COVID-19 Surging In Chicago Area Nursing Homes Again, And Some Say State Is Not Doing Enough

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/23 12:17P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) COVID-19 cases are again surging in Chicago area nursing homes, and workers in the facilities are in dire need of emergency supplies. On Monday, CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey dug into what is being done to stop this alarming...

People Have Been Warned Against Traveling This Thanksgiving Amid COVID-19 Surge, But Some Are Doing...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/22 4:23P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Hundreds of cars were lined up outside O’Hare International Airport Sunday night. Travelers arrived with suitcases in hand – not letting COVID-19 travel advisories keep them from spending Thanksgiving with family. As CBS 2’s Jeremy...

Big Surprise Planned For 6-Year-Old Big Truck Lover Dylan Schroeder, As He Takes Final Treatment To...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/20 12:18A Health – CBS Chicago

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) A recent viewer email read in part, “Please consider doing a feel-good thankful story. It involves a grateful family despite having a young boy with leukemia. CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas had the tearjerker on Friday...

Coronavirus In Illinois: Some Hit Casinos One Last Time Before They Close, Along With Museums And...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/19 4:14P Health – CBS Chicago

DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) Get ready for more restrictions to take effect Friday in Illinois. On Thursday, the state reported 14,612 new cases of COVID-19 – the third largest single day of positive cases. Gov. JB Pritzker is hoping new rollbacks...

COVID In Chicago: UIC Researchers Say Sewage Testing Can Zero In On Where Virus Is Surging Worst

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/17 12:16P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The subject of this story may not be dinner table talk, but it could be a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19. Chicago researchers are now testing sewage. As CBS 2’s Suzanne Le...

COVID In Chicago: CPS Announces Plan To Resume In-Person Learning For Pre-K And Special Ed Students...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/17 10:45A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Under a plan announced Tuesday, all Chicago Public Schools students will go on with remote learning for the rest of 2020 but some students will return in person January, and students...

COVID In Illinois: How Is Dining In A Fully Enclosed Tent Different From Indoor Dining? State...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/16 5:11P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) It’s a dining dilemma that is on many of our minds – just how is eating in an enclosed tent different from eating inside a restaurant? As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported, any tent or...

Advocate Health Sounds Alarm Amid Coronavirus Surge, Peak In Hospitalizations In Illinois

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/16 12:26P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The coronavirus surge is affecting all ages and races. On Monday alone, Illinois public health officials on Monday reported 11,632 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, as well...

Michigan Reports 12,763 New COVID-19 Cases, 55 Deaths Over Past 2 Days

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/16 9:50A Health – CBS Chicago

LANSING, Mich. (CBS/AP) Michigan state health officials on Monday reported 12,763 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days, and 55 deaths. The state Department of Health and Human Services noted that...

Coronavirus In Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker Warns That Health Care Workers Are Overwhelmed Amid...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/16 9:00A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warned on Monday that hospitalizations for COVID-19 are at an all-time high in Illinois, and health care workers are facing challenges more serious than ever...

This Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Expert Notes Signs Of Dementia To Look For When You Can’t See...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/15 11:34P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The coronavirus pandemic is preventing many people from seeing mom or dad, grandma or grandpa. And it is scary to think this, but those visits might have been helpful to notice your...

COVID-19 In Chicago: Stay-At-Home Advisory Begins Monday For City; Doctor Weighs In On How It Will...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/15 5:01P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Illinois reported 10,631 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, and 72 more deaths. Nationwide, the U.S. has now reached 11 million cases – just six days after hitting 10 million. It is the...

Coronavirus In Indiana: Tighter Restrictions Going Into Effect Saturday Night

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/14 11:32A Health – CBS Chicago

HAMMOND, Ind. (CBS) Indiana public health officials on Saturday reported a record-breaking 8,451 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 25 confirmed deaths. As CBS 2’s Steven Graves...

Wisconsin Reports 5,146 New COVID-19 Cases, 52 Deaths

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/14 9:30A Health – CBS Chicago

MADISON, Wis. (CBS/AP) Wisconsin reported 5,146 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 52 deaths. The Saturday case count is short of a record. But as of Friday, the seven-day positivity rate in Wisconsin...

After Chance The Rapper’s Aunt’s Wait For Kidney Donation Was Subject Of Viral Tweet, A Donor...

CBS Chicago (Health) 11/12 5:27P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Thursday night’s new CBS series “B Positive” was inspired by creator Marco Pennette’s kidney donation experience. It is a reality for more than 3,000 people in Illinois who are waiting...