Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she has tried to create resources where they are needed most.
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As Thanksgiving Day draws near, there is a growing concern about the surge in cases of COVID-19 in the Chicago-area.
The ramp up testing begins Tuesday.
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An employee parking lot just west of Midway at 55th Street has been transformed into Chicago's fourth permanent drive-up testing site.
The testing site is not meant to serve airport travelers, but people on the southwest side where the number of COVID-19 cases has remained hight
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The state offered some promising news Tuesday morning: that Illinois' test positivity rate has fallen for eight consecutive days.
Officials said this is a critical moment.
"Thanksgiving hasn't happened yet. People can still change their plans and change the outcome. We don't have to have super-spreader events at homes," said Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
The testing site at Midway Airport's Parking Lot B will open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.