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Gov. Pritzker Announces Remote Learning Days Will Continue Through End of School Year
Chicago - Following careful consideration of the science and close consultation with public health leaders and experts in Illinois and across the nation, Governor JB Pritzker announced that in-person ...
Apr 17, 2020
SBL Staff Created Masks from Sterilizing Wrap
Necessity is the mother of invention. With surgical masks and N95 masks in high demand, Sarah Bush Lincoln Sterile Processing and Surgical Services staff members developed a way to turn sterile wrap m...
Apr 17, 2020
Report: Pritzker to Close Schools for Remainder of Year
Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce the closure of Illinois schools for the remainder of the academic school year. The decision will be announced at 2:30 today. Pritzker's stay-at-home orde...
Apr 17, 2020
Miller named Illinois Mr. Basketball
Future Illini star Adam Miller has been named Illinois Mr. Basketball. The four-star Chicago Morgan Park guard, who verbally committed the U of I in November, averaged 23.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5....
Apr 17, 2020
Honoring All Who Have Perished from COVID-19 in the Land of Lincoln
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in h...
Apr 17, 2020 Andrew Malone / CC
Pana Home Destroyed by Fire
A Pana home was destroyed by fire yesterday, Thursday, April 16, 2020. According to the Pana Fire Department, the home was nearly fully engulfed in flames and smoke when crews arrived at the scene on ...
Apr 17, 2020
Effingham High School Graduation Update
Effingham Unit #40 School District is postponing the Effingham High School graduation ceremony scheduled for May 31st. They plan is to still hold the ceremony at some point, but that date has yet to b...
Apr 17, 2020
Indiana Jobless Claims Nearly At 450 Thousand
Indiana Jobless Claims Nearly At 450 Thousand (Indianapolis, IN) -- A lot of people in Indiana are out of work. The latest unemployment report shows 444 thousand people in the state have filed a joble...
Apr 17, 2020
Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Up In Indiana
Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Up In Indiana (Indianapolis, IN) -- Indiana is reporting 41 more coronavirus deaths. This brings the total to 477 Hoosiers. Health officials also announced 611 new cases yest...
Apr 17, 2020
Recreational Cannabis Sales Increased At Start Of COVID-19 Quarantine Rules
Recreational Cannabis Sales Increased At Start Of COVID-19 Quarantine Rules (Canton, IL) -- State officials say that recreational cannabis sales are increasing. The industry in the state saw an over o...
Apr 17, 2020
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