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On today's 21st, how airline workers taking care of themselves during COVID-19, loneliness in senior living homes and keeping them connected, and some ways people are trying to do good during the pandemic.

At least six men incarcerated in the Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet have died after contracting COVID-19. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, 123 people incarcerated at Stateville have tested positive for the virus along with 65 staff members.

Hair salons are one of the many businesses deemed non-essential during the corona virus pandemic. And while hair cutters may have halted their operations, the need for a trim and styling continues.

Every day, Illinoisans hear about the human toll of COVID-19, but the novel coronavirus is also doing significant damage to the state’s finances. We talk to a pair of experts who tried to assess the damage.

The competition among states for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies has led to some unusual adventures among employees of Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.