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A $633 million and 500,000-square-foot cancer hospital through University of Chicago Medicine has been pitched for the city’s South Side.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that the federal government will provide medical staffing assistance to University of Chicago Medicine’s Ingalls Memorial Hospital in suburban Harvey in an effort to reduce the strain on nurses and doctors as they care for an increasing number of patients ill with coronavirus.c

Illinois health officials are taking a series of steps to help address a surge in COVID cases among hospitalized patients in the state, calling in workers from other states and receiving assistance from the federal government as hospitalizations hit record highs. Lexi Sutter has more details.

The University of Chicago Medical Center performed two heart transplants on Thanksgiving, reaching a new record for the most transplants performed in a year.

Troubling new information about the coronavirus pandemic was reported Friday as Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin all set records for the number of coronavirus cases. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the details and advice from a Chicago doctor.

The University of Chicago doctor who captured the nation’s attention with an impassioned, but rather blunt plea for social distancing is advising people to hunker down and limit social contacts as Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin all see record COVID-19 case numbers. Illinois’ daily case total topped 4,000 for the second straight day on Friday as the state reported its highest…

Two people were fatally shot during a shootout Thursday evening in the parking lot of a Menards in south suburban Dolton, a village official confirmed. The shooting was reported at approximately 5 p.m. at the Menards, 14975 Lincoln Ave. One person who was fatally shot was not the intended target and became caught in the crossfire, Village of Dolton Trustee…