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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...

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo stands by a replica of a Neanderthal skeleton at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Swedish scientist Svante Paabo was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries on human evolution. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Nobel de Medicina premia hallazgos sobre la evolución humana

By Associated Press

October 3, 2022 at 10:24 a.m.

El científico sueco Svante Pääbo ganó el premio Nobel de Medicina de este año por...

Experts warn that this may be a dangerous flu season after Australia's experience in the last few months.

Seniors urged to get extra-strength flu shot this fall

By Associated Press

October 4, 2022 at 12:52 p.m.

Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall —...

Veronica Rico, representing the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, hands out flyers to parents sharing concerns with student-based budgeting outside Brighton Park Elementary School in Chicago on Sept. 19, 2022.

CPS loses another 8,300 students, its 11th straight year of enrollment declines

By Tracy Swartz

October 3, 2022 at 1:29 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools appears to have lost its title as the nation's third-largest school district,...

Qatar simplifica algunas normas de entrada antes de Mundial de fútbol

By Contributed Content

September 26, 2022 at 2:46 p.m.

Faltando menos de dos meses para el comienzo del Mundial de fútbol en Qatar, el...

A person wears a mask while walking past a flower display in front of a supermarket on Front Street East in Toronto on Sept. 16, 2022.

Canada to drop COVID vaccine mandate for entering the country

By Associated Press

September 26, 2022 at 10:47 a.m.

The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on...

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

Pfizer seeks to expand omicron COVID booster to 5- to 11-year-olds

By Associated Press

September 26, 2022 at 12:56 p.m.

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages...

People dine outdoors on North Clark Street in Chicago's River North neighborhood on July 14, 2022.

Street dining could be here to stay, as Lightfoot proposes annual permit program for Chicago restaurants, bars

By Nick Kindelsperger

September 24, 2022 at 10:44 a.m.

A pandemic that wreaked havoc on restaurants might also have produced a silver lining —...

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.

Chicago and suburbs reach low risk level for COVID-19 as new cases, hospitalizations decline

By Maddie Ellis

September 25, 2022 at 8:42 a.m.

Chicago and Cook County moved from a medium to low COVID-19 community level Friday, according...

The Will County Adult Detention Facility

Joliet cops: Will County jail inmates posted bond with money they fraudulently obtained through COVID-related Paycheck Protection Program

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

September 22, 2022 at 2:58 p.m.

Joliet police and federal authorities have arrested 15 people for filing fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program...

El presidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro durante el discurso inaugural de la 77ma Asamblea General de la ONU en Nueva York el 21 de septiembre del 2022.

Bolsonaro en la ONU: Brasil, modelo de desarrollo sostenible

By Associated Press

September 20, 2022 at 12:57 p.m.

En plena campaña electoral, el presidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro ofreció el martes a su país...