Kane County

Cook County is set to release 10,000 COVID vaccine appointments Tuesday afternoon – and that’s not the only appointment drop happening Tuesday.

Retired doctors, nurses and pharmacists who are volunteering at Chicago area mass vaccination clinics are serving vital roles in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. William Johnston, who retired four years ago, is now administering vaccine doses at one of Kane County’s mass vaccination sites in suburban Batavia. “I was an ER doctor for about fifteen years and...

A suburban Chicago county is asking for volunteers, both with health care background and without, to assist in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Chicago residents are welcome to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Illinois mass vaccinations sites throughout the suburbs, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday.

On Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker encouraged Chicago residents to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Illinois mass vaccinations sites throughout the suburbs. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

Illinois plans to release 150,000 new first-dose COVID vaccine appointments for next week as eligibility expands in the state to include any state residents 16 and older, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday.

Kane County’s mass COVID vaccination site in Aurora has opened thousands of new appointments, specifically for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, officials announced Wednesday.

A new mass COVID vaccination site is launching in suburban Elgin Wednesday, open to all eligible Illinois residents, with the capacity to administer hundreds of doses of vaccine each day. Sandra Torres reports.

Chicago will open two new mass vaccination sites Monday, one located near Wrigley Field and the other at Chicago State University.

Two new mass vaccination sites in Chicago – one at Chicago State University and a second just outside Wrigley Field – open on Monday with plans to administer thousands of COVID vaccine doses each day. Sandra Torres reports.

Illinois will open two new mass vaccination sites in Kane and Will counties Friday, marking the latest of several new openings this week.

The Kendall County Health Department has opened up COVID vaccine eligibility to anyone who lives or works in the county and Lake County will open a new mass vaccination site Thursday.

Pfizer and Biontech announced Thursday that their vaccine has proven effective against the coronavirus for at least six months after the second dose, including the South African variant.

Illinois expanded COVID-19 vaccine access to another group of essential workers Monday, as Chicago moved into the next phase of its vaccine rollout, Phase 1C. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Kane County officials announced Thursday that a new mass vaccination site, called the Kane Vax Hub, will open in Batavia Friday.

Batavia is set to open Kane County’s first mass vaccination hub on Friday, county health officials announced.

Kaneland School District 302 in southwestern Kane County was forced to cancel classes Thursday after more than 100 teachers and staff members called in sick following their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Kaneland School District 302 in southwestern Kane County was forced to cancel classes Thursday after more than 100 teachers and staff members called in sick following their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports

Kane County residents can fill out a form to receive updates on when they might be eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine and how they can register.

A 40-year-old west suburban Aurora resident was arrested on charges of first degree murder and armed robbery Monday following the discovery of a deceased man inside a home under renovation in nearby Aurora Township, sheriff’s deputies said. At approximately 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office was called about a possible dead male inside a house under...