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Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
One day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Chicago residents to stay home for the next month, suburban Cook County is doing the same. The suburban advisory, similar to the city’s version, goes into effect on Monday and lasts for 30 days, according a Friday news release from the Cook County Department of Public Health. Both of the notices stop short of a mandatory stay-at-home order because they are ...
As COVID-19 cases surge and talks of shutdowns in Chicago and across the country resume, Americans are realizing traditional Thanksgiving get-togethers are largely off the table.
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
These transactions, recorded the week of Nov. 2, are compiled from information on file with the respective counties. They represent sales of $78,000 or more.PEORIA COUNTY330 W. Stonegate Road, Peoria: Ann Russell Andersen to Drew Spangler and Kelsi Ogborn, $79,900.3313 N. Gale Ave., Peoria: Alfred and Roba Eldeek to Brian Wickert, $81,000.3306 N. Peoria Ave., Peoria: Amy K. Jones to Timethy Daughe...
You might think that staying closer to home during a pandemic would result in more pet adoptions. But that doesn’t seem to be the case.Holly Crotty, executive director of the Tazewell Animal Protection Society (TAPS) in Pekin said that, as of November 2019, the non-profit/no-kill animal shelter had sent 1,509 animals to permanent homes. As of last week, TAPS animal adoption totals were only ...
CPS "fails to fulfill" its "contractual promise" to provide workers "safe and healthful conditions," the arbitrator wrote.
One person is dead after a Metra train crashed into a car Thursday afternoon near downtown Arlington Heights, according to Metra officials.
A judge Thursday denied a request to stop Illinois officials from rescoring applications for recreational marijuana licenses, allowing the disputed process to continue.
How Chicago restaurants are adapting to bring customers back in during the coronavirus pandemic. A running list.
A new statewide stay at home order could be coming to Illinois if the coronavirus isn’t brought under control, Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.Pritzker said the state is experiencing a "storm" of the coronavirus with the number of COVID-19 cases now rising exponentially.He said the state has largely run out of options to deal with the virus and may have to take drastic action."We’re run...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
If Illinois' coronavirus resurgence doesn’t begin to subside, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Thursday that he may again put in place some form of a “mandatory” stay-at home order, the farthest-reaching restriction to curb the spread of COVID-19 he has used to date.
SPRINGFIELD — Republicans on the Illinois House Veterans’ Affairs Committee called for a hearing this week to investigate a COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home where at least nine residents have died after testing positive for the virus.In a letter to the House’s committee chairwoman Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, the Republican House committee members asked ...
PEORIA - With the number of COVID-19 cases doubling this week and hospitalizations the highest since the pandemic began, area health officials pleaded Thursday afternoon for continued vigilance with social distancing and mask wearing."This is not sustainable," said Monica Hendrickson, administrator of the Peoria City/County Health Department during the weekly COVID-19 press conference. "If we cont...
PEORIA —The Journal Star is compiling a list of area restaurants that will serve food via curbside, carryout or delivery on Thanksgiving Day.To be included in our story, leave your information with this story posted on our Facebook page, or email to deminian@pjstar.com by Sunday afternoon.We’re looking for: Your hours, whether or not you have a regular menu, or a special holiday meal, ...
PEKIN – Six employees and 39 inmates at the Tazewell County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 this week, the first known outbreak at the facility since the pandemic started in March.Sheriff Jeff Lower said one pod is locked down after they learned an inmate had been infected prior to be admitted into the jail. Testing began on Tuesday for all 140 inmates and results came back last nigh...
As Mayor Lori Lightfoot works behind the scenes to muster the votes she needs to pass her 2021 city budget, she has delivered a message to City Council members: those who vote against her spending plan should not expect their wards to be prioritized, according to aldermen. In recent weeks, Lightfoot has held a series of meetings with aldermen during which she’s lobbied for their support on her con...
As coronavirus cases in Chicago continue to spike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot will impose a 10-person limit on weddings, birthday parties, funerals and some social events starting Monday morning. While stopping short of issuing a citywide shutdown order, Lightfoot also is urging residents to stay home during the coming weeks. As part of her stay-at-home advisory, Lightfoot is encouraging residents not t...
First-time Republican candidate Mike Buehler declared victory Thursday in the race for McHenry County board chairman, as incumbent Jack Franks conceded the election.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood won her bid for a second term Thursday, narrowly defeating Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the west and north suburban and exurban 14th Congressional District, The Associated Press declared. The AP’s call of the race came after Underwood’s advantage over Oberweis grew from 3,524 votes to 4,288 votes after an additional 2,910 ballots were reported by Will...
Cook County Judge LeRoy Martin Jr., who presides over the busiest felony courthouse in Chicago, has been appointed to a seat on the state’s appellate court.
PEORIA -- It’s become a daily ritual for the local health departments to release the list of those who have died in the past 24 hours after being infected with the COVID-19 virus.The daily, emailed update, which also contains the list of positive tests, hospitalizations and other data associated with the pandemic, began on Thursday as it does every day when a death occurs: "We are saddened t...
A new statewide stay at home order could be coming to Illinois if the coronavirus isn’t brought under control, Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.Pritzker said the state is experiencing a "storm" of the coronavirus with the number of COVID-19 cases now rising exponentially.He said the state has largely run out of options to deal with the virus and may have to take drastic action."We’re run...
PEORIA — While middle school students in Peoria Public Schools returned to the classroom part-time this week, the rate of positive COVID-19 tests in Peoria County remained at levels that canceled in-school learning three months ago.And, as officials plan a retreat to all-remote learning for all grades in the first two weeks following the winter break, they defend the decision to reopen schoo...
FARMINGTON -- Schools in Farmington Central District 265 are suspending in-person instruction, effective Friday.But all-remote learning isn’t scheduled to continue for as long as it is in some other area school districts that have announced such a move recently. And in Farmington’s case, COVID-19 might not be the only reason.In-person education for all Farmington students was expected ...
The Copernicus Foundation said Thursday it filed a lawsuit accusing Chicago of unfair treatment after city officials declined the nonprofit’s $300,000 offer to buy a former firehouse in Jefferson Park.
A man was killed in a Lake Forest hit-and-run Thursday morning.
Former Cook County commissioner Tony Peraica filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Employment Security on behalf of his daughter after she was denied unemployment benefits during the pandemic