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Schools Closed Because of Virus; Here’s How They’re Feeding Students
Here's how Champaign, Danville, Decatur and Urbana public schools are feeding students during the school shutdown due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Illinois School Closures Spotlight Opportunity Gap For Poor Students
About half of Gladys Marquez’s students can’t access the internet at home. Marquez teaches English language learners at Dwight Eisenhower High School in Blue Island on Chicago’s south side. The school serves predominantly students of color from low-income backgrounds.
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‘A Lot Of These Older Guys Are Gonna Die’: COVID-19 Hits Illinois Prisons
As of Sunday, at least eight incarcerated men at Stateville Correctional Center have tested positive for the virus, along with multiple staff members at the prison. A staff member at the Sheridan Correctional Center also tested positive for COVID-19, and so did multiple individuals housed at the North Lawndale Adult Transition Center in Chicago.
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Champaign Unit 4 Schools To Distribute Chromebooks To Families In Need
Champaign Unit 4 school officials plan to distribute Chromebooks to students whose families do not have a device at home.
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WATCH: Coronavirus Task Force To Hold Briefing After Trump Signs Aid Package
President Trump has signed into law a historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, just hours after the House approved it and shortly before the White House's daily briefing on the pandemic.
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President Trump Signs $2 Trillion Coronavirus Rescue Package Into Law
President Trump has signed a historic $2 trillion economic recovery package into law Friday afternoon, shortly after the House of Representatives approved the bill
The 21st Show
How The Coronavirus Has Affected Professional and Recreational Sports
Typically the spring months are quite busy in the world of sport but with the spread of the coronavirus and stay at home orders has left a gaping hole in the sports world.
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How To Talk About Social Distancing When You Need Some Space
Conversations about staying home, or even needing space while being at home, are tough but necessary to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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The 21st—Thursday, March 26, 2020
On Today's 21st: How do we talk to the people in our life, whether a loved one or a stranger, when we feel like they aren’t taking rules around social distancing seriously? We got advice from a psychologist.
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WATCH: White House To Hold Coronavirus Briefing Amid Rescue Bill Uncertainty
The White House's pandemic task force is scheduled to convene another briefing on Wednesday afternoon amid a tense denouement for legislation aimed at helping an economy poleaxed by the disaster.