Corn Growers Struggle Amid Decreased Ethanol Demand
As the price of gasoline plummeted amid COVID-19 restrictions, so has the price of ethanol. And Midwestern corn farmers are beginning to feel the…
‘A Lot Of These Older Guys Are Gonna Die’: COVID-19 Hits Illinois Prisons
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this week that Illinois prisons would be closed to new inmates in response to growing concern about the COVID-19 pandemic spreading within Illinois’ correctional facilities. As of Sunday, at least eight incarcerated men at Stateville Correctional Center have tested positive for the virus, along with multiple staff members at the prison. […]
WATCH: Coronavirus Task Force To Hold Briefing After Trump Signs Aid Package
President Trump indicated there would be an announcement about deals to make more ventilators, masks and other equipment. The news conference is scheduled to begin shortly. Watch it live.