After 125 Years, Pieritz Bros. Office Supply Stores Permanently Closing In June

One of the oldest independent office supply stores in America is among the newest victims of COVID-19. Call it a sign of the times.

• May 26, 2020

Indiana Beaches See Little Social Distancing On Memorial Day

"Why are we going to freak out over something that has such a high survival rate?"

• May 25, 2020

Flooding Concerns Mount As Heavy Rains Persist; Skokie Homeowner Swamped With 6 Inches Of Water In Garage

Two to four inches already have fallen since Saturday, with more heavy rain expected before storms taper off late tonight.

• May 17, 2020

Chicago To Require Food Delivery Apps To Disclose All Fees To Customers

According to the mayor's office, restaurants are sometimes charged as much as 30% in commission fees to use third-party delivery services.

• May 12, 2020

Man Wheeled Out Of Northwest Community Hospital To Family After 34-Day Battle With COVID-19

Every positive case is a person – perhaps a father or mother, or sister or brother to someone.

• May 11, 2020

Woman Fights To Get Mother Who Contracted COVID-19 Out Of Southwest Side Rehab Facility

This Mother's Day, a daughter was fighting to bring her mom home from a nursing home after the older woman tested positive for COVID-19.

• May 10, 2020

Coronavirus Deaths At Nursing Homes Account For Nearly Half Of Illinois' Overall Death Toll; Expert Calls That 'A Major Underestimate'

Dr. Howard Ehrman, who headed up the response to the Ebola crisis in Will County as chief medical officer in the 2010s, believes even that number is "a major underestimate."

• May 9, 2020

Chicago Police Break Up Large Parties Defying Stay-At-Home Order; 5 Teens Shot At Lawndale Party

Hundreds of people defied Illinois' stay-at-home order Saturday night, leading police to break up two large parties on the West Side alone, one with dozens, possibly hundreds of people.

• May 3, 2020

Battling For COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

"What am I supposed to do? I have rent to pay. I have a car note. I have other bills."

• May 1, 2020

The Fight Furloughed Workers Face With No Income And No Health Insurance

Experts said people who were laid off due to COVID-19 have 60 days to apply for health insurance through state plans.

• Apr 28, 2020

Large, Packed Parties Shown Violating Stay-At-Home Order, Some Busted By Police

Police this weekend busted up a rowdy house party in Chicago, for which video went viral. And it was not the only one.

• Apr 26, 2020

University Of Illinois Hospital Nurse Dies Of COVID-19

"For the new nurses, they feel like she's like their mother," Illinois Nurses Association President Terence Yee said.

• Apr 25, 2020

Concern About COVID-19 Deaths In Nursing Homes Grows In DuPage County, Around State

• Apr 20, 2020

Push For Help From State Of Illinois As Nursing Home Patients Die Of COVID-19 At Shocking Rate

Nursing home patients in Illinois are dying at an alarming rate due to COVID-19, and families want answers and help from the state.

• Apr 18, 2020

37 Migrant Children At Heartland Alliance Shelter Test Positive For Coronavirus

"We are operating under the assumption that we will see additional positive diagnoses," Heartland Alliance spokeswoman Mailee Garcia said.

• Apr 14, 2020

Little Village Residents Ask 'Why Now' For Smokestack Demolition During COVID-19 Pandemic

"Why was a permit of an implosion was given during a pandemic in the first place?"

• Apr 13, 2020

Stop Work Order Issued For Demolition At Crawford Power Plant After Dust Cloud Blankets Area Following Smokestack Implosion

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has issued a stop work order for any demolition activities at the Crawford Power Plant after a dust cloud blanketed the Little Village neighborhood Saturday following a smokestack implosion at the plant. 

• Apr 12, 2020

Temperatures Soar Into 70s, But Crowds Scarce In West Suburban Parks Amid Social Distancing

As the temperatures soared into the 70s on Tuesday, many people cooped up in their homes for weeks headed outdoors to soak up some sun. But not together.

• Apr 7, 2020

Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program Could Be Life Saver For Some Businesses

Billions of dollars in small business loans have already been dished out, just three days after the federal government launched its Paycheck Protection Program.

• Apr 6, 2020

Confirmed Illinois Coronavirus Cases Top 11,000; Death Toll Stands At 274

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois topped 11,000 Sunday, with 31 new deaths.

• Apr 5, 2020

Chicago's Respiratory Therapists On The Front Line Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

"I signed up for it. I'm all about patient care I'm all about making sure these kids are safe."

• Mar 31, 2020

Hospitals Setting Up Tents To Help With COVID-19 Cases, But Weekend Storms Bring New Threat

Tents are becoming a new fixture outside hospital emergency rooms. It's the new reality in the time of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Mar 28, 2020

First Responders, Hospitals Take Precautions To Fight Spread Of Coronavirus

The pressure to respond to the coronavirus pandemic falls not just on hospital workers, but also on our first responders – and ensuring they are protected when answering the call.

• Mar 18, 2020

Keeping Store Shelves Stocked Amid COVID-19 Panic Buying

"We did about five times normal sales between Thursday and Sunday."

• Mar 16, 2020