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At some Chicago homeless shelters, half of staff and residents tested positive for COVID-19. Advocates say better housing is crucial.
Increased coronavirus testing in Chicago homeless shelters has revealed varying levels of infection, with some locations having as many as half of its staff and residents test positive, city health...
Before data showed Chicago blacks dying at higher rates, communities of color knew recovery from COVID-19 would be slow
In early January, Renee Mounia, 50, was admitted to Cook County Hospital with an illness that claimed her life in a matter of days. Family members confirmed that her diagnosis...
Nearly 300 Illinois nursing home patients and staff have died from COVID-19, but the state won’t say which facilities are infected
Nearly 300 Illinois nursing home patients and staff have died from COVID-19, but exactly where still remains largely cloaked in secrecy. Unlike some states, Illinois hasn't named specific facilities where...
COVID-19 outbreak at Lincoln Park nursing home leaves 4 dead, 10 others sickened as workers run low on protective gowns, other supplies
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a Lincoln Park nursing home has left four residents dead and 10 other people ill with the coronavirus, including six other residents and four workers,...
Chicago officials say city is ‘bending the curve.’ How do we know? What does it mean?
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city health commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, released new data Wednesday that they say shows the city is winning the fight against COVID-19, though the...
12 people in Chicago homeless shelter test positive for the coronavirus
Twelve people at a Chicago-funded shelter have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the city's Department of Family and Support Services. The cases are among staff and residents in...
Amid coronavirus concerns, Chicago opens 100-bed isolation facility for homeless residents
The city of Chicago has opened an isolation facility with 100 beds for homeless people diagnosed with the coronavirus, and the city will increase COVID-19 testing in homeless shelters, Mayor...
Preckwinkle says interim Cook County health chiefs ‘understand the unique set of challenges’ in inequities highlighted by coronavirus pandemic
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle talked about hospital capacity and racial disparities in COVID-19 outcomes on Saturday during a press conference in which she was joined by two doctors running...
Chicago’s coronavirus disparity: Black Chicagoans are dying at nearly six times the rate of white residents, data show
Black Chicagoans are dying from the coronavirus at a rate higher than any other racial demographic, public records show, a reflection of the deadly consequences that economically disadvantaged communities have...
‘My heart is broken’: Friends remember legendary photographer and lifelong Chicagoan Victor Skrebneski
Famed photographer Victor Skrebneski has died, friends and officials said. Skrebneski, who was 90, passed away Saturday of cancer after a 70-year career, according to a statement from Emily Osborne,...