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 5:05 Police give update after UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in New York 1:37 Santa uses American Sign Language to communicate with kids in Aurora 1:45 Man dies days after being shot in Lincoln Park altercation 1:49 Tiffany Henyard loses nomination bid against State Sen. Napoleon Harris 41:51 City HR chief faces pointed questions after Ronnie Reese scandal