COVID-19 August 15, 2024 4:06 pm COVID-19 cases on the rise as students prepare to return to school Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in the Chicago area in the wake of several major events as students prepare to head back to school. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports. Local 2:35 Chicago police provide update on Gage Park shooting that left two dead 3:02 Eileen O'Neill Burke sworn in as Cook County State's Attorney 2:00 Star witness faces cross-examination in Madigan trial 2:48 Doctor warns of ‘youth vape epidemic' as FDA battles vaping industry 1:51 Several people shot in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood, fire officials say