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Brooke Schulte and Peter Ryckbosch don’t feel like heroes. “I’m just doing my job that I was hired to do,” said 26-year old Schulte. “It’s hard for me to describe what I’m feeling when people call me a hero because I don’t feel that way,” echoed Pyckbosch, also 26. Day in and day out they don blue scrubs as...

How many Chicagoans are being tested for the coronavirus and how many need to be tested for city life to get closer to normal? NBC 5’s Phil Rogers breaks down the numbers.

As Chicagoans hunker down at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, local non-profits are asking for help as they provide resources to people in need. Here are some organizations that are asking for support: American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois, 2200 W Harrison St, Chicago Needs:  Blood donations, Monetary donations https://www.redcross.org/local/illinois/chicago-and-northern-illinois.html Anixter Center Providing in...

United Airlines made a major announcement Monday night after passengers and doctors expressed frustration about seemingly crowded flights. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

After photos of crowded flights went viral, a major airline has announced changes to help customers maintain social distancing amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Images of packed flights during the coronavirus pandemic are drawing criticism as airlines say they’re taking precautions. Ethan Weiss, a doctor from San Francisco, tweeted a picture showing doctors, nurses and medical staff returning to the West Coast on a United flight Saturday after caring for coronavirus patients in New York.  The flight was provided for free by Chicago-based...

After travel heavily ceased to limit the spread of COVID-19, hundreds are now returning to airports causing concern. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

A proposal to reportedly start the Major League Baseball season in July could have a big impact on the league’s 30 clubs, including the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. According to the Associated Press, the league’s owners gave the go-ahead Monday to a proposal to the players’ union that would lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has now revealed details on a five-phased plan to reopen Illinois as the state remains under a stay-at-home order through May 30.

Emergency rooms are seeing a surprising number of young people suffering strokes, and some doctors think there could be a link to the coronavirus. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has more on what you need to know about strokes, including the symptoms and when to see a physician.

Dubak Electrical Group has launched a contact free, high-capacity system for detecting elevated body temperatures as large groups of people enter factories, buildings, and healthcare facilities, and the company hopes the product will help keep people safe as facilities slowly re-open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

As the state of Illinois prepares to appeal a judge’s ruling exempting a downstate lawmaker from Governor J.B. Pritzker’s “stay-at-home” order, the governor blasted the decision during his Tuesday press conference. Calling the lawsuit a “cheap political stunt,” Pritzker took aim at State Rep. Darren Bailey, who filed the lawsuit and was awarded a temporary restraining order on Monday....

Illinois State Rep. Darren Bailey says that his lawsuit against Governor J.B. Pritzker’s “stay-at-home” order was about taking power back, and he says that he’s trying to defend residents in his district that are struggling financially because of COVID-19 restrictions. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter spoke to Bailey about the decision.

After a judge in Southern Illinois ruled that a state representative was exempt from Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extended “stay-at-home” order, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city intends to continue enforcing the restrictions. In a press release, Lightfoot called Judge Michael McHaney’s ruling “troubling and wrong,” and said that she stands firmly behind Pritzker’s actions during the coronavirus pandemic....

A judge has ruled against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, issuing a restraining order over the extension of the state’s stay-at-home order, putting the statewide plan in jeopardy. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The line of cars extended more than a block away from Loretto Hospital Monday morning, each vehicle filled with a different story of those awaiting the first COVID-19 tests at the hospital in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. “Before anything else can happen, you need to know who has it, where they are, how to trace them,” said President and CEO...

The line of cars extended for more than a block outside Loretto Hospital Monday morning, each vehicle filled with a different story of those awaiting the first COVID-19 tests at the hospital in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

Illinois residents will soon be required to cover their faces when in public spaces Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. The new stay-at-home order also allows for the reopening of several businesses across the state, as well as golf courses and state parks.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced he is extending the statewide stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read Pritzker’s full statement on Illinois’ state-at-home extension below: To start, let me explain a bit about the role of modeling in my decision making. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, I’ve taken into consideration a variety of models from researchers across...