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Teachers are expected to return to Cicero District 99 classrooms later this month and students could return in early November, but the teachers union said the coronavirus positivity rate in Cicero is too high for them to safely go back to school. “We all want to be back in the classroom, but we want to do it when it’s safe…

With Wisconsin’s case numbers and positivity rates on the rise, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted Republicans who sought to roll back the state’s coronavirus mitigation measures.

Restaurant and bar owners in Will and Kankakee Counties may serve customers indoors as of Friday evening after the region endured more than two weeks of strict mitigations to lower its rolling Coronavirus positivity rate. Lynette Greco Mertens, owner of Sorriso Ristorante in Frankfort, said business has been “like a roller coaster in recent weeks. “Thank God for our patrons…

As a result of declining positivity rates, indoor dining and bar service were allowed to resume Friday in some suburban communities. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Indiana reached the threshold to be added to Chicago’s quarantine list on its emergency travel order, but the city chose not to add it, health officials said.

The lunch rush at Paris Bistro in Naperville Wednesday looked more like an afternoon in May, when dining establishments across Illinois were only allowed to serve customers outdoors in an effort to fight the spread of coronavirus. “Oh, no.  Not again.  It’s going to be very tough,” said co-owner Jonathan Santos. The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor...

The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor dining at bars and restaurants on hold in Will and Kankakee Counties for at least fourteen days starting Wednesday, due to rising positivity rates in coronavirus testing, and business owners are bracing for yet another challenge. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the story.

With Illinois cases rising across the state, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic?

The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced a series of new mitigation efforts and restrictions in southwestern Illinois due to ongoing increases in the coronavirus positivity rate in one of the state’s healthcare regions.

With Illinois cases rising across the state, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic?

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...