Chicago’s ban on single-use plastics now in effect
The new law applies to delivery and takeout orders, not dine-in.
The new law applies to delivery and takeout orders, not dine-in.
Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed.
The at-home tests are expected to be delivered by USPS later this month. The White House said the site is in “beta testing” and will be launched formally Wednesday.
The American Red Cross says it’s facing its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.
Chicago-area nurses say as the pandemic rages on, hospitals continue to be short-staffed and they continue to be overworked.
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.”
New numbers also show unvaccinated Illinois residents are dying at 22 times the rate of vaccinated residents.
Employers from Macy’s to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a 62% drop in blood drives at schools and colleges, according to the American Red Cross.
And, across Illinois, the COVID-19 death rate is 22 times higher for the unvaccinated than for fully inoculated residents as breakthrough cases appear to be far less lethal.