Illinois reported 3,581 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday with 40 more deaths; Rolling Meadows officials have promised a bigger, better July 4 fireworks show this summer; Elgin’s Wing Park Family Aquatic Center will reopen in June

Suburban sites resume vaccinations without Johnson & Johnson shots; A 15,000-square-foot coworking space called coLab has opened in Hoffman Estates; Why Jimmy Garoppolo still could be an option for the Bears

Vaccine providers temporarily halted use of Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine; Illinois hospitals were treating more than 2,000 COVID-19 patients for first time in more than 2 months; Muslims can worship in mosques this Ramadan

More than 10 percent of the state has been infected by the virus; Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up 24%; 16- and 17-year-old residents are now eligible for a vaccine, but their ages pose some additional logistical problems; DuPage County Fair, Eyes to the Skies have been canceled

All adults eligible for vaccines today; How unions, political groups influenced school board elections; Shots from pellet gun damage window at downtown St. Charles restaurant

Victims, families, and police involved with the mass shooting at the former JB’s Pub in Elgin are still haunted by the event; Downers Grove doctor helps people burp again; Glen Ellyn man and his two sons are credited with saving the lives of two men fishing near Bartlett

The daily average of new COVID-19 cases has spiked by 70% in April compared to the March average, while hospitalizations have grown by 32%; The state hit another record Thursday with 164,462 COVID-19 vaccine shots in arms; The vaccine tally needs to increase significantly if Illinois is to avoid another shot bottleneck on Monday when inoculations open up to every resident age 16 and older

Illinois vaccine providers administered more shots Wednesday than on any other single day; State health officials reported 34 more COVID-19 deaths and 3,739 new cases; One person was killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle crash; Naperville addressing "disruptive vehicle behavior"

Kristal Larson’s election to Avon Township clerk in Lake County is being celebrated by proponents of gender rights; Illinois on Wednesday reported the most new COVID-19 cases since late January; Cook County Department of Public Health is teetering on the brink of stricter limits on activities for suburban residents

Suburban residents went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots for candidates running in municipal, school, and other local matters; State administered 95,188 more COVID vaccine doses; COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois continue to climb