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¿Deberíamos usar 2 máscaras en lugar de 1? Respuestas a preguntas sobre coronavirus
¿Deberíamos usar dos máscaras en lugar de una? ¿Todos los códigos postales del Condado Cook funcionan para el programa de vacunación del condado? ¿Qué tan efectivas serán las vacunas en...

Holiday volunteering looks very different this year due to COVID-19. Here are ways you can still help — in person or virtually.
The holiday season is typically high tide for giving back through volunteering. But as the COVID-19 pandemic persists and cases surge, organizations are seeing volunteer numbers dwindle even as demand...

Expertos en salud y ciencia responden a las preguntas sobre COVID-19
Estas son algunas de las muchas preguntas que nos enviaron los lectores y que hemos hecho a los expertos en salud y ciencias. Este recurso se actualizará a medida que...

‘There’s always an increase of charity fraud this time of year’: Holiday donations can bring scammers; the pandemic makes it worse.
It's officially the season to be jolly, and for many people, that involves giving back through monetary donations. Most people tend to give a bulk of their donations between now...

Holiday volunteering will look a lot different this year due to COVID-19. Here are ways you can still help — in person or virtually.
The holiday season is typically high tide for giving back through volunteering. But as the COVID-19 pandemic persists, cases surge and a stay-at-home advisory went into effect in Chicago and...

Virtual sex trending as millennials and Gen Z look for intimacy during COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds
With video dating keeping cuffing season alive this fall and winter, it's not surprising that virtual sex would accompany it. According to a recent survey of 2,000 unmarried millennials and...

Illinois earns a D+ grade on preterm birth and infant mortality assessment. 949 babies died in 2018.
Illinois earned a D+ grade on the March of Dimes 2020 Report Card, making it one of 11 states with a nearly failing average of preterm birth and infant mortality....

2021 wedding trends shift to accommodate the ongoing uncertainty of COVID-19
When COVID-19 came and changed everyone's lives in March, it took down engaged couples' original wedding and honeymoons plans along with everything else, making many soon-to-be newlyweds postpone their nuptials...

A 63-year-old. An Iranian refugee. Teenagers. Mexican immigrants. All voted in their first presidential election. Here’s what they had to say.
Just 1% of Illinois voters said the 2020 election marked their first time casting a ballot, according to The Associated Press and exit poll surveys. The Tribune spoke with a...

Commentary: 11 ways to cope with the anxiety of election week
Election week is here, which means it's likely that feelings of anxiety and uncertainty are sky high. Regardless of what side of the aisle you're on, this year has been...
