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

Chicago’s coronavirus disparity: Black Chicagoans are dying at nearly six times the rate of white residents, data show

April 8, 2020 at 6:58 a.m.

Black Chicagoans are dying from the coronavirus at a rate higher than any other racial demographic, public records show, a reflection of the deadly consequences that economically disadvantaged communities have...

Illinois Air National Guard members work on a construction of the McCormick Place alternate care facility in Chicago, April 10, 2020.

An inside look at McCormick Place’s transformation into a Chicago coronavirus field hospital

April 8, 2020 at 10:29 p.m.

McCormick Place continued its dramatic transformation into a medical center Friday, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled the first 500 beds finished in anticipation of a possible crush of COVID-19 cases...

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

Illinois tops 5,000 coronavirus cases as construction on a McCormick Place field hospital begins

March 30, 2020 at 8:11 p.m.

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois climbed to more than 5,000 on Monday, work began on converting McCormick Place into a medical facility that could handle a...

March 26, 2020: Senior Airman Serena Nicholas administers a coronavirus test to a first responder in a vehicle on the Northwest Side.

A war like no other: Inside the Illinois National Guard’s unprecedented coronavirus mission

September 17, 2024 at 9:05 p.m.

After a solitary 5-mile run long before sunrise each morning, Pfc. Sabine Gonzalez grabs a cardboard container filled with scrambled eggs and hash browns in a suburban hotel lobby and...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces 13 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, including the stunning loss of an infant

March 29, 2020 at 11:37 a.m.

The death of an infant diagnosed with COVID-19 prompted another stern warning Saturday from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and public health officials about the importance of obeying the week-old stay-at-home order....

The property for J.A.K.'S Puppies where the dogs were kept before transport was located in the small farming community of Britt, Iowa,

‘Puppy laundering ring’ that helped pass off designer dogs as rescues in Chicago pet stores is busted up following Tribune investigation

March 25, 2020 at 7:17 p.m.

An alleged "national puppy laundering ring" that supplied dogs to Chicago pet shops has been shut down following a baiduhai report that exposed how the stores were selling purebred...

Wrestler Robby Smith on March 24, 2020, after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were officially postponed, leaving his athletic future in doubt.

For some Olympic hopefuls, a Games postponed is a dream denied: ‘There are a lot of athletes facing tough decisions right now’

March 25, 2020 at 12:11 p.m.

When his phone started buzzing with text messages and news alerts before 7 a.m., three-time Olympian Tyrone Smith immediately knew the reason. He looked quickly at the screen to confirm,...

A man walks past a large banner promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on March 23, 2020.

US Olympic officials join the mounting list of countries that favor postponing the Tokyo Games

March 23, 2020 at 10:20 p.m.

Joining an ever-growing chorus, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced late Monday that it would favor postponing the Tokyo Games this summer amid concerns about the coronavirus. Team USA...

Illinois National Guard personnel set up near a COVID-19 drive-up testing facility.

New Illinois National Guard coronavirus testing site for first responders and health care workers reaches capacity after four hours

March 28, 2020 at 8:47 a.m.

The Illinois National Guard on Monday started testing first responders and health care workers for the coronavirus at a newly opened site on the Northwest Side, prompting a huge response...

A woman pauses for photos next to the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo on March 23, 2020.

Postponing the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo might be ‘inevitable,’ Japan’s prime minister says

March 23, 2020 at 2:36 p.m.

With the Canadian and Australian Olympic teams refusing to compete in Tokyo this summer, Japanese organizers and the International Olympic Committee appear to be reconsidering their position on holding the...

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