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The latest updates on the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has forced millions of people across the United States and the world into their homes in an effort to flatten the curve and stop the spread of COVID-19.

Today marks one year since the COVID-19 death of Chicago first responder Robert Truevillian. 

A Chicago firefighter has died after a battle with the coronavirus, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.

A Chicago firefighter has died from COVID-19, the fourth member of the department to die from complications of the virus.

Fallen Fire Fighter Medal of Honor Ceremony to honor Ringering Fire Marshal Life Safety Award nomination deadline extended FacebookTwitterEmail RingeringFile SPRINGFIELD — The annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony is now set for Friday, Sept. 10. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial service will be held at the firefighter memorial on the grounds of the Illinois State Capitol beginning at 10 a.m. Following the ceremony at the capitol, the Medal o...

Mattoon, IL, USA / MyRadioLink.com For Immediate Release – April 20, 2021 The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal Announces 2021 Fallen Fire Fighter Medal of Honor Ceremony Date Springfield, Ill- The Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony is now set for Friday, September 10th. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial service will be held at the firefighter memorial on the grounds of the Illinois State Capitol beginning at 10 AM. Following the c...

Truevillian recently marked his 20th anniversary with the Chicago Fire Department. "This is a loss to our family, this is a loss to his family," said Chicago Fire Commissioner Richard Ford. Truevillian was sick for several weeks before his death at the age of 55. Friends remembered him as a devoted husband and father to his four children. His family is devastated by the loss. COVID restrictions limited the number of people inside to attend the funeral service, so it was streamed online for ever...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Chicago Fire Department paramedic Robert Truevillian was remembered Monday as a devoted family man, a zealous Christian and a mentor to many. “He was extremely proud of us,” Kennedy Truevillian, one of his four children, said during a service at Russo’s Hillside Chapels in Hillside. “He always asked us to send him pictures so he could show his buddies at the firehouse.” Others remembered how he’d come home from a grueling 24-hour shift then rush off to make...

Chicago paramedic Robert Truevillian loses weekslong battle to COVID-19 WLS Share: Ambulance 71 lost its paramedic-in-charge Thursday morning after 55-year-old Robert Truevillian lost his weeks-long battle to COVID-19. "Literally I got on my knees to pray that Rob would come thru this," said Dep. Dist. Chief Michael Spencer. "It broke my heart this morning," said Asst. Dep. Chief Keith Gray. Gray knew Truevillian for nearly two decades. The two were former partners. "The care that he provided...

Coronavirus Testing Opens at OHare International Airport Coronavirus testing opened at Chicagos OHare International Airport on Friday for passengers and employees. Both rapid antigen and PCR COVID-19 test are available at the Chicago-area airport at a walk-up facility located in the bus and shuttle center, according to a tweet. The testing site is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first level of the main garage between elevators 3 and 4, the airport said. On Dec. 22, a drive-u...