New rules begin Wednesday in Region 10 — the first time the region will see increased restrictions due to rising COVID-19 hospitalizations.
The preliminary findings of a COVID-19 antibody study by Northwestern University researchers show an infection rate of nearly 20 percent.
The average number of people newly hospitalized in the region with symptoms of COVID-19 increased during in the last week of September.
Data shows the number of patients with coronavirus in Illinois hospitals rose this week to its highest level in months.
A suit filed by a nurse who says she was fired for advocating the use of N95 masks survived the hospital's efforts to dismiss it
An Illinois Department of Public Health mobile testing site is coming to Evanston Township High School Tuesday through Thursday.
The risk of West Nile virus from infected mosquitoes has increased to "moderate," according to the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District.
The daily average number of people admitted to the hospital in the Cook County suburbs has risen by nearly 47 percent in the past week.
Nearly half of Evanston Patch readers who responded to a recent poll said Illinois is lifting COVID-19 restrictions too quickly,
Compared to nearby communities, Evanston has lower infection rate but a higher fatality rate.
The city's health department this week began reporting the number of residents who have recovered from the coronavirus for the first time.
At least 43 Evanston residents are among the more than 6,600 Cook County residents who have died from COVID-19-related causes this year.
CVS Health plans to begin conducting COVID-19 tests Friday from the drive-thru windows at 17 pharmacies in Illinois by appointment only.
The union representing over 10,000 nursing home workers said it reached a deal raising base pay above $15 an hour plus pandemic hazard pay.
The executive director of the nursing home with Evanston's deadliest coronavirus cluster said he had been "prohibited" from testing staff.
Nursing home owners say SEIU Healthcare negotiators turned down an offer for a raise and hazard pay ahead of a strike planned for Friday.
After surviving "the worst thing ever" during the height of his symptoms, Sonny Sultani says he values his time with family more than ever.
All employees have been tested at Three Crowns Park in Evanston, the city's deadliest nursing home coronavirus cluster, administrators said.
The Evanston retirement home's director said he plans to test all staffers through a new state program — six have tested positive so far.
Health and Human Services Director Ike Ogbo ordered shoppers and employees at essential businesses to cover their faces or face fines.
Program directors from Northwestern's Family Institute and the National Alliance on Mental Illness take questions from residents Monday.
Three other Three Crowns Park residents have recovered after testing positive for COVID-19, administrators said.
Cook County Medical Examiner's Office data shows a higher number of Evanston residents have died from COVID-19 than reported by the city.
University officials said they have not yet made a decision about graduation in mid-June.
As cases of coronavirus cases mount in Evanston, local health officials are using public digital channels to share vital inform the public.
The city remains at one reported coronavirus-related death, but the number of cases continues to climb like other Illinois communities.
J.P. Gallagher reportedly managed to prevent his family from becoming infected after being diagnosed with COVID-19 weeks ago.
Submit questions to Evanston Public Health Manager Greg Olsen or Dr. Vishnu Chundi, infectious disease chair at Saint Francis Hospital.
A Northwestern University professor received funding to design a method of modifying face masks to make them deactivate viruses on contact.
NorthShore conducts up to 600 COVID-19 tests a day and has set up a drive-thru testing site, but supplies remain limited, the exec said.
A nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital says she was fired last week after she brought her own N95 respirator to work to protect herself.
There were 41 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Evanston residents and 28 in Skokie as of Tuesday, according to local health departments.
City officials say they're also working with local nonprofits to coordinate temporary housing for homeless people in Evanston.
Two residents of a local senior community and six Northwestern University staff members are among the city's early confirmed COVID-19 cases.
North suburban hospitals could need to double or even triple their bed capacity to handle cases of COVID-19, according to new data.
NorthShore University HealthSystem is the state's first hospital group to offer an in-house COVID-19 test, according to IDPH.
Health care providers are preparing for a potential "surge of critically ill patients" by rescheduling many non-emergency surgeries.
The "State of the City" luncheon, a Robert Crown Center open house and all Levy Senior Center classes are cancelled until further notice,
The 11-year veteran of the city's health department has been acting director for more than six months.
The Grove didn't notify a doctor of a resident's declining condition — he died after being rushed to the hospital, health officials said.