As anger grows over change in reporting on COVID cases, CPS has no immediate plans to reverse course
CPS last month shifted to only reporting cases at individual schools that were confirmed by contact tracers instead of all reported cases.
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Stocks are in the midst of a wild ride as the U.S. gets ready to fight inflation
The Federal Reserve is gearing up to raise interest rates after inflation hit a 40-year high, sparking fears in Wall Street about what these steps will mean for the economy.
Dough-nate for doughnuts: Krispy Kreme says it will give blood donors a free dozen
The promotion follows an announcement from the Red Cross earlier this month that it is facing its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.
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COVID-19 in Chicago and Illinois
WBEZ’s news coverage of the coronavirus pandemic focuses on equity, the vaccine rollout in Chicago and the state, and the impact on our daily lives.
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Coronavirus in Illinois: Today’s case count and death toll
See the latest numbers of Illinois COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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Vaccinated school staff may still get paid COVID leave after Gov. JB Pritzker vetoes original bill
Pritzker vetoed a bill giving staff at public schools paid time off for COVID-19 related absences. He wants to limit leave to vaccinated staff.
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One in four CPS elementary students is vaccinated, with rates varying widely by school
New data show about 53% of high schoolers are vaccinated. Use WBEZ’s tool to look up vaccinations rates for your Chicago school.
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Families are in distress after the first month without the expanded child tax credit
January is the first month since July 2021 that more than 36 million families did not receive money from the expanded child tax credit. For some, the consequences are dire.
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Chicago aldermen make little progress toward compromise on ward map
Without a compromise map nailed down, Chicago aldermen have been sitting through a sparsely attended series of public input hearings. But the once-a-decade process appears stalled.
Little Calumet River makes the New York Times’ list of ‘Places for a Changed World’
One of the Chicago area’s best-kept secrets has made it out into the world thanks to the New York Times’ list of 52 “Places for a Changed World.”
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A Chicago cop will keep his job after a ‘clearly unreasonable and unnecessary’ shooting
The city’s Police Board rejected a recommendation to fire officer Luigi Sarli despite finding that he wrongly shot at a vehicle.
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A plan to sue gang members could end up costing Chicago taxpayers
The proposal has been beset with criticism, most recently from civil rights attorneys. It gets a City Council hearing Friday.
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Illinois high court hears case over spending campaign money on criminal defense lawyers
Arguments aired Wednesday focused on a $220,000 campaign expenditure by former Ald. Danny Solis, a government mole, for his attorneys.
