Danville Schools Partner With McDonald’s For Meals During Closure
|

Danville Schools Partner With McDonald’s For Meals During Closure

A pilot program launched by Danville school district 118 is sending students to the drive-through window to get meals, while classes are suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. Families in District 118 received cards for each of their school-age children last week, qualifying each child for two free meals this week, on Wednesday through Friday…

News Around Illinois Cover

News Around Illinois – March 26, 2020

Illinois Delays Income Tax Deadline As Virus Cases Climb  CHICAGO — Illinois taxpayers will have until July 15 to file and pay their state income taxes because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the three-month delay Wednesday as officials reported an elderly resident has died at a suburban Chicago nursing home where dozens…

‘We Have To Be Ready At Any Time’: Illinois ER Doctors Brace For Onslaught Of COVID-19

‘We Have To Be Ready At Any Time’: Illinois ER Doctors Brace For Onslaught Of COVID-19

Emergency physicians across Illinois are bracing for an onslaught of patients sick with the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Dr. Ernest Wang, president of the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians, says hospitals across the state are preparing, and right now feels like the calm before the storm: “The way I describe this to my friends and family:…

C-U Businesses Adjust To Stay Open During ‘Stay-At-Home’

C-U Businesses Adjust To Stay Open During ‘Stay-At-Home’

One of the first things Rogards did in response to the coronavirus outbreak was to suspend its trial chair program. Rogards president and CEO Tonya Horn says the program is popular among customers of the Champaign office supply business, which traces its beginnings to 1906. Customers could take an office chair back to their own…

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
|

University Of Illinois Raises Student Health Insurance Premiums Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted earlier this month to increase health insurance premiums by more than 30 percent for students at its Urbana-Champaign campus.  Beginning in the fall, undergraduate premiums will increase by almost $200 per semester, while premiums for graduate students will go up by about $230 per semester. The Graduate…

Advocates Demand Illinois Release Youth From Juvenile Detention Centers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
|

Advocates Demand Illinois Release Youth From Juvenile Detention Centers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Advocates and correctional officials are calling on Illinois and other states across the country to release youth from juvenile detention facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There are currently about 200 youth incarcerated in Illinois’ juvenile detention facilities. A recent report from the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University found that more than 90%…

East-Central Illinois Health Care Providers Now Accepting Cloth Mask Donations

East-Central Illinois Health Care Providers Now Accepting Cloth Mask Donations

UPDATE on Wednesday, March 25, 2020: Carle says it can now provide sewing materials thanks to a generous donation. Email makeamask@carle.com with questions, or to arrange pickup of masks. CHAMPAIGN – Champaign county now has four confirmed cases of COVID-19, with the latest case announced today.  Local health officials are saying everyone should consider themselves at…

‘It’s A Really Scary Time:’ Urbana Schools Employee On Supporting Latino Students
|

‘It’s A Really Scary Time:’ Urbana Schools Employee On Supporting Latino Students

URBANA – With schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Urbana School District is working to get information and resources to students in need.  Some of those efforts are being led by Lucia Maldonado, the district’s Latino Parent Liaison.  Maldonado says many Latino students and families in the Champaign-Urbana area are struggling from job…

News Around Illinois Cover

News Around Illinois – March 24, 2020

Pritzker Works With Manufacturers To Boost Medical Supply Orders CHICAGO – Governor J.B. Pritzker in his daily COVID-19 briefing on Monday says he has  linked together the state’s manufacturers and biotech industries to boost production of medical supplies. Manufacturers in both industries were asked to focus production on essentials such as N95 masks, gloves, gowns,…