The McLean County Health Department announced the third death caused by COVID-19 as the total confirmed coronavirus cases remains at 82.… MORE
Category Archives: Coronavirus
Report: State has spent more than $1.7 million dollars on secret charter flights from China for PPE
Gov. J.B. Pritzker defended his decision Wednesday to arrange for two charter flights to transport millions of masks and gloves from China to Illinois to bolster the state’s limited supply of personal protective equipment as it responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
MCHD Administrator: ‘We will not be going back to normal anytime soon’
Although McLean County Health officials announced one new case of COVID-19, McLean County Health Administrator Jessica McKnight said the county ‘will not be going back to normal anytime soon.’… MORE
McLean County Health Dept. announces two new cases of COVID-19, moving county total to 79 cases
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight says McLean County is ‘within a week of the peak’ after health officials announce two new cases of COVID-19.… MORE
Help with assistance programs just a call away
Small business and individuals needing help navigating all the COVID-19 related programs and assistance available can join a conference call Tuesday that will offer guidance.… MORE
Statewide cases of coronavirus close in on 21,000
Cases of coronavirus continue to climb in Illinois.… MORE
Numbers of COVID-19 cases in Illinois continue to grow
At his briefing Saturday afternoon Governor Pritzker announced the creation of a new tele-health program and a mental health support hotline.… MORE
MCHD Administrator: “It’s too soon to tell” if McLean County has reached COVID-19 peak
While the McLean County Health Department announced six new cases of COVID-19, MCHD Administrator Jessica McKnight said it’s too soon to tell” if McLean County has reached the peak of the curve.… MORE
Illinois State Police won’t be ‘storming into church buildings’ to enforce stay-at-home order on Easter
The state’s top cop said Thursday the Illinois State Police won’t be storming places of worship on Easter Sunday, opting for education over arrests.… MORE
Congressman LaHood: “This is the model” as McLean County testing site continues through May
With over 1,200 people tested at the McLean County Fairgrounds, two Central Illinois congressmen announced the COVID-19 testing site would continue through May.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…