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Surrounded by wife Danielle Mains and children Jude and Lucy, Ryan Mains is presented with a key to the city May 30, 2020, by Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager after Mains ran 80.8 miles.

Ex-firefighter being treated for PTSD completes 80-mile fundraising run to help other first responders facing same struggle

June 3, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

A day after he ran 80 miles to raise money for colleagues struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, former Woodstock firefighter and paramedic Ryan Mains was sore, tired and thankful. "I...

Erick Granada Ocampo a server at Egg Harbor Cafe, left, waits on Robin and Mike Weseen on the patio on May 29, 2020, in Barrington. The Weseens were the first customers served when they opened Friday morning. Robin Weseen said, "We usually come here three times a week. They are like our family and we love them."

Dining, shopping, personal training back on the menu as suburban Chicago reopens during coronavirus pandemic

May 29, 2020 at 7:40 p.m.

After 68 days under a broad government order to stay home, many Illinoisans took their first tentative steps back into restaurants, shopping malls and fitness centers Friday despite a viral...

Sex worker E.B. Cotenord in Evanston on May 12, 2020.

How to make a living in Chicago sex work amid a pandemic? More hours, less pay and a good internet connection.

May 24, 2020 at 6:13 p.m.

Like a lot of people in these months of quarantine, E.B. Cotenord is having a tough time making ends meet. COVID-19 has made it too risky to pursue her profession...

Marvin Radtke toasts the opening of the Friends and Neighbors bar in Appleton following the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020.

Coronavirus confusion reigns in Wisconsin as some bars, restaurants and tourist attractions can reopen and others are shut down

May 15, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

For the first time in weeks, Matt Kealy opened the doors to his gastropub in downtown Janesville, Wis., Wednesday night, pouring beers for a dozen of his most loyal customers...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during the daily news briefing regarding the coronavirus pandemic on May 3, 2020, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

‘Ladies and gentlemen, we are not Cook County.’ Pritzker’s geographical grouping in COVID-19 fight rankles many officials.

May 14, 2020 at 7:08 a.m.

Opposition to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus shutdown has intensified across parts of the suburbs and beyond, as elected officials try to sever their fates from that of Chicago and Cook...

A housekeeper changes a bed on April 17, 2020, in the intensive care unit where COVID-19 patients are seen at Roseland Community Hospital in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side.

Report: Structural racism — from segregated housing to limited job opportunities — responsible for high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans

May 12, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

Long-established elements of structural racism, from substandard housing to mass incarceration to limited job opportunities, are responsible for the disproportionate toll COVID-19 is taking on African Americans in Chicago and...

Ruanda Mejia, 41, an advanced practice nurse for the Sinai Health System, hasn't seen her 6-year-old son Gabriel since April 9, 2020. She sent him to live with his aunt on the North Side of Chicago after she tested positive for COVID-19.

Virtual hugs, curbside brunch pickup, drive-up photo booths — Mother’s Day will look different amid coronavirus pandemic

May 8, 2020 at 6:17 p.m.

On Mother's Day, Ruanda Mejia will receive a simple but priceless gift: a reunion with her 6-year-old son Gabriel after spending a month in COVID-19 quarantine. Mejia, a nurse who...

Jonathan Davila is greeted by his wife, Ashley King, with their 6-month-old son, Elijah, after being discharged from Elmhurst Hospital on May 5, 2020. Davila, 30, was among the first COVID-19 patients at the hospital and spent 44 days inside, including 20-plus days intubated for respiratory failure.

‘We weren’t sure we were going to get him through’: Addison man stricken by COVID-19 discharged after 44 days in the hospital

May 6, 2020 at 7:16 a.m.

It started in mid-March with a cough Jonathan Davila couldn't shake. The 30-year-old from Addison thought he was suffering bronchitis, but eight days later, when he began to have trouble...

Attendees on the lawn at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park during a concert by Paul Simon on June 18, 2016.

Ravinia cancellation will cost Highland Park $1 million in lost taxes, but mayor says it was correct decision

May 1, 2020 at 5:22 p.m.

The Ravinia Festival's decision to cancel its 2020 season in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic will cost Highland Park an estimated $1 million in sales tax revenue, plus another...

River Grove firefighter, apparently recovered from COVID-19, suffers fatal stroke

April 30, 2020 at 6:48 a.m.

A River Grove firefighter and paramedic who had tested positive for COVID-19 but appeared to be on the mend died early Wednesday from a stroke, officials said. Robert "David" Reisinger,...

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