Read on to find out this and other COVID-related headlines. News 8:55 p.m. Residents encounter problems trying to book vaccine appointments at the United Center An aerial photo shot with a drone shows a COVID-19 vaccination center in a parking lot of the United Center. Getty Alicia Martinez spent 1 1⁄2 hours on hold Thursday trying to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for her partner at the United Center. Then, at last, a human voice answered. Martinez had just finished giving the woman on the line her partner’s date of birth when she got disconnected. “I was angry, I was upset. I was everything,” said Martinez, who is 67 and lives in Berwyn.