With Cases Surging, Colleges Turn To Students For Help
As Thanksgiving break approaches, many schools are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases. Some campuses are using students to work the phones as contact tracers.
GOP Pushes Back On Pritzker’s Mitigation Efforts
Republicans in the Illinois House and Senate pushed back Wednesday against Gov. JB Pritzker’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, arguing that…
Pritzker Talks Vaccine, Contact Tracing, And University Spread
The statewide COVID-19 test positivity rate hit its lowest point since July 26 on Wednesday as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,337…
News Around Illinois – June 10, 2020
A Dialogue On Race Begins With Police In Bloomington-Normal NORMAL – On Saturday, a diverse group of around 60 people gathered in the parking lot of CrossFit Bloomington-Normal to have a conversation about race. Called “The Community Unification Project,” the event was organized by CrossFit owner Chad Hobbs in coordination with the Normal Police Department […]
Pritzker Announces East St. Louis Contact Tracing Partnership, Addresses Casino Reopening
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a health organization in East St. Louis will lend its help to the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing initiative….
Expanded Illinois Contact Tracing Program Takes Shape, Pritzker Defends Executive Order Enforcement
Two county health departments are trialing a new “tech-based” approach to COVID-19 contact tracing. Meanwhile, Governor J.B. Pritzker Monday defended…
The Regions and Phases of Pritzker’s Plan To Reopen Illinois
Illinois is in Phase 2 of Restore Illinois – the five-step plan Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled this week to reopen schools, colleges, parks and businesses, while addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Some state parks are open. More shops can operate to fill online and pick up orders, and in some places, residents can go to a […]
Champaign County Loosens COVID-19 Testing Criteria
Criteria for COVID-19 testing in Champaign County have expanded to include anyone experiencing symptoms consistent with the disease. Awais Vaid, epidemiologist at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, says previously, the county had limited testing to people with symptoms who met other criteria set by the state’s department of public health and the U.S. Centers for […]
ACLU Watches COVID-19 Mobile Tracking For Privacy Concerns
The ACLU wants to make sure mobile tracking used to limit the spread of COVID-19 will protect privacy.