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Chicago skyscrapers went dark Tuesday night during the national COVID-19 memorial service, according to the mayor’s office. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has more.

Almost all of Illinois can begin to loosen some coronavirus restrictions, with only two regions remaining under the Tier 3 mitigations, the state’s health department announced Monday. But what will be allowed in each region?

Statewide, Illinois has reported more than 1,076,000 cases in all of the state’s 102 counties, with more than 18,000 fatalities as of Tuesday. The state was under a stay-at-home order, which took effect on March 21 and continued through May 29. That day marked the first day the state entered phase three of its five-phased reopening plan. In late June,…

Chicago’s top public health official released new details about the city’s coronavirus vaccine distribution plan Tuesday, including tentative dates for when each of the next phases might begin and who will be prioritized within each group.

Doctors at DuPage Medical Group are advising patients of a protocol that won’t prevent them from getting coronavirus, but can decrease their risk of severe COVID-19 in adults who are not pregnant or breastfeeding. “It’s based on data,” said Dr. Mat Philip, a physician with DuPage Medical Group. “There’s a lot of data on the benefits of aspirin and...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic across the state of Illinois today.

Chicago moved out of Tier 3 mitigations this week and down to Tier 2, but could the city soon ease restrictions even further?

Most of Illinois’ 11 regions moved between tiers and phases of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan on Monday. What exactly are the state’s tiers and phases? Here’s a breakdown.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the launching of four state-supported coronavirus vaccination sites, as health officials aim to get through the first phases of the vaccination process. The sites will be operated with the assistance of the Illinois National Guard, according to a press release. Vaccinations began Tuesday at the sites, and...

The city of Chicago released new details about its coronavirus vaccine distribution plan on Tuesday, including tentative dates for when each of the next phases might begin, with a goal of opening vaccinations up to all Chicagoans over the age of 16 by the end of May.

When will you be able to get the coronavirus vaccine in Chicago? The city’s top doctor offered up a potential schedule for residents Tuesday that could see vaccinations opening up for all by the spring.

Health officials in Illinois reported 4,318 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, along with 33 additional deaths attributed to the virus.

Monday marked a day of major changes as several Illinois regions were allowed to loosen their coronavirus restrictions even further as the state changed its mitigation guidelines. Sandra Torres reports.

Several Illinois counties are now under Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions after the state changed the guidelines required to ease some mitigations.

The state of Illinois has rolled back some coronavirus restrictions in four Chicago area health care regions, and NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has the latest details on the decision.

Five of Illinois’ 11 regions now meet the criteria needed to loosen coronavirus restrictions enough to allow indoor dining under the state’s reopening plan, which was revised on Monday.

Illinois took another step forward in its fight to help contain the spread of coronavirus on Monday, moving two of its health care regions back into Phase 4 of the “Restore Illinois” plan. The decision marks the first time since mid-November that a region has been placed back into that plan, thanks to the lower positivity rates and decreases in…

Several Chicago-area counties are now under Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions following a change in metrics required to move out of Tier 3 in Illinois.

Monday marked a day of major changes as several Illinois regions were allowed to loosen their coronavirus restrictions even further as the state changed its mitigation guidelines.

Monday was a big day in the state of Illinois, as multiple health care regions were moved forward into less-stringent coronavirus restrictions. With Monday’s news, Illinois regions are now spread out into four different mitigation categories, with two, Region 3 in western Illinois and Region 5 in southern Illinois, advancing all the way to Phase 4, meaning that indoor dining…