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FDA and CDC clear updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
The decision by federal health officials expands access to the updated shots for younger children.
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The decision by federal health officials expands access to the updated shots for younger children.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it will pick 20 K-12 schools across Illinois take part in a 25-week pilot program.
"I can't believe this is something so common, but yet something not talked about, and especially in the Black community," Kenisha Leak said.
The city's Public Health Dept. is also warning festival-goers to test their drugs for fentanyl before using.
Illinois health officials say new data show COVID-19 treatments are working.
The reason behind the booster push: only 38% of people in Chicago are fully vaccinated and boosted.
The church is fully cooperating with efforts to remediate the cooling tower, and is also notifying congregants.
"If you're looking forward and looking for new cures - not just for melanoma, but all cancers - this work is crucial," said Dr. Jeffrey Wayne of Northwestern Medicine.
The patient is a man in his mid-60s who lives on the city's Northwest Side. He has been hospitalized.
It provides a nasal spray that can stop an opioid overdose and even save a life.
White, 88, suffered mild symptoms of the virus, and had been working from home while quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 24.
Federal health officials say thousands of updated booster shots are already being shipped around the country.
The Cook County Department of Health said a suburban Cook County resident in his late 70s got sick with West Nile in early August and later died.
Officials urge continued vigilance as Chicago joins growing list of cities whose monkeypox cases have slowed in recent weeks.
CBS 2 has tracked Monkeypox, or MPV, since the start of the outbreak in early May. Illinois now has at least 1,000 cases of MPV.
"There isn't a proposal on the table right now that would be acceptable to anyone I know in the legislature," Pritzker said.
The event at which Trump is speaking is not open to the public.
The new law requires insurance companies to cover all pregnancy, post-partum, and newborn care provided by doulas, lactation consultants, and midwives for a year.
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin.
President Biden unveiled three proposals to reform the Supreme Court, including term limits, a binding code of conduct and constitutional amendment about presidential immunity.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
Experts say insurance companies are paying close attention, and the average person should be doing so too.
The hike was fueled mainly by the company's Safety Modernization Program to replace nearly 2,000 miles of dangerous, old, deteriorating natural gas pipes.
As of Tuesday evening, a total of five tornadoes had been confirmed in the Chicago area from the storms Monday night and six Sunday night.
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Lisa Gee's experience taught her the life-saving importance of organ donations for thousands of patients.
Keisha House said people trust their hairdressers and barbers, and great communication takes place while in those chairs.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
The way things had been going, owner Alfio Sciacca was not sure Amici would make it a year. Now, everything has changed.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
The plant, which was indefinitely idled in February 2023, is expected to reopen next year.
Fiscal Year 2024 saw total cannabis sales exceed $2 billion, which exceeded the figures for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022.
Newhart was an Oak Park native and an alumnus of Saint Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University in Chicago.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, testifying at a Senate hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
An off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed at a gas station in Woodlawn. Chicago police said the gunman was trying to rob him.
Gov. JB Pritzker is again sharing his doubts that a taxpayer-funded stadium will be approved for the Chicago Bears.
A Cook County Sheriff’s deputy was killed in a shootout while off duty early Tuesday at a gas station on Chicago’s South Side.
The son of notorious Sinaloa cartel drug lord “El Chapo” Guzman will appear in federal court in Chicago Tuesday morning. Joaquin Guzman Lopez was arrested by the FBI last week, alongside Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
Police said the victim was the target of an attempted robbery.
The family will gather at the New Mount Pilgrim Church on Washington Boulevard.
Deputy Sean Grayson told his superiors he was about to terminate the pursuit. But he did not stop.
A hot stretch begins Tuesday in the Chicago area.
"There isn't a proposal on the table right now that would be acceptable to anyone I know in the legislature," Pritzker said.
Grayson told his superiors he was about to terminate the pursuit. But he did not stop.
Former Secret Service agent McCarthy said security for both conventions is now even under more scrutiny since the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
The department has now confirmed they will be providing emergency medical support both inside the secure perimeter that will be going up around the United Center.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
The former University of Illinois football player had been hired at Aunt Martha's despite having a criminal conviction on his record.
"There isn't a proposal on the table right now that would be acceptable to anyone I know in the legislature," Pritzker said.
The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in the first on Gavin Sheets' RBI single, but it was largely downhill from there—especially once the eighth came around.
Here are some spectacular photos of athletes in action at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Carson Spiers allowed one hit in five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list, and the Cincinnati Reds homered three times in a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
The team is preparing for Thursday's Hall of Fame Game against the Houston Texans in Canton, Ohio.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified him as 31-year-old Rafael D. Wordlaw.
Brittany Payne, 32, of Chicago, and Yolanda Payne, 47, of Bellwood, were killed, and another of their cousins remained in critical condition Monday night.
No one was in custody late Monday.
Only one person was wounded in the three shootings since Sunday evening.
Late Friday, no one was in custody. Detectives were investigating.