Thousands of students have been excluded from school across northern Illinois this year because they sat on the bus, at lunch or in a classroom next to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.The reason makes sense: To limit the spread of COVID-19 in schools.

On Tuesday, Illinois had the fifth-lowest 7-day rolling average in the United States of new reported COVID-19 cases, with 22 per 100,000 residents, far surpassing it's neighboring states.

What are we doing to honor those who served after 9/11, along with those who died in the attacks? That’s one question each of us must answer in our own hearts.

With new mask guidance, the CDC and IDPH are asking the vaccinated to save the unvaccinated from themselves, our editorial board writes.

The best thing you can do to keep the choice to mask or not in schools in the hands of parents and kids is to get vaccinated, our editorial board writes.

That siren means something life-threatening is happening, the National Weather Service says. Whether it’s a tornado, strong wind, hail or another emergency depends on the agency that controls the sirens going off.

While the lottery encourages more people to get vaccinated, this game sets a bad example. There has to be another way to get people vaccinated without making it yet another game of chance.