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Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Chicago Travel Advisory, Lightfoot Warns of Increasing Cases © AP FILE – In this June 22, 2021, file photo prepped COVID-19 vaccine filled syringes are at ready for use at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., prior to a visit by first Lady Jill Biden, as part of the Biden administration’s nationwide tour to reach Americans who haven’t been vaccinated and to promote vaccine education. Chicago updated its travel advisory Tuesday, adding three more states back to the list advising anyone entering the city from those are...

Vaccinated Chicagoan Wishes He Knew More About Breakthrough Cases Before He Became One © Provided by NBC Chicago Robert Flinn knew there was a chance he could contract COVID despite being fully vaccinated, but now that he's become a breakthrough COVID case, he said he wishes he knew more. "I do think there was a disconnect between what I was hearing from public health authorities and the reality of the situation," he said. "When I heard a statistic or health experts say things like, 'Virtually every new infection is someone who is unvaccinated,' I took that to mean that I could pretty much...

Carl Hodges, accomplished Arizona climate scientist, dies at 84 after Alzheimer's diagnosis Audrey Jensen, Arizona Republic © The Hodges family Carl Hodges was a prominent atmospheric scientist and innovator from Arizona. He passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 84 years old after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, according to his family. Carl Hodges, a longtime Arizona innovator and prominent atmospheric scientist who was one of the first to recognize and address climate change using seawater, died Saturday morning at 84 years old after being diagnosed with Alzheimer...

Carl Hodges, a longtime Arizona innovator and prominent atmospheric scientist who was one of the first to recognize and address climate change using seawater, died Saturday morning at 84 years old after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.  Over his life-long career, Hodges was known for developing and pioneering systems to combat climate change, sea-level rises and poverty around the world by using seawater to develop agriculture and jobs. Beth Hodges, Carl's wife of about 35 years, said he started suffering memory loss about a year ago. A few months ago, he was diagnosed with Alzh...