White House Coronavirus Team To Hold Briefing, As Death Toll Continues Rising
The global death toll from the virus has now surpassed 14,000 people, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Saturday March 21: Coronavirus Briefings At The White House
Watch the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic, including regular White House briefings below.
White House To Hold Coronavirus Briefing As Supply Struggles Intensify
The White House is trying to show it has things under control as concerns over shortages mount. A briefing with the coronavirus task force is expected at 11:45 a.m. ET. Watch it live.
Champaign County Board To Offer Remote Meeting Option
UPDATE: Champaign County Executive Darlene Kloeppel said on Thursday that in-person public attendance at Thursday evening’s county board meeting will not be allowed, and all public comment would occur via online video conferencing, due to new government guidelines discouraging meetings of more than ten people. She added that if in-person attendance by county board members…
WATCH: White House Holds Briefing As Trump Shuts Border With Canada
The president said the border would close by “mutual consent,” the latest development in the coronavirus pandemic. The White House is planning a briefing at 11:30 a.m. ET. Watch it live.
Turnout Down As Coronavirus Stalks Illinois Primary
SPRINGFIELD – Despite fear and uncertainty amid a global pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters turned out for Tuesday’s primary election. Overall, however, turnout was down significantly compared to the last presidential primary in 2016. At the top of the ticket, Joe Biden left Bernie Sanders in his dust — winning Illinois by 23…
Congressional Races Set: Miller & Weaver in 15th, Londrigan & Davis In 13th
The next person to represent Illinois’ 15th Congressional District will be a woman from Coles County. Voters in Tuesday primary election selected Republican Mary Miller and Democrat Erika Weaver to run in November. With 95% of precincts reporting, Weaver received 16,777 votes, or 51.9% of the total. She received more than twice the votes of…
Newcomers Defeat Incumbents In Democratic County Board Primary
Four newcomers running for the Champaign County Board defeated incumbents and recent appointees in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The winners include Emily Rodriguez of Champaign, who defeated county board chairman Giraldo Rosales in District 8, on a vote of 1,403 to 283. Rodriguez won 83% of the vote, according to the first unofficial tally from the…
Local Primary Race Results
URBANA – Here’s a roundup of some of the more contested races from the 2020 Illinois Primary. US SENATE CHICAGO — A former Chicago-area sheriff has emerged from a crowded Illinois Republican primary field to mount a long-shot challenge to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Mark Curran, Lake County’s former sheriff who had perhaps the most…
UI Professor: Census Participation ‘Crucial’ To Ensure Funding, Representation
Millions of American households this month will receive an invitation from the U.S. Census Bureau to participate in the 2020 census. Julie Dowling, chair of the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations, and a professor of Latina/Latino studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, says it’s important to get…
Shortage Of Election Judges Causes Shifting In Champaign & Macon Counties
URBANA – Actions taken to guard against the coronavirus are hampering primary election day in at least two Illinois counties, creating a shortage of election judges and closing some polling locations. Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons says more than 100 election judges have dropped out of Tuesday’s election, mostly due to fears of the coronavirus….
School Sales Tax Referendum Is On The Ballot Again In Vermilion County
After being rejected by voters in 2018, a referendum asking voters to approve a one-percent sales tax for public school facilities and other expenses is back on the ballot in the March 17th primary election in Vermilion County. But the proposal does not have the support of officials in Danville. Voters in several Illinois counties…
Champaign County To Move Three Polling Places Out Of Long-Term Care Facilities
Champaign County is moving three of its primary election polling places out of long-term care facilities to other locations, out of concern about the coronavirus. Angie Patton, chief deputy with the Champaign County Clerk’s office, says her office made the decision after conferring with officials at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. But she emphasized that…
March 10 Primaries: Live Results And Analysis
Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington state are holding 2020 primary contests on Tuesday. Follow live coverage and see the latest results.
Champaign County Expands Early Voting
CHAMPAIGN – As early voting continues for the March 17 Illinois Primary, Champaign County is opening seven additional early voting locations on Monday, March 8, in Champaign, Rantoul, Tolono, Mahomet and St. Joseph. Two other early voting locations opened a week earlier on the University of Illinois campus. Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons says he…