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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...

Cara Bookman, 2, gets a shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on her leg as her father, Max Bookman, holds her at a vaccine site for children in Times Square on June 22, 2022.

FDA may move toward updating COVID-19 vaccines for fall booster shots

By The New York Times

June 27, 2022 at 10:28 a.m.

A panel of independent experts advising the Food and Drug Administration is set to recommend...

Center Jack Brennan of Maryland watches his shot Feb. 29, 2020, as he scores in the second quarter of a men's lacrosse game at Maryland Stadium. He was frustrated to sit out the spring 2021 season after having swelling around the heart, but with time and learning about the seriousness of the condition, he became more understanding.

University of Maryland doctors look to college athletes to understand COVID’s effects on the heart

By Meredith Cohn

June 27, 2022 at 9:41 a.m.

Doctors learned early in the pandemic that COVID-19 was more than a respiratory disease. It...

People celebrate gay pride at the Chicago Pride Parade on June 28, 2015.

Chicago Pride Parade 2022: Map, transportation details and a brief history of gay rights in Chicago

By Kori Rumore

June 24, 2022 at 3:38 p.m.

The Chicago Pride Parade is back after a 3-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic...

Around the Southland: Memorial planned for Evergreen Park coach, new superintendent in District 140, and more

By Paul Eisenberg

June 24, 2022 at 12:43 p.m.

Memorial planned for Evergreen Park teacher and coach The family and friends of John George,...

ARCHIVO - En esta foto de marzo de 2021 proporcionada por Pfizer, los viales de la vacuna contra el COVID-19 de Pfizer-BioNTech se preparan para su empaquetado en las instalaciones de la empresa en Puurs, Bélgica. (Pfizer vía AP)

Vacunas contra COVID salvaron 20 millones de vidas

By Associated Press

June 24, 2022 at 10:36 a.m.

Casi 20 millones de vidas se salvaron gracias a las vacunas contra el COVID-19 durante...

Waukegan D60 family field trips have resumed; ‘We’re excited to be getting back to a normal way of life’

By Steve Sadin

June 23, 2022 at 11:59 a.m.

Family field trips returned to the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 community this summer,...

El reverendo Patrick Mahoney, con el grupo Faith Leaders Ending Gun Violence, protesta contra la violencia con armas, el miércoles 8 de junio de 2022, frente a la Corte Suprema de EEUU, en Washington. (Foto AP/Jacquelyn Martín)

Corte Suprema de EEUU anula ley sobre tenencia de armas

By Associated Press

June 23, 2022 at 10:57 a.m.

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos anuló el jueves una ley de Nueva York que...

Anitta canta en la ceremonia de Premio Lo Nuestro en la FTX Arena en Miami, el jueves 24 de febrero de 2022.

Crucero con estrellas de Broadway zarpará en 2023

By Associated Press

June 21, 2022 at 2:21 p.m.

El viaje inaugural de un crucero protagonizado por estrellas del teatro musical, como los ganadores...

Becky Trimble and her 3-year-old son, Cole, of Mequon, Wisconsin, sit together after he received a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Jignesh Gandhi at Rana-Reagan, June 20, 2022, in Bloomingdale.

‘We’ve been waiting for this day.’ COVID-19 shots for Illinois’ youngest residents begin.

By Lisa Schencker

June 20, 2022 at 5:46 p.m.

About half a dozen families were already waiting in the parking lot of Rana-Reagan Pharmacy...

Three-year-old Cole Trimble of Mequon, Wisconsin, gets a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Jignesh Gandhi, June 20, 2022, in Bloomingdale.

COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 roll out

By Contributed Content

June 21, 2022 at 11:27 a.m.

Chicago children under the age of 5 began receiving pediatric COVID-19 vaccines on June 20,...