IDPH Preps For Expected Initial 400,000 Doses Of Vaccine
After Pfizer submitted its application for a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, Illinois public health officials have…
Trump Administration To Begin Biden Transition Protocols
President Trump tweeted Monday that he’s recommending the General Services Administration and others in his administration begin “initial protocols.”
Pritzker’s Daily COVID-19 Briefing Full Transcript And Audio — Nov. 23, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Dr. Ngozi Ezike are holding daily COVID-19 press briefings as cases and hospitalizations in Illinois reach record highs. Read and listen to the latest update from the governor’s office on new cases, phased re-opening and closings of different regions and the state’s ongoing pandemic response. You can watch the most recent […]
Should Ethanol Go Back To Business As Usual After COVID-19?
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, ethanol producers feared the worst: a world indefinitely stuck at home. As Americans hunkered down for…
Food Banks Brace For Cold Weather, Holiday Season
URBANA – Since March, Eastern Illinois Foodbank has distributed almost nine million pounds of food. At this point last year, that number was just over seven million pounds. And demand isn’t slowing down. “The volume of food that we’ve been putting out has definitely changed because of the pandemic,” says Molly Delaney, Vice President of Development […]
Thanksgiving Will Look Different This Year, But Small Turkey Farmers Say They’ll Be OK
Many families are heeding the advice of health officials and inviting fewer people to Thanksgiving dinner. The trend has hurt turkey sales, especially…