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A second Chicago measles case was diagnosed in a child staying at a migrant shelter in Pilsen, Chicago Department of Public Health officials said.

At a Pilsen school’s gym, 12-year-old Sofia Lemus sat down to get her third COVID-19 shot. The seventh grader, who wore stacks of friendship bracelets on her wrists, pulled up her sleeves, saying she wanted to get the vaccine so she didn’t get sick. “I was a little bit scared, because I thought it was going to hurt,” Lemus said. “But it didn’t hurt so I was OK.” About a dozen kids received ...

Cook County and Chicago summers are expected to have up to 16 days of 100-plus degrees by the year 2050, according to an ABC7 heat analysis

Chicago collected heat data aimed at addressing urban heat islands and cooling solutions/ July is set to be the hottest month in recorded history.

Lonette Sims, chair of People’s Response Network, announced Thursday that the group had drafted an ordinance calling for greater funding for community-based public health programs.

A protest Thursday Downtown and workshop Saturday in Little Village are the latest in a series of actions to help homeowners save money and change the process that led to the increases.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez will be at the event in Little Village, as will organizations offering free immigration and public health resources, plus a slew of vaccines.

The next closest CVS pharmacy is located in Cicero, about two and a half miles away from the Little Village location.

The Focal Point Community Campus promises to bring healthcare services to Little Village. So why isn’t everyone on board?

“We talk about equity, then deliver equity,” the 25th Ward alderman said Sunday. “Deliver equity for our families, for staffing, for communities.”