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The 21st Show

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois is growing by the hundreds everyday. We talked with people inside local hospitals about prepardness.

The 21st Show

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.

The 21st Show

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.

News Local/State

Here's how Champaign, Danville, Decatur and Urbana public schools are feeding students during the school shutdown due to the coronavirus crisis.

News Local/State

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. 

News Local/State

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.

News Local/State

Champaign Unit 4 school officials plan to distribute Chromebooks to students whose families do not have a device at home.

News Local/State

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.

News Local/State

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

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.