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Nearly every part of the American economy has been touched by the coronavirus pandemic, including trucking. But because people still need medical supplies, hospital equipment and groceries, truck drivers are far from slowing down.
On today's The 21st, many businesses are closed or changing operations because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Illinois truck drivers are still on the road. We checked in with a trucker, and an association that represents truck stops and travel centers.
One of the most celebrated Jewish holidays, Passover, begins at sundown Wednesday. For Christians, Sunday is Easter Sunday. But with the stay-at-home order, congregations are adapting their services to go online.
In a recent racial analysis, Black Chicagoans are being disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Calls to the Illinois Child Abuse Hotline have declined by half since the start of the coronavirus pandemic but advocates say that the child abuse is not decreasing but the mandtory reporters aren’t interacting with children as much.
