Staffer In Gov. Pritzker’s Office Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Getting First Dose Of Vaccine

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/12 3:46P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The importance of getting the second-dose of one of the two-dose coronavirus vaccine was reinforced Monday, as a staffer in Gov. JB Pritzker’s office tested positive for the virus after getting their first dose. During routine...

Cubs Bullpen Coach Chris Young Tests Positive For COVID-19, Leading To Worry About Possible...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/12 3:12P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS/AP) Cubs bullpen coach Chris Young has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to concerns about a possible outbreak. Three relievers are also out as a precaution. First-base coach Craig Driver is already away from the team following...

‘This Is A Godsend’: Cook County’s Homebound Seniors Get Their COVID Vaccine

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/12 1:21P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)   Starting today, Illinoisans over the age of 16 are eligible for a vaccine. That makes the pool of people looking for a shot wider than ever before. But it s also brought new attention to those who can t easily sign up for a dose,...

Cook County To Release 35,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Tuesday Afternoon

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/12 11:21A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Cook County Health will release 35,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Tuesday. The county announced the appointments will drop at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The appointments will be for dates later this week at all Cook County Health...

Phase 2 Opens Monday In Illinois Outside Chicago For Anyone 16 And Over To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, But...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/11 6:41P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) In one of the biggest steps in getting more people in Illinois vaccinated against COVID-19, the state moves to Phase 2 of its vaccination program on Monday. Under Phase 2, everyone 16 and older will be eligible for the vaccine –...

More Than 90% Of White Sox Players, Traveling Party Have Now Received COVID-19 Vaccine

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/11 6:39P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Major League Baseball is not mandating COVID-19 vaccines, but the White Sox have really embraced the opportunity. General Manager Rick Hahn said more than 90 percent of the team and traveling party received their vaccines after the...

Areas Teeming With Restaurants, Bars Are In Balancing Act Between High COVID-19 Vaccination Rates...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/11 5:47P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) With more people getting vaccinated against COVID-19, restaurants, bars, and ballparks are busier than they have been in more than a year. But some areas of Chicago with the highest vaccination rates are also seeing spikes in...

United Center COVID-19 Vaccination Site To Switch To Single-Shot Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/11 3:14P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The United Center mass-vaccination site will be switching later this month to single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for all walk-in appointments. The change begins on Tuesday, April 20. The Chicago Department of Public...

COVID-19 In Indiana: 1,198 New Cases, 10 Deaths

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/11 10:48A Health – CBS Chicago

INDIANAPOLIS (CBS) The Indiana Department of Health on Sunday reported 1,198 new COVID-19 cases, and 10 deaths. There have now been a total of 698,692 positive coronavirus cases in Indiana since the pandemic began. The state reminds residents...

City Of Chicago Joins Walgreens, Churches For COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Effort In Hard-Hit...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/10 5:34P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The City of Chicago is launching a new push with Walgreens and churches across the city to get COVID-19 vaccinations to people in hard-hit communities who may be hesitant about getting the shot. “Tell what it was like to come in here...

Some Chicagoans Head To Gary, Indiana Site For COVID-19 Vaccine

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/10 5:31P Health – CBS Chicago

GARY, Ind. (CBS) Some Chicagoans struggling to find a vaccination appointment are crossing the Indiana state line. As CBS 2’s Brandon Merano reported Saturday, a mass-vaccination site in Gary just opened to Illinois residents. Driving through...

Cubs First Base Coach Craig Driver Tests Positive For COVID-19

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/10 2:31P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Cubs first base coach Craig Driver has tested positive for COVID-19. Driver did not go with the team to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night and no one in their traveling party has been deemed in close contact or has tested positive. But...

British Cooking School Life Kitchen Launches Cookbook For Those Who Have Lost Smell, Taste Due To...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/10 12:55P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) A British nonprofit cooking school has published a new cookbook geared toward people who have experienced loss of taste and smell from COVID-19. Life Kitchen is offering “Taste & Flavour: A Cook Book to Inspire Those Experiencing...

Biggest COVID-19 Outbreak Yet At University Of Chicago; School Implements Remote Classes,...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/8 12:56P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) In the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 since the start of the school year, more than 50 cases of the virus has been reported at the University of Chicago in the past 48 hours. Undergraduate...

Suburban Woman Sends Easter Care Package To Her Daughter In 2-Day Priority Mail, But It Was Bouncing...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/8 3:30A Health – CBS Chicago

CAROL STREAM, Ill. (CBS) Marilyn Enstrom paid for two-day priority mail to Minnesota – but it was 10 days later when the package left Illinois. We keep uncovering postal problems , so this time we decided to track the suburban woman s care...