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Chicago’s emergency travel order was changed once again Tuesday as the city transitions to a two-tiered system “to prevent further spread of COVID-19,” health officials announced.

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“Some bothersome side effects” are possible with the coronavirus vaccine, Chicago health officials said Wednesday as the country braces for the potential authorization and ultimate distribution of a vaccine. But the city’s top doc said the risks of vaccine side effects are “far outweighed.”

The city’s top doctor, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady, answered several during a Q&A session at a briefing Tuesday.

With several Illinois regions slated to see enhanced mitigations under the state’s coronavirus plan, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office said Monday the city itself could implement additional restrictions in the near future. City officials didn’t provide a specific timeline, but said restrictions wouldn’t be added this week. At a news conference earlier in the day, Lightfoot hinted that restrictions...

Chicago health officials released staggering numbers Tuesday that show just how quickly the coronavirus is spreading in the city, with one estimate indicating that more than 57,000 residents could currently be infected with the virus. During a weekly press conference discussing the city’s latest travel restrictions, Dr. Allison Arwady, the director of the Chicago Department of Public Health, said that…

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady shares a PSA for all mask wearers while debunking myths still going around.

Chicago’s top doctor said Friday the city’s private and parochial schools have done a good job of following safety protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as she signaled support of Chicago Public Schools’ plan to resume in-person instruction for some students. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said, in particular, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of...

Coronavirus cases in the city of Chicago were up 30% Thursday afternoon compared to the same point one week earlier, according to Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Public Health. During a news conference with members of the city’s Latinx Coronavirus Prevention Task Force on the Near West Side, Arwady said cases have increased among all...

The city of Chicago on Tuesday added four states, including bordering state Indiana, to the city’s emergency travel order requiring a 14-day quarantine.

Chicago health officials on Tuesday warned that Indiana has surpassed the threshold to be added to the city’s emergency travel order requiring a 14-day quarantine and will likely be included next week.