The pop-up vaccinated 1,000 Little Village residents Sunday. It was held at a community location in hopes of eliminating barriers, organizers said.

At least 20,516 people have died from COVID-19 in Illinois, and another 2,219 deaths are probably related to the virus.

COVID-19 vaccine shots will be offered until March 26 at One Health Englewood, 641 W. 63rd St.

A local clinic recently opened a vaccination site in hard-hit Belmont Cragin. Hermosa, which shares a ZIP code with Belmont Cragin, should've been factored into the city's plan, neighborhood leaders said.

The most recent victims included 27 people from Cook County, including five people in their 40s and two in their 50s.

Illinoisans 65 and older will soon be able to sign up for appointments at the site. The vaccinations will provide a significant bump to vaccinations in and around Chicago.

Neighbors can pick up a sealed bag of five cloth masks Sunday at The Glenwood.

Chalkbeat Chicago received more than 350 responses from families and students citywide.

CPS expects about 60,700 students in the elementary grades and in intensive special education programs to learn in school buildings by mid-March — slightly fewer than 30 percent of the eligible students.

Currently, 713,000 Chicagoans are eligible for vaccines under Phase 1B — but the city has received only 218,250 first doses for this group.

Thousands per day could be vaccinated at the site, which officials plan to announce Friday, Ald. Walter Burnett said.

The city is seeing an average of five deaths per day, down from an average of nine deaths per day the week prior. That's the lowest that figure has been in months.

At least 20,374 people have died from COVID-19 in Illinois, and another 2,201 deaths are probably related to the virus.

Chicago, which has its own coronavirus vaccination campaign, won't do the same because doses are still too limited, officials have said.

CPS budgeted more than $1 million for its COVID-19 notification and contact tracing system, which includes a new district-level team and several online reporting programs.

Restaurants face an uphill battle in trying to get insurance payouts due to the pandemic — but the judge's ruling is keeping their hopes alive.

It's possible individual businesses will require employees to get vaccinated, or people might need to prove they're vaccinated to travel, Dr. Allison Arwady said.

People experiencing homelessness have been uniquely vulnerable to the virus.

One in nine Chicagoans has now gotten their first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, and that number rises to one in four Chicagoans among people 65 and older.

As the pandemic has started to subside across the United States, there are now 18 states and two territories in the system's less serious category.