May 5 COVID-19 Update: Pritzker talks Restore Illinois, getting the state back on its feet
By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
May 5, 2020
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker discussed the Restore Illinois plan at his May 5 press conference.
May 4 COVID-19 Update: 41 ICU beds in use in Marion region
By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2020
Illinois has had 2,341 new cases of COVID-19 and 46 fatalities since May 3, Gov. JB Pritzker said during his daily press conference.
Gallery: Fed up Illinoisans take to the state capital during the Reopen Illinois protest
By Jared Treece, Photographer
May 2, 2020
Protesters gathered at the Capitol on May 1 to protest the stay-at-home order in Illinois.
April 28 COVID-19 Update: Highest 24 hour death count in Illinois, Polish medical delegation to assist state with COVID response
By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
April 28, 2020
There are 2,219 new cases of COVID-19 and 144 deaths since April 27, Director of the Department of Illinois Public Health Dr. Ngozi Ezike said in the governor’s daily press conference.
April 27 COVID-19 Update: CDC adds six new symptoms for coronavirus
By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2020
There are 1,980 new cases of COVID-19 and 50 deaths in Illinois since April 26, according to an announcement by Director of Illinois Public Health Dr. Ngozi Ezike at the governor’s daily press conference.
Gallery: Operation Gridlock strikes again, demands reopening of Illinois
By Jared Treece
April 26, 2020
Gallery: Reopen Illinois Rally
By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
April 25, 2020
Orphans of the American Dream hosted the Reopen Illinois Rally in downtown Springfield where protesters displayed flags and signs showing their disapproval towards the shelter-in-place order.
“Our health is our wealth” Illinois NAACP hosts virtual town hall on COVID-19 in the African American community
By Danny Connolly, Contributing Writer
April 25, 2020
Over 100 members of the NAACP across Illinois joined in on a virtual town hall to get more information from health care officials and have their questions answered about COVID-19.
COVID-19: Signs of the Times
By Jared Treece and Angel Chevrestt
April 23, 2020
A gallery documenting closures and communities' reactions to COVID-19.
Activists advocate for compassionate release of detainees at Pulaski County Detention Center
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
April 22, 2020
As of April 9. three individuals at the Pulaski County Detention Center tested positive for COVID-19 and Illinois activists are advocating for the compassionate release of detainees from the center.
April 21 COVID-19 Update: New SNAP benefit extension and student loan relief
By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2020
There have been 1,551 new cases in Illinois since April 20 and 119 deaths, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of Illinois Department of Public Health, said in the daily governor press conference.
Protesters block state Capitol, demand end to quarantine
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
April 19, 2020
Springfield, IL- Protesters broke the Governor’s stay at home order on Sunday to swarm the state Capitol and demand an end to COVID-19 quarantine measures.
