Jenny Whidden

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.

Illinois sets a new high for COVID-19 vaccinations, but case count tops 4,000 for first time since late January

April 9, 2021 at 9:56 p.m.

A new daily high for coronavirus vaccinations was set in Illinois on Thursday, but the daily COVID-19 case count crossed the 4,000 mark for the first time since late January...

Illinois preps for expanded vaccine eligibility as health experts say it might be time for tighter rules in face of third surge: ‘Maybe the expectation is that vaccination is going to save our butts’

April 8, 2021 at 11:28 p.m.

Suburban Cook County will join the rest of the state outside Chicago in expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility Monday to everyone 16 and older as the state makes 150,000 appointments for...

Dr. Rachel Rubin appears at her office at the Cook County Department of Public Health in Forest Park on Nov. 2, 2020. Rubin is one of two top leaders at the county public health department.

Public health official says Cook County ‘will not hesitate’ to impose further COVID-19 restrictions if suburban case numbers don’t improve

April 7, 2021 at 11:43 p.m.

A Cook County public health leader said Wednesday there won't be a return to past COVID-19 mitigations just yet in the suburbs, but an ongoing third wave of the virus...

Daily COVID-19 cases, positivity rate in Illinois reach levels not seen since late January

April 7, 2021 at 7:37 p.m.

The latest tally of daily coronavirus cases and the statewide positivity rate for tests in Illinois rose to levels on Tuesday not seen since late January, public health officials reported....

Additional 95,188 coronavirus vaccinations administered in Illinois as hospitalizations, positivity rate inch up

April 6, 2021 at 8:28 p.m.

An additional 95,188 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in Illinois on Monday, as statewide hospitalizations and the positivity rate continue to creep up, public health officials reported. The seven-day statewide...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker departs a coronavirus news conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago in March.

CTU’s bargaining rights expand to include class size, assignments under bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker

April 5, 2021 at 9:28 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union is lauding Gov. J.B. Pritzker for restoring its ability to bargain with the city over issues including class sizes, staff assignments and subcontracting. Pritzker signed a...

COVID-19 vaccine now available to everyone 16 and older in 84 of Illinois’ 102 counties

April 5, 2021 at 9:06 p.m.

Coronavirus vaccinations are now available to everyone 16 and older in more than 84 of Illinois' 102 counties following Gov. J.B. Pritzker's decision two weeks ago to allow local health...

Truist Park on April 1, 2020, in Atlanta. In response to Georgia's new voting law, Major League Baseball announced that it will move its All-Star Game from the park.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker tweets that Chicago would welcome MLB All-Star Game

April 5, 2021 at 5:28 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a tweet that Chicago would welcome Major League Baseball's All-Star Game following the league's decision to move the July 13 event out of Atlanta because...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

Illinois records 3,526 new COVID-19 cases, highest since Feb. 5, as officials warn residents to be safe over holiday weekend

April 1, 2021 at 9:01 p.m.

Chicago public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady warned Thursday that the statewide uptick in COVID-19 cases could cause a significant increase in illness, hospitalizations and deaths. Public health officials reported...

Officials say 70% of Illinois residents 65 and up have been vaccinated, but further reopening on hold as hospitalizations, cases on rise

March 31, 2021 at 10:29 p.m.

With Chicago experiencing what Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday called a "quantum leap" in coronavirus cases and with infections and hospitalizations on the rise across Illinois, officials are putting on...

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