Alzheimer’s Foundation Of America To Host Virtual Chicago Latino Healthy Brain Summit

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/22 9:22A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will be hosting a Chicago Latino Healthy Brain Summit on Friday, with Latinos facing the largest increase in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related illnesses of any racial or ethnic group in...

Fireworks In Barrington As More Than 60 People Sound Off About School Mask Rules At Board Meeting

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/21 6:03P Health – CBS Chicago

BARRINGTON, Ill. (CBS) It is a debate happening at almost every school district in the state and around the country what to do when it comes to masking this fall. On Wednesday night, there was no shortage of fireworks in Barrington when the issue...

North Suburban Man Fights To Secure Potentially Life-Extending Treatments For ALS Patients; Rep....

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/20 5:42P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Brian Wallach has a wife and kids at home – and he is fighting desperately to get potentially life-extending treatments to ALS patients like himself. And as CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Tuesday, time is of the...

Itasca-Based American Academy Of Pediatrics Calls For All Students To Wear Masks; Parents Remain...

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/19 5:22P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) School is still weeks away, but as we speak school boards are debating the big decision in front of them will students wear masks, or not? On Monday, a well-respected voice for the nation’s children, based in Illinois, joined that...

Health Officials Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Information At Back Of The Yards Farmers Market

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/17 12:24P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Information about COVID-19 vaccines was made available in Back of the Yards Sunday alongside fresh produce and handmade candles. Health officials set up shop at the neighborhood farmers market Saturday to encourage more people to...

Chicago Kicks Off Hyperlocal COVID-19 Vaccine Pop-Up Events Across City

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/17 12:16P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)   As the Delta variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreads, efforts to get more Chicagoans vaccinated have been stepped up. As CBS 2’s Meredith Barack reported Saturday, the Chicago Department of Public Health is now focusing on hyperlocal...

A Day After Cousin Expresses Worry To CBS 2, Man In Richton Park Nursing Home Now Has Second...

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/14 5:40P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) A night after a Chicago woman told CBS 2 she was worried because her cousin, who is in a nursing home, never received his second COVID-19 vaccine shot – he now has it. Cheryl Bellamy-Bonner only learned that her cousin , Alan...

Some Illinois Parents, School Districts Want Choice About Masks For Unvaccinated Kids In Classrooms

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/12 5:34P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced updated guidelines for schools to reopen safely — unvaccinated teachers and students will need to continue masking up, while those who are vaccinated can go...

With Delta Variant Causing Concern, Vaccination Numbers Lag Behind In Some Chicago Communities Of...

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/30 1:29P Health – CBS Chicago

While vaccines have been shown to be highly effective against the delta variant, CBS 2 dug into some troubling vaccination numbers lagging behind in communities of color.

City Of Chicago Moves From COVID-19 Travel Order To Advisory With No States On Restricted List

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/29 3:21P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The City of Chicago is doing away with its COVID-19 travel order and replacing it with a travel advisory. The city’s Department of Public Health is making the switch because no U.S. states have been on its restricted list for the...

No Plans To End COVID Contact Tracing Program On Which State Of Illinois Has Been Spending Millions

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/24 1:17P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Contact tracing was touted as one of the most important tools to stop the spread of the pandemic. The State of Illinois spent, and continues to spend, millions on it. But we wanted to know how long will that continue? CBS 2...

Still No States In Top Tier Of Chicago’s Emergency Travel Order

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/15 8:20A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)   For the second time since the city of Chicago began imposing restrictions on travelers last summer to limit the spread of COVID-19, no states are on the list requiring visitors to quarantine or test negative for the virus upon...

In A Sign Of The Times, Suburban Mask And PPE Stores Closing As State Enters Full Reopening

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/10 5:51P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) On Friday, the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago are entering a full reopening – with full capacity for sports games, businesses, and restaurants. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra...

‘I’m Feeling So Thankful To Chicago:’ Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady On Lifting...

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/10 1:34P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) At long last, the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois will fully reopen from coronavirus restrictions on Friday. But some restrictions will remain in place. The state is recommending that all unvaccinated people still wear...

COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery Is Coming To Illinois; Ohio, Which Already Has One, Says It Works

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/2 5:24P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Whether you ve chosen to be vaccinated or not, it s clear we all have our reasons why. But if you re not in a hurry to get your first dose, would money change your mind? As CBS 2 s Marie Saavedra reported, Gov. JB Pritzker made a...