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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...

A Jackson, Mississippi, resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site on Feb. 8, 2022.

COVID boosters for kids as young as 5 cleared by FDA

By Associated Press

October 12, 2022 at 3:08 p.m.

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking...

Manufacturing of Pfizer's COVID-19 bivalent vaccine for ages 5-11 is seen in October 2022. The U.S. on Oct. 12, 2022, authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.

FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

By Associated Press

October 12, 2022 at 12:14 p.m.

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking...

Kellie Clock, clockwise from top left, Drew Tieng, Frances Fyten, Paige Borgman and Fred Walls hang out at Miller's Pub in downtown Chicago on Oct. 6, 2022. Miller's Pub, an 87-year-old South Loop bar and restaurant, hasn't stayed open until 4 a.m. since before the pandemic.

Last call for late night? Customers are back, but bars and restaurants closing earlier as demand dwindles.

By Josh Noel

October 11, 2022 at 9:02 a.m.

A few years ago, The Long Room could be quiet as a library until about...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

If you misled others about your COVID status, getting vaccinated or prevention measures, you’re not alone. 4 in 10 Americans did so too, study suggests.

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

October 11, 2022 at 9:18 a.m.

During the height of the pandemic, 4 in 10 Americans misled others about their COVID-19...

Aurora Public Library unveils look for new bookmobile

By Steve Lord

October 8, 2022 at 2:13 p.m.

The coronavirus pandemic and supply chain issues have wreaked havoc on the Aurora Public Library's...

An injured inmate is evacuated in a gurney after a deadly prison riot in Latacunga, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the prison has left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Investigan muerte de capo del narco en motín

By Associated Press

October 4, 2022 at 3:13 p.m.

Las autoridades de Ecuador investigan la presunta muerte en una cárcel del capo del narcotráfico...

Margaret LaRaviere gets an influenza vaccine during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on Sept. 9, 2022. Pneumonia vaccines and the recently authorized COVID-19 booster vaccine, which protects against the variants, were also offered.

As COVID-19 stabilizes, Chicago’s top doc warns of flu season

By Adriana Pérez

October 4, 2022 at 3:10 p.m.

For the first time since May, the entire state of Illinois is either at a...

Clarendon Hills fitness business survived pandemic shutdown by evolving, providing options for customers

By Chuck Fieldman

October 4, 2022 at 2:32 p.m.

It would have been understandable if Jackie Errico had given up when the coronavirus pandemic...

En esta foto proporcionada por la Corte Suprema, el presidente del Tribunal Supremo, John G. Roberts Jr., a la derecha, observa cómo la jueza Ketanji Brown Jackson firma el juramento del cargo en la sala de conferencias de los jueces del Tribunal Supremo el 30 de junio de 2022, en Washington DC.

La Corte Suprema comienza un nuevo período en el centro de atención política, inclinada a la derecha

By Contributed Content

October 4, 2022 at 12:13 p.m.

Una mayoría conservadora empoderada de la Corte Suprema comienza la próxima semana un nuevo mandato...

Acme Pharmacists Dawn Cohen, gives Roberta Leiggi, 81, of Levittown, Pa., her COVID-19 booster shot and her flu shot at the Bristol Township Senior Center in November 2021.

‘Do I have to get a flu shot?’ Your flu questions answered

By The Philadelphia Inquirer

October 4, 2022 at 8:13 a.m.

The flu is poised for a comeback this year after two seasons in the shadows...