60 percent of adults and 80 percent of seniors in Illinois have received at least one dose of vaccine; Cook County officials urged suburbanites to roll up their sleeves for Mom this Sunday; Itasca is moving ahead with plans to bring back its traditional Oktoberfest; White Sox Manager Tony La Russa wasn’t really able to explain a gaffe in Wednesday’s 1-0 loss

Trade shows and public events will return this summer to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Smaller, shorter Chicago Auto Show will return in July; Illinois officials offering incentives to residents to get immunized against the coronavirus

Illinois could ease more COVID-19 restrictions as soon as next week; Judson University bids farewell to seniors killed in crash; Starbucks transforms downtown Naperville store into restaurant-style concept

IDPH reported 1,860 new cases of COVID and 27 additional deaths; District 214 to host vaccination clinics for students; Fox River eaglets die after nest falls due to high winds

Suburban schools, students adjust their proms this year; Iraq veteran, former firefighter, and now charitable ultramarathoner helps adjust firefighter pressure; New nightclub opens in St. Charles

DuPage County officials plan to have 80 percent of eligible residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within 2 months; Parking layout tweaked and crossing guard added to Islamic Center of Naperville’s plans for new religious facility; Schaumburg High School English teacher suspended for five days without pay for making comment deemed harmful

The Illinois Department of Public Health is working on a program to allow residents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to show an electronic certification; Cook County Department of Public Health announced it will relax restrictions; The Blackhawks and Bulls can have fans attend games at the United Center beginning May 7

Arlington Heights Mayor says everything is a possibility for Arlington Park — including a Chicago Bears stadium; More than 9 million vaccines given in Illinois; Lake County vaccination site administering less than current capacity

Suburban COVID-19 outbreaks in the last 30 days centered around a daycare, a mental health facility, a medical clinic, and a sports team; Hometown Fest in Palatine will be scaled back; The shuttered Pheasant Run golf course property to become an industrial park

State health officials launching Pandemic Health Navigator to help dispel vaccine myths; Illinois reports 10 more deaths and 2,137 new cases; Opioid overdose deaths in Illinois increase by more than 32% in 2020