At a press conference Sunday, President of DuPage Health Dept. Sam Tornatore announced that a ‘Disaster Proclamation’ will be issued effective Monday after a woman tested positive for coronavirus in the suburban county. “We anticipated it,” said Ron Nunziato, CEO of Extended Care LLC. “It wasn’t an ‘if,’ it was ‘when’ a resident would become affected.” On Saturday, officials...

A woman who lives at a long-term care facility in suburban DuPage County has tested positive for the coronavirus, state and local health officials said at a news conference Saturday. The woman, who is in her 60s, was one of an additional 20 cases in Illinois announced Saturday, bringing the total to 66. Illinois Department of Public health officials said…

Child pornography and sexual assault charges have been filed against a man arrested after barricading himself inside a bathroom with a knife Friday in northwest suburban Crystal Lake. Matthew Reder, 24, of McHenry, is charged with two felony counts each of predatory criminal sexual assault, production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, according to a statement from Crystal…

The Chicago-area’s Great Lakes Training Center Navy Base could house travelers who may have been exposed to coronavirus and require quarantine, officials said. The Department of Health and Human Services requested that military installations near 11 major airports in the U.S. be identified as backups for quarantined passengers should HHS facilities fill up. The Great Lakes station confirmed it...

The Chicago couple diagnosed with the coronavirus last month have been discharged from the hospital and made their first public comments on the ordeal, health officials said Friday.

The infant grandson of a Chicago man who was diagnosed with coronavirus and had developed a fever tested negative for the virus, family members told NBC News. The baby and other family members who had close contact with the man were under isolation following his recent diagnosis. The infant was taken to an area hospital after a fever developed, but…

The infant grandson of a Chicago man who was diagnosed with coronavirus has developed a fever and is being tested for the virus, family members told NBC News.

The spouse of a Chicago woman who was diagnosed with coronavirus last week has now tested positive for the virus, marking the first instance of person-to-person spread in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. The latest patient had “close contact” with his wife and recently reported symptoms, health officials said. He was admitted to...

The infant grandson of a Chicago man who was diagnosed with coronavirus has developed a fever and is being tested for the virus, family members told NBC News. The baby and other family members who had close contact with the man were under isolation following the recent diagnosis. The infant was taken to an area hospital after his fever developed,…

A Chicago company said it is working with health officials after an employee was identified as the latest coronavirus patient in Illinois. Development and contractor firm PIRHL, LLC said it was “informed that an employee based in Chicago may have contracted 2019 novel coronavirus.” The company said it is working with state and city health officials to “take necessary precautions…

At least 21 people are currently under investigation for potential coronavirus exposure after a second person tested positive in Illinois, marking the first case of human-to-human transmission in the U.S., health officials said. “This is a rapidly evolving situation and the status of individuals will change as we investigate,” said Dr. Ngozi O. Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of…

A husband whose wife is being treated for coronavirus is now facing the same illness at a Hoffman Estates hospital. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the story.

The spouse of a Chicago woman who was diagnosed with coronavirus last week has now tested positive for the virus, marking the first instance of person-to-person spread in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. NBC 5’s Chris Hush leads our team coverage.

A relative of the Chicago woman who was diagnosed with coronavirus last week has now tested positive for the virus, marking the first instance of person-to-person spread in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. Listen to the CDC’s announcement.

DuPage County health officials are contacting residents who may have been exposed to an Illinois patient diagnosed with the coronavirus last week. According to the DuPage County Health Department, officials are in the process of “identifying, assessing and monitoring people who have been exposed to prevent onward transmission.” “The health department will be in direct contact with those people to…

DuPage County health officials are contacting residents who may have been exposed to an Illinois patient diagnosed with the coronavirus last week. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Three new DuPage County Sheriff Fepartment K9 drug dogs now have names, thanks to hundreds of suggestions submitted to the office’s social media pages. The Daily Herald reports the Belgian Malinois is named Merit, after the Metropolitan Emergency Response and Investigation Team. The black lab is named Raven, and the chocolate lab is Xena. All three dogs will begin 160…

Three new DuPage County Sheriff Fepartment K9 drug dogs now have names, thanks to hundreds of suggestions submitted to the office’s social media pages.

More cases are being confirmed with each passing day and screenings increase. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports the latest.

Carol Stream’s namesake has passed away. Jay Stream named the town he developed after his daughter, Carol Stream. She has died at the age of 77.