COVID-19 Hospitalizations Far Higher In Most Regions Than In First Wave
With no signs of slowing, key metrics measuring the spread of COVID-19 – including hospitalizations – continue to push numbers not seen since April and…
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Justice To Replace Kilbride
The highest court in Illinois appointed a new member to its bench on Tuesday. Justice Robert L. Carter, 74, will join the Illinois Supreme Court,…
Champaign Unit 4 Plans To Bring Middle, High Schoolers Back To Classrooms In January
CHAMPAIGN – During a Board of Education meeting Monday night, Champaign Unit 4 Schools officials discussed bringing middle and high school students back into classrooms beginning in January. The plan as presented by Unit 4 administrators includes two schedules. Under either scenario, all students would learn virtually on Mondays, and in the mornings for the […]
America Amplified 2020: Episode 5- The Votes Are In, Now What? How America Should Move Forward
America Amplified: Election 2020 is a national talk show that will dive into the challegnes facing America before and after election day on November 3….
217 Today — Nov. 13, 2020
Friday November 13, 2020 Today’s headlines: Governor JB Pritzker is warning of another possible stay-at-home order for Illinois as Coronavirus stats keep climbing. Today is the last day for in-person classes at the Champaign Unit Four and Urbana school districts until January. Both districts say they’re switching to remote instruction only, starting Monday per recommendations from the Champaign-Urbana Public […]
Pritzker Announces Tier 2 Mitigations In Three More Regions
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that three more regions of the state will be placed under even stricter COVID-19 restrictions starting Wednesday as the state’s rates of infections and hospitalizations continue to climb. “The virus is winning the war right now,” Pritzker said during his daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago. Ten of the […]