U of I System President Killeen diagnosed with COVID-19

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University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen
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URBANA – The president of the University of Illinois system is working from home after testing positive for COVID-19.

In a statement to the university, Tim Killeen says he tested positive for the virus on Saturday. He says his symptoms are ‘relatively’ mild.

The 70-year-old says he is fully vaccinated and has had two booster shots.

He says he will isolate himself at home in the President’s House in Urbana.

His wife, Dr. Roberta Johnson, has tested negative for COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rates COVID-19 transmission as moderate in Champaign County.

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Reginald Hardwick is the News & Public Affairs Director at Illinois Public Media. He oversees daily newscasts and online stories. He also manages The 21st Show, a live, weekday talk show that airs on six NPR stations throughout Illinois. He is the executive producer of IPM's annual environmental TV special "State of Change." And he is the co-creator of Illinois Soul, IPM's Black-focused audio service that launched in February 2024. Before arriving at IPM in 2019, he served as News Director at WKAR in East Lansing and spent 17 years as a TV news producer and manager at KXAS, the NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth. Reginald is the recipient of three Edward R. Murrow regional awards, seven regional Emmy awards, and multiple honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Born in Vietnam, Reginald grew up in Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. Email: rh14@illinois.edu Twitter: @RNewsIPM