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COVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a weekly update on cases, positivity rate and hospital data in your area
Note: With Chicago and Illinois moving into phase 5, the Tribune is no longer updating this data. If the state moves back into bridge phase, the Tribune we reassess. Daily...
CPS graduates during the pandemic: 5 charts to help understand the trends
How has COVID-19 affected college enrollment, and what makes a student successful on the path to a degree? Two recently published reports by the University of Chicago Consortium on School...
More than 2,100 businesses looted or damaged, 15 homicides, 53 shooting victims, 71 fires set: Search our map of incidents from 2020 unrest
Using government records and interviews with store owners, employees, business associations and politicians, the Tribune has documented the scope of the unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis....
Stormy start to Memorial Day weekend: How much did it rain near you?
Rain is forecast to continue through Saturday, giving the Memorial Day weekend a stormy start. The storms kicked up dangerous waves along the lakefront creating high waves and closing Chicago...
Lake Michigan beach guide: Search our map and list for swimming spots from the Indiana Dunes to the Wisconsin border
Lake Michigan beaches suffered recently from the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic, which closed or limited access, and to historically high water levels, with erosion and flooding causing widespread...
Chicago’s neighborhood outdoor dining program gets an upgrade: Search our map for a spot near you
Chicago Alfresco, the city's new initiative for outdoor dining, stretches from Rogers Park to South Chicago, carving out space on streets and sidewalks for dining, cultural events and performances. The...
Thrilled! It’s about time. Too soon. Relieved but nervous. How the CDC’s new mask guidelines made you feel — and how you told us you’d adapt your mask wearing
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its recommendations Thursday on where fully vaccinated people need to wear masks, it unleashed a range of reactions from Tribune readers....
Helmut Jahn’s Chicago legacy: Photos of his buildings that changed the city and beyond
The Chicago-area architectural legacy of Helmut Jahn stretches from downtown skyscrapers to suburban post offices. After his death in a bike accident Saturday afternoon, his inspired designs — large and...
Will there be major summer road construction near you? Search our map and list
Construction will slow traffic this year on major thoroughfares like the central Tri-State Tollway and I-90/94 in Chicago, as work continues on massive multiyear projects. The eight-year reconstruction of the...
With COVID-19 restrictions set to loosen, we want to hear about what you plan to do this spring and summer, and how you feel about it
Chicago and Illinois are entering a new phase of the pandemic with more activities becoming available and summer events being announced daily. Those expanded activities present a host of new...