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Nov. 25: Dr. Ngozi Ezike urges residents planning to gather for Thanksgiving to “please reconsider.”

Chicago’s mayor and top doctor warned Wednesday that the Thanksgiving holiday could become a “super spreading event” in the deadly coronavirus pandemic, pleading again with residents to forego gatherings.

Getting a negative coronavirus test doesn’t mean it’s OK to gather for Thanksgiving, Illinois’ top doctor warned Thursday, one week before the holiday.

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike warned Thursday during a daily coronavirus briefing that a negative coronavirus test result does not give people a “free pass” to celebrate Thanksgiving in person.

A visibly emotional Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker detailed his family’s Thanksgiving plans on Tuesday, saying that his wife and daughter will spend the holiday in Florida after the family received a series of “hateful and threatening” messages after a debunked photo purporting to show the governor’s daughter dining at a Chicago restaurant went viral. Pritzker had previously been asked...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will celebrate Thanksgiving in Chicago — away from his wife, who is in Florida with their daughter — as Illinois enters Tier 3 mitigations, the governor said Tuesday. Pritzker also issued a warning about his children’s privacy following a recent incident involving his daughter.

Despite encouraging small gatherings for Thanksgiving and a stay-at-home advisory in Chicago, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday refused to say whether he’ll remain in Illinois for Thanksgiving. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

With the coronavirus rapidly spreading across Illinois and hospitals seeing overwhelming numbers of patients, state health officials have urged residents to play it safe this Thanksgiving. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, has encouraged Illinoisans to avoid traveling to areas of high risk, which she explained includes many places. “Let’s not gamble with a...

Illinois hospitals are preparing for the potential that Thanksgiving and Christmas could lead to increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as metrics continue to surge leading up to the holidays.

The guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about how to safely celebrate Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic is very clear. To be safe, it’s best to eat your holiday turkey with only the members of your own household this year. “The only way to really protect yourself is to really limit your contact with other people,”...

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and many families are trying to decide if they should get together for the traditional feast. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports on what you need to know.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers a coronavirus update for Illinois on Oct. 14.

As the holiday season quickly approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines Monday for Thanksgiving. Similar to the Halloween guidelines, the CDC ranked traditional Thanksgiving activities from “low risk” to “high risk.” Having a “small dinner” with only people in the same household, delivering food to neighbors and participating in a virtual dinner were all in the…

As the holiday season quickly approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines Monday for Thanksgiving.