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Chicago’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to steadily rise after reaching pandemic lows earlier this summer. City health officials say the rise doesn’t present an urgent threat to the public but shows the coronavirus is still spreading and merits attention. “It’s a good reminder that COVID is here, that COVID can make an impact,” said Massimo Pacilli, the Chicago Department ...

When Marnie Monogue developed a tickle in her throat last week, COVID-19 was the last thing on her mind. ”I had been feeling sick and awful all day Saturday,” said Monogue, 24, who lives in Uptown and works in marketing for a nonprofit. “I kept thinking, ‘Oh, it’s just sinus pressure from changes in the weather.’” Monogue took two at-home COVID-19 tests Saturday night. Both were positive. ...

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The Chicago Department of Public Health announced that the city’s wastewater surveillance program will expand to begin testing for poliovirus, with samples...

No cases of polio have been detected in Chicago or Illinois, but a case was found in New York last year.