it went to Chicago's downtown and North Side neighborhoods as well as its northern suburbs. Businesses...

27,412 Illinois companies got PPP loans of more than $150,000: Search our database

July 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.

More than 200,000 Illinois companies received loans through the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program. The U.S. Department of Treasury is only releasing the names of companies that received loans of...

COVID-19 risk chart: When going out in public, use this chart

July 7, 2020 at 12:51 p.m.

With a host of new public activities now available, how do you figure out how much risk is safe for you to take? "We've been getting a lot of questions...

Hand sanitizer dispensers are available near Cloud Gate on June 15, 2020, as Millennium Park reopens.

COVID-19 cases are spiking in states across the country. How does Illinois compare?

July 7, 2020 at 5:49 a.m.

Across the country, states have either delayed reopening or reimposed restrictions amid surges in COVID-19 cases that have begun packing hospitals. Waiting on the sidelines, at least for now, is...

Illinois will enter phase 4 of its coronavirus reopening plan Friday. Here’s a guide to what’s allowed.

June 22, 2020 at 4:38 p.m.

Gatherings of up to 50 people will be allowed across the state starting Friday as Illinois moves into the fourth phase of its reopening plan. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday...

Workers restock shelves at Mariano's in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood amid the coronavirus pandemic on March 19, 2020.

Charting structural inequities: How lowest-paid, least-secure jobs also tend to have highest risk for COVID-19

June 3, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

Before the death of George Floyd ignited a powder keg of tensions over social inequities in the U.S., COVID-19 had already laid them bare. Blacks and Latinos, as well as...

People loot a Macy's department store after a march and rally to remember the May 25 killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, in the Loop May 30, 2020, in Chicago.

How the weekend unfolded: Timeline of Chicago protests, looting and unrest

June 1, 2020 at 8:32 p.m.

Tense protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 turned into a weekend of violent unrest downtown in the Loop and along Michigan Avenue. Saturday night...

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

What are you planning to do with more stuff open? Our survey shows a lot of you are planning to be cautious.

May 29, 2020 at 12:48 p.m.

With most of Illinois on the cusp of being able to go out to eat at a restaurant outdoors, shop at more retail businesses, get a haircut, hit the gym...

How much did it rain near you? Check out our interactive map

May 19, 2020 at 8:12 a.m.

With more than 8 inches of rain in the last 4 days, May storms have flooded basements, Lower Wacker Drive, the Chicago Riverwalk and much more. Spring Creek which empties...

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