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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she was “sounding the alarm” Tuesday due to a recent uptick in coronavirus cases across the city. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that the show will go on at Lollapalooza despite recent increases in COVID cases. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the story on how the city is dealing with those increases.

Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, delivers a COVID-19 update on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

Chicago summer is in full swing as the city sees loosened COVID-19 mitigations and more of a return to normalcy over the last couple months.

A total of 151 people in Illinois have died due to COVID-19 or complications after being fully vaccinated, according to data updated Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health

Southport Lanes, the 98-year-old Chicago bowling alley, bar and billiards hall in Lake View, will not reopen after closing last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

All air passengers coming into the U.S. from another country, including U.S. citizens and fully vaccinated people, are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result

For the first time in 16 months, Chicago’s City Hall has reopened to the public, according to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office.

Chicago-based United Airlines plans to hire 25,000 more workers and add more planes to its fleet as air travel makes a comeback after the pandemic. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

As Illinois continues to reopen in Phase 5, residents will likely start to feel a sense of normalcy setting back in as COVID-19 mitigations loosen statewide.

As federal health officials warn that the “delta” variant of COVID-19 is the “greatest threat” to the nation’s attempts to finally defeat the novel coronavirus, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady says that the city is focused on trying to vaccinate as many people as possible, emphasizing that it is the best path forward to turning...

Doctors say there is increasing evidence that the new “delta” variant of coronavirus is spreading across the United States, and public health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated in hopes of preventing a surge in new COVID cases.

Chicago officials on Tuesday opened the city’s in-home COVID vaccination program to all residents ages 12 and up, with $50 GrubHub gift cards to be given as an incentive to those who use the program.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said on Tuesday that the Delta variant is more contagious and causes more severe disease than others. In the last two weeks, the prevalence of cases resulting from it has doubled to just over 20%.

As Illinois continues to reopen in Phase 5, residents will likely start to feel a sense of normalcy setting back in as COVID-19 mitigations loosen statewide.

As Illinois continues to reopen in Phase 5, residents will likely start to feel a sense of normalcy setting back in as COVID-19 mitigations loosen statewide.

As Illinois continues to reopen in Phase 5, residents will likely start to feel a sense of normalcy setting back in as COVID-19 mitigations loosen statewide.

Just days after the state of Illinois moved into the final phase of its coronavirus reopening plan, the Chicago Bears announced Wednesday that they will allow 100% capacity for home games at Soldier Field this fall.

Health officials in Illinois reported just under 300 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus on Sunday, along with 11 additional deaths and more than 38,000 new COVID vaccine doses administered. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 298 new cases of the virus were reported on Sunday. Those new cases bring the state to 1,387,595 cases of COVID…

Chicago will likely start to feel a sense of normalcy again as the city moves into Phase 5, marking the first weekend of a full reopening from COVID-19 mitigations.