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A man is tested for the coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020. (Antonio Perez / baiduhai)

Today in History: COVID death toll hits 1 million

By Associated Press

September 28, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 28, 2020, the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 1 million, according...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, second from left, and public health experts in updating residents on March 12, 2020, in the early days of the pandemic. Illinois, Chicago and Cook County received $11 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A Tribune-University of Chicago Mansueto Institute analysis revealed few efforts to identify potential waste and abuse of that money. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

By Dan Petrella

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...

A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle on Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

By Lauren Neergaard

September 2, 2026 at 9:16 a.m.

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this...

Migrants congregate on the banks of the Rio Grande at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, where members of the Texas National Guard cordoned off a gap in the U.S. border wall. Restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

ONU: Medidas migratorias de EEUU ponen en peligro derechos fundamentales

By Contributed Content

January 11, 2023 at 1:24 p.m.

El Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Turk, ha alertado este...

US carbon emissions grew in 2022, even as renewables surpassed coal

By The New York Times

January 10, 2023 at 10:03 a.m.

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from energy and industry increased 1.3% in 2022, continuing to rebound...

John Leavell, right, with Current Water recovers a Moore swab from an Uptown sewer to test wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 and its variants, on July 21, 2022. Wastewater testing has been used in determining the presence of COVID-19 outbreaks in Chicago since early 2021.

New website tracks COVID-19 in wastewater across 75 Illinois treatment plants

By Adriana Pérez

January 10, 2023 at 11:53 a.m.

Local researchers and scientists have been testing wastewater for COVID-19 since 2020, even recently turning...

COVID hospitalizations rising with older Americans

By Associated Press

January 10, 2023 at 6:22 a.m.

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing...

Bulls center Tony Bradley (13) gets an elbow to the jaw from Timberwolves center Naz Reid during a game on Feb. 11, 2022, at the United Center.

Chicago Bulls place center Tony Bradley in the COVID-19 protocol — the team’s 1st case of the season

By Julia Poe

January 8, 2023 at 9:12 a.m.

The Chicago Bulls placed center Tony Bradley into the COVID-19 protocol Saturday, marking the first...

Christina McGowan fills orders at the Table Rock Pharmacy on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. Drugstore chains are still trying to find enough employees to put a stop to temporary pharmacy closures.

Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems

By Associated Press

January 7, 2023 at 10:55 a.m.

Joan Cohrs missed her chance to grab a prescription at her usual drugstore by about...

The new Cook County flag, at right, hangs outside the county building after a flag-raising ceremony in Daley Plaza in September.

More PPP loan fraud by Cook County employees uncovered, some fired, watchdog reports

By A.D. Quig

January 5, 2023 at 4:59 p.m.

An independent watchdog has singled out more Cook County employees who fraudulently applied for pandemic...

Chanell Holiday, the mother of Seandell Holliday, hugs a young woman following a balloon release to honor her son on May 19, 2022.

Chicago sees dip in homicides after spikes during pandemic and unrest over policing

By Paige Fry

January 1, 2023 at 5:17 p.m.

After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago has...

Masked commuters walk through a walkway in between two subway stations as they head to work during the morning rush hour in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2022.

US to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China

By Associated Press

December 28, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.

The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other...

This photo provided by Amy Watson of Portland, Ore., shows her during an iron infusion in December 2022.

Long COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing roles?

By Associated Press

December 29, 2022 at 4:28 p.m.

A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in...