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Rubi Carmona, de 21 años, muestra un set de uñas a una clienta en el Mermaid Spa en el barrio Pilsen de Chicago el 7 de enero de 2022. Carmona y su madre, Nereida Aparicio, abrieron el spa en enero de 2020 al comienzo de la pandemia. 'Casi sentimos que estamos volviendo al principio, y nos obliga a pensar en lo que haríamos a continuación', dijo Carmona. '¿Sobreviviremos?'.

‘Pensamos que era la luz al final del túnel’. La ansiedad y la fatiga pandémica aumentan en medio de la última oleada de covid

January 10, 2022 at 11:42 a.m.

Al igual que muchos estadounidenses cansados de COVID, Kyle Hopwood pensó que la pandemia disminuía durante el verano, a medida que bajaba el número de casos de virus en el...

Family member forced boy, 6, into cold shower as punishment and after he died, relatives hid body in Indiana, prosecutors say

January 9, 2022 at 5:42 p.m.

The 6-year-old North Chicago boy reported missing before his body was found days later in an abandoned northwest Indiana house had been forced into a cold shower by a relative...

Ian and Liza Papautsky, with their daughter Sasha, 8, prepare a dinner at home on Jan. 6, 2022, in the western suburbs.

‘We thought we saw the light at the end of the tunnel.’ Anxiety and pandemic fatigue are spiking amid latest COVID surge.

January 9, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Like so many COVID-weary Americans, Kyle Hopwood thought the pandemic was winding down over the summer, as virus case counts in the Chicago area waned and life seemed to inch...

Jay Rivera, Joliet chief water plant operator, walks away after checking the water level at well 24D in Joliet on Feb. 23, 2021. He said 24D is drilled to a depth of 1,500 feet and measured the water level at 970 feet below the ground.

FOP President Catanzara says he tested positive for COVID, derides vaccine as a ‘treatment’

January 2, 2022 at 6:59 p.m.

The head of the union representing most of Chicago's rank-and-file police officers revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 late last week in a video message where he pushed back...

Hatty rides down the elevator in the Leighton Criminal Court Building on her way outside for a walk on Dec. 20, 2021.

Courthouse comfort dog Hatty melts away anxiety for reticent young abuse victims

December 24, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.

Hatty, the Cook County state's attorney's first-ever courthouse comfort dog for young abuse victims, only got through one case before the pandemic closed courtrooms and left her on the sidelines....

The Army Corps of Engineers' Confined Disposal Facility and Illinois International Port District in Chicago on March 3, 2021.

Local activists disappointed that Army Corps gets go-ahead to extend life of Southeast Side sludge facility

December 22, 2021 at 3:01 p.m.

Despite a week of setbacks in their efforts to correct decades of toxic dumping, activists say they remain committed to their community's battle against its toxic legacy of industry. The...

Fire officials: Toddler among 11 people affected by carbon monoxide leak at Evanston church, 6 taken to area hospitals, 5 others treated

December 19, 2021 at 5:02 p.m.

High levels of carbon monoxide inside an Evanston church sent six people, including a toddler, to area hospitals for observation Sunday afternoon while five other people were treated at the...

Off-duty cop doing security at Proviso West High School accused of attacking honors student in front of class, prosecutor says

December 12, 2021 at 4:44 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Sunday released a fledgling suburban police officer on bail after prosecutors said he barged into a Proviso West High School honors classroom and tossed a...

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is read on March 10, 2022, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Column: For a longtime crime reporter, Jussie Smollett case smelled fishy from the start

December 10, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

The Jussie Smollett story reeked from the moment this crime reporter laid eyes on it. To paraphrase "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, there was a certain part of Smollett's...

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