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Chicago skyscrapers will go dark Tuesday night during the national COVID-19 memorial service, according to the mayor’s office.

Chicago skyscrapers went dark Tuesday night during the national COVID-19 memorial service.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has loosened coronavirus mitigations in recent days with Chicago entering Tier 2 of restrictions. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

As multiple regions in Illinois begin to lift some mitigations, many residents are wondering what that will mean for them.

Two of Illinois’ 11 regions met the criteria needed to loosen coronavirus restrictions over the weekend, moving into Tier 1 under the state’s plan.

The chief of staff for the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and two others tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, one day after lawmakers were inaugurated in Springfield.

One Illinois region has met the requirement to enter Tier 1 coronavirus mitigations, meaning indoor dining can resume, and other regions could be close behind.

The Illinois Department of Health announced Saturday that Region 5 has met the requirements to enter Tier 1 coronavirus mitigations, meaning indoor dining can resume.

Three Illinois regions are now able to lift Tier 3 mitigations under the state’s guidelines, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday.

Three Illinois regions are now able to lift Tier 3 mitigations under the state’s guidelines, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Even though restrictions preventing indoor dining remain in effect across Illinois, four restaurants in north suburban Lake County decided to reopen their doors Friday.

Suburban businesses reacted to the possibility of opening as three Illinois regions move into Tier 2 coronavirus mitigations. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.