As the weather warms and Illinois begins another week under stay-at-home orders, defiance is beginning to rise. Meanwhile, major outbreaks continue at nursing homes and large manufacturing facilities. We talk with reporters from around Illinois for the latest on COVID-19.
Over the weekend, Illinois officians annoucned the state is up to 30,000 known cases of COVID-19, and a huge share of them are in nursing homes. We’ll look at one particular cluster in central Illinois, and hear details about the new order to keep schools closed for the rest of the academic year.
Today on The 21st: a look at COVID-19's prevalence in nursing homes, details on the governor's order to keep schools closed to in-person instruction for the rest of the academic year, end-of-life planning during a pandemic, and visiting museums virtually.
State Senator Scott Bennett says he hopes lawmakers override the governor’s amendatory veto of a bill he co-sponsored to speed up the processing of Medicaid applications for long term care in Illinois.
Seven democrats on the Champaign County Board have signed a statement calling on the county to tap the brakes on any potential Champaign County Nursing Home sale.
