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.
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.
‘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.
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.