All Stories from April 16, 2020 (Change date)
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Feder: Homebound listeners flock to WBBM NewsradioApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The first Chicago radio ratings to reflect the coronavirus shutdown showed substantial increases for three of Chicago's news and news/talk radio stations, Robert Feder w...
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Chicago White Sox head physician details MLB partnership with coronavirus researchersApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - This should be the third full week of the regular season, but baseball has been paused since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Players have made two things quite...
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Boys & Girls Club of Elgin names 'Youth of the Year'Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Seventeen-year-old Nya Colvin of Streamwood was named "Youth of the Year" by the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin, an award that goes to club members who show leadership, serv...
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Cook County unveils COVID-19 dashboard, mapApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County officials on Thursday unveiled the Medical Examiner COVID-19 Dashboard and interactive Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) Map. The dashboard provides access to...
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Smoldering compost bin sparks Naperville house fireApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - A compost bin that apparently was placed too close to a house sparked a fire Thursday morning on the 900 block of Rock Spring Road in Naperville, authorities said. Fire...
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PGA's revamped schedule targets JDC as first event to re-allow spectatorsApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - While the PGA Tour schedule remained in a state of flux Thursday, there were some noteworthy developments. Two involved Illinois tournaments. The Evans Scholars Invitati...
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Illinois deaths from COVID-19 surpass 1,000; Illinois joins Midwest coalitionApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 1,000, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while announcing a coalition with six other Midwestern governors ...
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Editorial: We need many more tests to 'crush the curve'Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - That winter cough that wouldn't quit. Did you have COVID-19? That co-worker who went home sick last month. Did she have it? Your roommate with fever, aches, fatigue and ...
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Lake County committee recommends freezing pay over some objectionsApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - A plan to freeze the salaries of three Lake County elected officials for four years because of the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic moved forward ...
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Brian Dennehy remembered as 'towering presence' in Chicago theaterApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Actor Brian Dennehy was as close to a Chicago native as you could get without having been born here. A major force in Chicago theater for more than three decades, the ac...