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United Center COVID Vaccine Site: Here's What We Know So Far
Chicago’s United Center will become a mass COVID vaccination site next month, offering up doses to thousands of people each day. Here’s what we know so far about the new federally-run operation.
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Could Illinois See Return of Some Fans in the Stands? Here's What Gov. Pritzker Said
Could Chicago and Illinois soon see the return of fans in the stands at professional sporting events?
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Seniors Will Have a Special Registration Period for United Center Vaccine Site
As part of an effort to get more of Illinois vaccinated through opening a Chicago mass COVID-19 vaccination site, officials announced Friday that senior citizens will have a specially designated registration period.
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More Mass Vaccination Sites Expected in Chicago and Illinois in Coming Months
The United Center won’t be the only mass vaccination site opening in the near future.
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United Center Opening as Mass Vaccination Site in March, Pritzker Announces
Chicago’s United Center will become a mass COVID vaccination site next month, offering up doses to thousands of people each day, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced alongside a coalition of local, state and federal officials Friday.
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Uber Donates Thousands of Free Rides to United Center COVID Vaccination Site
Uber is donating 20,000 free rides to help Chicago residents receive the coronavirus vaccine at the city’s new United Center mass vaccination site, the company announced Friday.
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United Center COVID Vaccine Site to Open in March
Chicago’s United Center will be turned into a mass COVID-19 vaccination site opening next month, a coalition of city, state and federal officials announced Friday.
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United Center to Open as Mass Vaccination Site
Crews are already clearing snow from the parking lots at the United Center as they begin work to turn it into a mass vaccination site. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.
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Watch Live: Officials Give COVID-19 Update After Announcing United Center as Vaccine Site
A coalition of Illinois, Chicago, Cook County and federal officials will deliver a joint COVID-19 update Friday.
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United Center to Be Mass Vaccination Site
The United Center could become a mass vaccination center as soon as next month. Sandra Torres reports.
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16 Members of Congress From Illinois Support Trump's Removal From Office
At least 13 representatives and both of Illinois’ U.S. senators have publicly expressed support for President Donald Trump’s removal from office after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an effort to overturn the presidential election results, halting the electoral vote count in an eruption of chaos and violence that left five people dead.
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Pelosi Calls for Pence to Invoke 25th Amendment
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office.
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‘This is Madness': Illinois Officials React From US Capitol Amid Protest Chaos
Illinois representatives at the U.S. Capitol for a joint session to count and confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden reacted as they were ushered to various locations following a lockdown and evacuation as protesters breached the capitol building.
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Illinois Officials React From US Capitol Amid Protest Chaos
Multiple Illinois lawmakers shared their first-hand account as violence erupted on the U.S. Capitol complex Wednesday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the details.
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Rep. Gallego to House: ‘It Is Time for You to Save Your Soul, It Is Time for You to Save Your Country'
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., implored his fellow Congress members to forego objections to the certification of the 2020 presidential election, calling the proceedings a “stain on democracy.”
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Sen. Duckworth: Republicans Are Trusting ‘Reddit Conspiracy Theories' Over Constitution
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. lambasted Republican colleagues who were pushing for a rejection of electoral college votes on Wednesday. “By trying to overturn this election, they are placing more trust in Reddit conspiracy theories over the Constitution,” Duckworth said.
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Chicago Officials Prepare Security After Rioters Storm US Capitol, Clash With Police
Illinois officials announced security preparations have begun after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, clashing with police officers.
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Rep. Kinzinger Hoping President ‘Quit Being a Coward'
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks with NBC News about pro-Trump protesters breking into Congress.
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Memoir by Sen. Tammy Duckworth Coming Out in March
Sen. Tammy Duckworth has written a memoir, “Every Day Is a Gift,” which comes out March 30.
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Illinois Democratic Senators React to President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee
Both Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth released statements voicing their concerns following President Trump’s nomination of Chicago Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court Saturday. “We’re 38 days from Election Day & 45 days away from the Supreme Court taking up the case that will decide whether the Affordable Care Act survives,” Sen. Dick Durbin...