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The 21st—Tuesday, March 31, 2020
On Today's 21st: The coronavirus is affecting every part of the Illinois economy including farmers who sell to local markets. We heard how they’re coping with shelter-in-place orders.
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Watch: Coronavirus Task Force Holds Briefing After Extending Distancing Guidelines
The White House's coronavirus task force convened another update on Monday as the magnitude of the disaster continued to yawn ever greater and the prospect for disruptions stretched further into the future
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Covering COVID-19 Without Being On Campus
Colleges and universities across Illinois have postponed or cancelled class for the remainder of the spring semester, but student journalists have continued their reporting the same way they have continued their classes -- remotely.
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COVID-19: How Ready Are Illinois Hospitals?
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois is growing by the hundreds everyday. We talked with people inside local hospitals about prepardness.
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COVID-19 Updates From Around The State
Coverage of COVID-19 cases in Illinois depends on the region. We talked with journalists inside two public radio newsrooms and a newspaper about the latest on the health crisis in their region.
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The 21st—Monday, March 30, 2020
On Today's 21st: we check in with newsrooms across the state on the increasing cases of COVID-19; plus emergency room physicians and leaders talk about the prepardness for the escalating cases.
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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.