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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 Roseland Community Hospital nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 30, 2021, during a COVID-19 vaccination event.

City told to reinstate employees fired over COVID-19 vaccination requirement

By Dan Petrella

April 20, 2023 at 6:21 p.m.

Chicago must reinstate city employees who were fired for refusing to comply with Mayor Lori...

A nurse administers a Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. U.S. regulators on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection this spring — while taking steps to make coronavirus vaccinations simpler for everyone else.

An extra COVID-19 booster is now open to some high-risk Americans. Here’s what you need to know.

By Associated Press

April 19, 2023 at 6:31 p.m.

Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose...

A woman wearing a mask crosses Clark Street at Washington Street near the Cook County Building in Chicago on May 1, 2020.

List of Cook County employees accused of COVID-19 PPP loan fraud grows to 17

By A.D. Quig

April 14, 2023 at 7:50 p.m.

Cook County's independent watchdog has rolled out another report finding four more county employees who...

Immigration advocates rally to urge Congress to pass permanent protections for DACA recipients and create a pathway to citizenship, near the U.S. Capitol June 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

Biden anuncia acceso a ‘dreamers’ a planes de salud

By Associated Press

April 13, 2023 at 2:14 p.m.

El presidente estadounidense Joe Biden anunció el jueves que cientos de miles de migrantes que...

Fox Valley Park District Executive Director Jim Pilmer.

Aurora aquatic facilities will be open this summer, Fox Valley Park District director says

By Steve Lord

April 12, 2023 at 8:24 a.m.

As the Fox Valley Park District continues to hire lifeguards, district officials this week guaranteed...

El presidente Joe Biden habla durante una reunión con el Consejo de Asesores en Ciencia y Tecnología de la presidencia, el 4 de abril de 2023, en la Casa Blanca. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky, archivo)

Biden pone fin a la declaración de emergencia nacional por el coronavirus

By Contributed Content

April 11, 2023 at 9:38 a.m.

El presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, ha firmado este lunes una ley que pone fin al...

From left, expelled Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, and expelled Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville raise their fists as they walk across Fisk University campus after hearing Vice President Kamala Harris speak, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Harris came to support the two Democratic lawmakers, who were expelled from the Tennessee State Legislature.

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again

By Associated Press

April 9, 2023 at 12:53 p.m.

Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they...

Kylian Mbappé de Francia celebra después de anotar durante el partido de fútbol final de la Copa del Mundo entre Argentina y Francia en el Estadio Lusail en Lusail, Qatar, el domingo 18 de diciembre de 2022. (Foto AP/Petr David Josek)

FIFA le quita el Mundial Sub-17 a Perú

By Associated Press

April 3, 2023 at 2:15 p.m.

La FIFA retiró el derecho de recibir el Mundial Sub-17 a Perú el lunes debido...

The entrance to a Walgreens is seen on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. A decline in COVID-19 vaccinations and another opioid settlement cut into Walgreens second-quarter earnings, but the drugstore chain still delivered better-than-expected results. Walgreens said Tuesday, March 28, 2023, that it recorded 2.4 million vaccinations in its recently completed fiscal second quarter. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Walgreens profit slides as COVID-19 vaccinations fade in Q2

By Associated Press

March 28, 2023 at 10:18 a.m.

A decline in COVID-19 vaccinations cut into Walgreens second-quarter earnings, but the drugstore chain still...

Aurora set for next round of grants to help businesses still working to recover from pandemic shutdown

By Steve Lord

March 27, 2023 at 5:08 p.m.

Aurora is set to consider grant applications from small businesses to continue trying to help...