Milan Polk

Passengers social distance as the Shoreline Sightseeing boat leaves the dock near Michigan Avenue along the Chicago River on June 12, 2020.

A new report said 6 feet may not be enough for social distance. Here’s what local doctors said.

August 27, 2020 at 11:03 p.m.

Six months into the pandemic, there is talk of reexamining the 6 feet social distancing guideline. The BMJ released a report on Tuesday arguing 6 feet is only a minimum...

Un estudio reciente de la Oficina Nacional de Investigación Económica (NBER) encontró que la jornada laboral promedio en todo el mundo es 48.5 minutos más larga que antes de la pandemia.

Evita agotarte al trabajar desde casa

August 25, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

Sin el traslado a la oficina o las horas de almuerzo con los compañeros de trabajo gracias al COVID-19, los límites de un día de trabajo se desdibujan, dejando a...

Crime fiction authors Kellye Garrett, Tracy Clark and Alexia Gordon

‘We already have a Black writer’: Black Chicago crime fiction author Tracy Clark, others talk about the fight for recognition

August 25, 2020 at 12:58 p.m.

When writer Kellye Garrett signed a contract for her first crime novel in 2016, fellow Black crime author Rachel Howzell Hall reached out to her. "She's said it's like seeing...

The average workday has stretched 48.5 minutes longer than before the pandemic, according to a recent study.

Working from home due to COVID-19 will remain the norm for many employees through 2020. Here’s how to avoid burning out.

August 26, 2020 at 1:54 p.m.

Without the commute to the office or lunch hours with co-workers thanks to COVID-19, the boundaries of a workday are blurring, leaving employees less sure of when to take breaks...

Gallery associate Colin Jesse cleans a desk at the Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Aug. 16, 2020 in Chicago.

As visual art spaces reopen amid a coronavirus pandemic, many find online viewings are here to stay

August 18, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.

When Intuit, a visual arts museum in River West dedicated to intuitive and outsider art, closed in March, the staff focused immediately on fundraising and online content. The museum started...

Katey Frederking stands in the backyard of her fiance's parents' house Aug. 12, 2020, in Gurnee, where she is currently living. She would like to have a yard for her dogs.

Young people across the country may be moving due to COVID-19, but it’s less clear whether Chicago millennials are following suit

August 14, 2020 at 11:24 a.m.

Katey Frederking, 28, used to live in Ravenswood. But she listed her condo two weeks ago, and is looking to move to the suburbs for her health and a yard...

All Stories

A new report said 6 feet may not be enough for social distance. Here’s what local doctors said.

Evita agotarte al trabajar desde casa

‘We already have a Black writer’: Black Chicago crime fiction author Tracy Clark, others talk about the fight for recognition

Working from home due to COVID-19 will remain the norm for many employees through 2020. Here’s how to avoid burning out.

As visual art spaces reopen amid a coronavirus pandemic, many find online viewings are here to stay

Young people across the country may be moving due to COVID-19, but it’s less clear whether Chicago millennials are following suit

Here’s how colleges across Chicago are preparing for the school year

Internet slowing down as mom works, kids learn? Here’s how to speed it up.

People are drinking more during COVID-19. Here’s some advice on how to cut down.

Chicago-area house flippers ‘surprisingly unaffected’ by COVID-19, but brace for mixed bag in months to come