Jenny Whidden

COVID-19 injections at a vaccination station in the parking lot of the North Austin Library in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on May 7, 2021.

Illinois surpasses 10 million COVID-19 vaccinations as daily average of new cases dips below 2,000

May 11, 2021 at 6:59 p.m.

More than 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered in Illinois, while the daily average of new coronavirus cases over the past week dipped below 2,000 for the...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker answers questions from reporters at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park on Jan. 25, 2021.

Providers say Pritzker’s budget for adults with disabilities falls short of solving long-standing problems

May 11, 2021 at 7:55 p.m.

Three years after a federal judge found Illinois had failed to meet the standards of a consent decree mandating sufficient services to residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Gov. J.B....

Ferrara Candy Co. employees receive Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations April 15, 2021, at the company's plant in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.

COVID-19 vaccination clinics being opened in downtown buildings as efforts to get shots into more arms continue ahead of expected wider reopening

May 10, 2021 at 10:01 p.m.

The state and the city of Chicago are seeking to boost the waning number of people getting coronavirus vaccinations by partnering with landlords to make shots available at major commercial...

Vaccine at the Cook County COVID-19 vaccine site in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021.

COVID-19 positivity rate in Illinois lowest in more than a month, and hospitalizations also down

May 10, 2021 at 8:45 p.m.

Public health officials reported the lowest statewide COVID-19 positivity rate in more than a month Monday, and the weekly average of total statewide hospitalizations fell below 2,000 for the third...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says COVID-19 restrictions will loosen May 14, with the goal of fully reopening the state on June 11

May 7, 2021 at 12:16 a.m.

Offering the promise of a summer resembling something close to normal, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that he will further ease coronavirus-related restrictions May 14 as a precursor to a...

Illinois says 60% of residents 18 and up have at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose but number of people lining up for a shot continues to decline

May 5, 2021 at 9:19 p.m.

Illinois public health officials said Wednesday that 60% of residents 18 and over have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a day after President Joe Biden set...

La alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot saluda a la gente luego de una conferencia de prensa sobre una actualización sobre los esfuerzos de reapertura de Chicago en McCormick Place el 4 de mayo de 2021.

¿Una reapertura completa de Chicago para el 4 de Julio? Ese es el plan de la alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot: ‘Estamos demasiado cerca de lograr esta misión como para rendirnos ahora’

May 4, 2021 at 10:05 p.m.

Después de más de un año de vivir bajo las restricciones de la pandemia por el coronavirus, Chicago está a punto de reabrir por completo para el 4 de Julio...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot fist bumps people following a news conference regarding an update on Chicago's reopening efforts at McCormick Place on May 4, 2021.

A full reopening of Chicago by 4th of July? That’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan: ‘We are too close to accomplishing this mission to give up now’

May 26, 2021 at 8:26 p.m.

After more than a year of living under coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Chicago is on the verge of fully reopening by the Fourth of July and potentially opening the door to...

Secretary of State Jesse White calls for a new, more prominent statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Capitol grounds

May 4, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday called for a new statue of Martin Luther King Jr. to replace one now standing on Capitol grounds, which he said many...

Socially distanced fans celebrate a Chicago White Sox win over the Cleveland Indians on May 1, 2021, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. The next loosening of coronavirus restrictions for ticketed and seated spectator events, as well as theaters and performing arts, would have a 60% capacity.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois could reopen a bit more next week as COVID-19 hospital admissions tick down

May 3, 2021 at 10:33 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said coronavirus restrictions in Illinois are on track to be loosened next week as COVID-19 hospital admissions have started to come down from a recent...

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