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People walk through a tunnel of holiday lights during the annual ZooLights display at the Lincoln Park Zoo on Dec. 7, 2020.

12 safe Chicago-area holiday activities for the pandemic: You deserve it.

December 10, 2020 at 11:23 a.m.

This year really put us through the ringer. We've spent the majority of 2020 social distancing from anyone who doesn't live in our immediate household. Before the pandemic, the holidays...

Is that a 15-foot inflatable Rudolph? After a tough 2020, Chicagoans are going big with their holiday lawn decorations.

December 9, 2020 at 12:46 p.m.

Elizabeth O'Brien was doing chores on a Saturday afternoon when her 8-year-old son came to her, his eyes alight. "Mommy, you've got to see this," he said. "It's on the...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

Need to get tested for COVID-19 during the post-Thanksgiving rush? Here’s how to find the most convenient and affordable options.

December 2, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

As many as one in five Americans traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday, and all of them should be tested for COVID-19, according to top U.S. health officials. That has some...

CPS Peck Elementary teacher Sandra Ramirez.

Peck Elementary teacher Sandra Ramirez has given out thousands of boxes of food to students’ families. ‘Her heart is so enormous.’

November 25, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

As the COVID-19 pandemic tightened its grip on Chicago in March, Peck Elementary teacher Sandra Ramirez learned that some students weren't logging in for remote classes. Ramirez called their homes...

Una enfermera aplica una vacuna contra la influenza a un hombre en una clínica gratuita que se organizó el 14 de octubre de 2020 en Lakewood, California.

Millones de niños dejaron de vacunarse este año, dice estudio de Blue Cross

November 24, 2020 at 4:22 p.m.

Millones de niños estadounidenses se saltan las vacunas que protegen contra enfermedades potencialmente mortales o incapacitantes debido a las preocupaciones sobre COVID-19, según un nuevo análisis de la Blue Cross...

MAKE SURE THEIR VACCINES ARE UP TO DATE | Vaccination requirements are a health and safety rule enforced by most schools. But Boyd suggests taking extra precautions by verifying that your child has received all vaccines they need before they go back this fall.

Millions of kids are skipping vaccines this year, Blue Cross study finds. ‘The U.S. is on the precipice of a severe immunization crisis.’

November 18, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

Millions of American children are skipping vaccines that protect against potentially deadly or disabling illnesses due to concerns about COVID-19, according to a new Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis...

Matteson bald eagle has regained her fighting spirit a month after a car accident left her with a broken wing. ‘She’s very aggressive — which is good.’

November 17, 2020 at 1:15 p.m.

How do you get named patient of the week? If you're a 12-pound bald eagle, any way you want. After getting hit by a car in Matteson, a stately young...

Canada Goose alternatives: 10 great winter coats that won’t set you back $1,000

November 13, 2020 at 3:16 p.m.

Yes, people are still paying $1,000 for those rugged yet oh-so-fashionable Canada Goose parkas. And no, you don't have to. A few years ago, I invested in a very warm...

First-time voter Kayla Luksch, 18, of Palatine, makes a selfie after voting Nov. 2, 2020, in Palatine.

A 63-year-old. An Iranian refugee. Teenagers. Mexican immigrants. All voted in their first presidential election. Here’s what they had to say.

November 6, 2020 at 4:53 p.m.

Just 1% of Illinois voters said the 2020 election marked their first time casting a ballot, according to The Associated Press and exit poll surveys. The Tribune spoke with a...

Mark McKelvey kneels with signs in his front yard Nov. 2, 2020, in Chicago. McKelvey said his previous Biden sign was set on fire on Oct. 27, 2020, and he and his neighbors have received flyers equating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with Adolf Hitler.

Across the nation, political rage is on the rise. ‘This is as bad as I’ve ever seen,’ says one Chicagoan.

November 3, 2020 at 12:57 p.m.

Mark McKelvey was still in bed when the phone rang in his Old Irving Park two-flat. His wife, Betsy, who had taken the dog for an early morning walk, was...

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