Pritzker fights COVID-19 from Chicago, and downstate notices

Illinois will join six other Midwestern states in a partnership to determine when to reopen their economies.

A fourth person has died of COVID-19 in Sangamon County, public health officials announced Thursday.

A double-blind research study of a drug touted by President Donald Trump early on to treat coronavirus found it to be so dangerous at high doses the trial was shut down after six days. The study on chloroquine, conducted in Brazil, found one-quarter of the patients taking the anti-malaria medication developed potentially deadly changes in the electrical system regulatingtheir heartbeats.

Illinois is expanding its COVID-19 testing capacity to include anyone experiencing symptoms, even without a doctor's order, Gov.

A small-town police department in Maryland has reminded residents to wear pants while checking the mail, yet another sign that many people working during stay-at-home orders are dressing casually, if they're getting dressed at all.

WASHINGTON - Days after Washington Gov.

Ball-Chatham School District has been able to produce over 2,000 face mask back clips and ear savers on its four 3D printers.

The United States and Illinois saw a slim decrease in unemployment claims last week compared to the prior two weeks as many businesses keep their doors shut amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A Justice Department team has been reviewing conditions at coronavirus-plagued federal prisons where 16 inmates have died in the past month and as infections of inmates and officers continue to mount throughout the system, a Justice official said Thursday.