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HIV infections grew 29% in Chicago between 2022 and 2024 after about two decades of decline. AIDS cases are also up slightly. In 2024, there were 818 new HIV cases — and nearly half were among Latinos, my colleague Elvia Malagón reports.
That increase is particularly significant because it marks the first time Latinos accounted for most of the new diagnoses, said John Peller, CEO of the AIDS Foundation Chicago…