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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...

Archivo - Un empleado inyecta a una persona con una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna Moderna contra el COVID-19 en una clínica de vacunación en Lawrence, Massachusetts, el 29 de diciembre de 2021. (AP Foto/Charles Krupa, Archivo)

EEUU autoriza refuerzos COVID enfocados en nuevas variantes

By Associated Press

August 31, 2022 at 12:53 p.m.

Estados Unidos autorizó el miércoles su primera actualización de las vacunas contra el COVID-19, con...

Rosalía en Ciudad de México: La cantante española Rosalía durante el primer concierto de su gira mundial Motomami en el Auditorio Nacional de la Ciudad de México el domingo 14 de agosto de 2022.

La ‘Tomatina’ de España regresa a tomatazos tras pausa por la pandemia

By Associated Press

August 31, 2022 at 11:56 a.m.

Personas de todo el mundo se arrojaron tomates entre sí al realizarse el miércoles la...

El luchador "El Sol" se lanza sobre "Gran Felipe Jr." durante una lucha de exhibición para la prensa durante un entrenamiento para los eventos en vivo que transmitirán con costo por internet, en los jardines flotantes de Xochimilco, a las afueras de la Ciudad de México, el sábado 22 de agosto de 2020. (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)

Cártel habría matado a 2 luchadores en México

By Associated Press

August 30, 2022 at 8:03 a.m.

Un luchador fue encontrado sin vida el fin de semana en el estado de Guanajuato,...

A sign outside Chicago's Kenwood Academy in 2021 reminds students of the mask requirement that was in place for the previous school year.

CPS dropped mask mandate without good-faith bargaining with Chicago Teachers Union: judge

By Tracy Swartz

October 3, 2022 at 1:27 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools did not bargain in good faith with the Chicago Teachers Union before...

ARCHIVO - Un enfermero administra una vacuna de viruela símica en una clínica en el North Jersey Community Research Initiative en Newark, Nueva Jersey, el 16 de agosto del 2022.El gobierno estadounidense dijo el 26 de agosto que hay suficientes dosis de la vacuna de la viruela símica en estos momentos, pero funcionarios de salud dicen que las inyecciones no están llegando a algunas de las personas que necesitan más la protección. (AP Foto/Seth Wenig)

EEUU: Disparidad racial en vacunación contra viruela símica

By Associated Press

August 29, 2022 at 2:44 p.m.

El gobierno estadounidense dijo el viernes que hay suficientes dosis de la vacuna contra la...

Wauconda's Jake Becker gets his hand up as he puts pressure on Antioch quarterback Quade Moll (13) during a game in Wauconda on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

Jake Becker’s commitment to the weight room gives him — and Wauconda — a big lift. ‘It definitely helped shape me into a better player.’

By Gregg Voss

August 29, 2022 at 3:34 p.m.

Wauconda's Jake Becker tried football in sixth grade and didn't enjoy the experience. Given his...

The annual Senior Lifestyle Expo, presented by AgeGuide, returned Tuesday and Wednesday Aug. 23-24 to Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.

After providing information and services virtually for two years, annual Senior Lifestyle Expo returns in person

By Chuck Fieldman

August 26, 2022 at 3:34 p.m.

After the coronavirus pandemic moved the event to a virtual format the past two years,...

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

Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents

By Associated Press

August 26, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main...

Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, announced on Aug. 25, 2022, that she tested positive for COVID-19. She's pictured in February.

Arwady tests positive for COVID-19; Chicago’s top doctor has been public face of pandemic fight locally

By baiduhai

August 25, 2022 at 4:07 p.m.

Chicago's top public health official has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time since...

A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years old is seen June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York.

Pfizer COVID shots appear 73% effective in children under 5

By Associated Press

August 23, 2022 at 12:25 p.m.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread...