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In today's deep dive, as a few area restaurants are fighting against COVID-19 restrictions against indoor dining despite the health risks, we’ll hear from one restaurant owner who’s doing his best to survive while following all the guidelines.
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from the first frontline health worker at Carle Foundation Hospital to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
In today’s deep dive, healthcare workers are learning that COVID-19 has the power to raise blood sugar to dangerous levels. And that’s creating serious challenges for hospitals.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear the first in a two-part series on how COVID-19 can be especially dangerous for people with diabetes.
In today’s deep dive, months into the pandemic, misinformation about COVID-19 continues to circulate online.
We hear from the United Way of Champaign County about how people can give back to the community during the holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In today's deep dive, for many mothers giving birth during the pandemic, pregnancy has not gone as planned. To learn about these experiences, a pair of researchers is collecting pandemic birth stories from across the country.
In today’s deep dive, Kirby Medical Center in Piatt County is one of 53 "critical access hospitals" in Illinois. That's a federal designation for hospitals providing essential health services in rural areas.
In today’s deep dive, the Mississippi River town of Grafton, Illinois has had issues with flooding over the years, but we’ll learn from Illinois Newsroom’s Lecia Bushak how those flooding events are happening more frequently and more severely in recent years.
In today’s deep dive, we take a closer look at data from the University of Illinois on who got infected with the coronavirus during the fall semester, and where they lived, both on and off campus.
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