
5 Times Deadlier Than Flu, COVID-19 Has Risk Of Long-Term Effects, St. Louis VA Study Finds
ST. LOUIS — Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly has examined dozens of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in St. Louis, but he still finds it jarring to see

Only Three New Laws Take Effect This Month
SPRINGFIELD – When a new year begins in Illinois, there typically are dozens if not hundreds of new laws going into effect. Not this year.

Pandemic, Social Unrest, Statehouse Scandals Top 2020 Stories
SPRINGFIELD – It was a year like no other, and one most Americans would just as soon forget, but 2020 is sure to last in

Urbana Extension Proposed For Kickapoo Rail Trail
URBANA — Officials in Urbana now have a feasibility study, for a proposed extension of the Kickapoo Rail Trail through the city. But Mayor Diane

Illinois Delivers More Than 269,000 Vaccines; 126,111 Vaccinated Thus Far
As Illinois’ COVID-19 hospitalization and case numbers have stabilized since the second-wave highs last month, the governor’s office announced 126,211…

Illinois Hospitals Focus On COVID-19 Vaccine Education, Not Mandates For Employees
The same day the first employees at Memorial Health System hospitals in central Illinois were getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, an internal…

Illinois Reports 106 COVID-19 Deaths Tuesday
Illinois reported its third consecutive day with more than 100 COVID-19 deaths Tuesday. Meanwhile, most statistics the state uses to measure progress in…

Underground Insulin Markets Are Busy As COVID-19 Hammers Economy
Economic problems caused by COVID-19 hit diabetics especially hard. The American Diabetes Association says about a quarter of people with the disease…

We Know How To Increase Access to HIV/AIDS Testing. Can Those Strategies Work For COVID-19?
URBANA – The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on long-standing racial disparities, when it comes to access to health care and other resources. People