Coronavirus at college

NBC 5 Investigates is tracking cases at more than 100 colleges and universities – more than 50 in Illinois and the greater Chicago area, as well as more than 50 schools most attended by Illinois students.

With increasing evidence of raucous behavior and skyrocketing positivity rates on America’s college campuses, there is growing concern over the spillover effect in local campus communities. After all, college towns are just that, host communities that are home to thousands of students, faculty and staff. And many businesses earn their livelihoods from the influx of thousands of students who...

With increasing evidence of raucous behavior and skyrocketing positivity rates on America’s college campuses, there is growing concern over the spillover effect in local campus communities. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the story.

Northern Illinois University announced Friday that it plans to temporarily move all undergraduate courses online as the school faces an uptick in coronavirus cases driven largely by off-campus gatherings, the university’s president said.

Data shows that at least 16 colleges and universities in Illinois have higher proportions of coronavirus cases on campus, adjusted for enrollment than Bradley University – but haven’t taken the same measures of halting in-person instruction and requiring students to quarantine.

Nearly 50,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported at more than 250 colleges and universities in recent weeks as students return to campuses while the pandemic rages on.

At least 35,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported at 176 colleges and universities in recent weeks as students return to campuses while the pandemic rages on.

NBC 5 Investigates is tracking cases at more than 100 colleges and universities – more than 50 in Illinois and the greater Chicago area, as well as more than 50 schools most attended by Illinois students.

Nearly 17,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported at more than 100 colleges and universities in recent weeks as students return to campuses while the pandemic rages on. NBC 5’s Phil rogers reports

College students who test positive for the coronavirus should quarantine on campus and not be sent to their hometowns, according to one of the country’s leading infectious disease experts. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told NBC’s “TODAY” that colleges should keep the students in a place that is sequestered enough from...

College students who test positive for the coronavirus should quarantine on campus and not be sent to their hometowns, according to one of the country’s leading infectious disease experts. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Universities across the Midwest are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Sandra Torres reports.

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story did not denote that the coronavirus positivity rates and percentages reflect the zip codes and communities surrounding a college campus, and not the campus itself. This updated version of the story makes that clear. Colleges and universities in the Chicago area continue to scrap and rewrite their return-to-campus plans, struggling with...

Late Tuesday, the University of Notre Dame announced a switch to all-online classes after reporting a spike in coronavirus cases among students. Now, NBC 5 Investigates has found that rates are already on the rise at some of Illinois’ public university campuses, even before classes are scheduled to begin. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.