A new and highly contagious COVID variant that quickly rose to dominance in the U.S. and particularly the East Coast, is now rising in numbers across the.
Despite the more contagious new COVID variant rapidly spreading in the Northeast, Illinois isn't seeing nearly as many cases. Still, health officials are.
Will the new XBB.1.5 variant continue rising in the Chicago area? Experts weigh in on what the Midwest can expect with the highly-contagious strain already.