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The latest this morning
Volunteers stepping up to sew masks for medical personnel

Sarah Seiler Watson's dining room table now doubles as a sewing center for making face masks.

Sangamon County reports fifth COVID-19 case; outside test lab being used

  A fifth person in Sangamon County - who is not hospitalized -- tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Monday.

 
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COVID-19 deaths up by three in Illinois; Pritzker turns to state businesses for protective gear

Unable to get enough protective equipment from the federal government, Gov. JB Pritzker is turning to Illinois companies to help.

No firm plans yet for restarting legislative session

The Illinois General Assembly on Monday began its second week of shutdown due to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, and officials said it is still uncertain when, or under what circumstances, the session will resume.

 
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‘I can’t jump in front of the microphone and push him down’: Fauci addresses Trump coronavirus claims

Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become the face of the White House's scientific and medical response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, frequently appearing alongside President Donald Trump during task force news conferences.  But he and the president have not always agreed on the facts surrounding the outbreak.  For example, after Trump played up a drug used to treat malaria as a potential "game-changer" in the

Musicians adjust in ‘some interesting territory’

Folk singer and songwriter Ben Bedford of Springfield had concerts lined up that would have taken him to the upper Midwest and the Canadian Maritime provinces through April.

CVS to hire 50,000 workers, gives bonuses to employees amid coronavirus pandemic

CVS Health is hiring 50,000 workers and delivering bonuses to employees who are required to work on-site during the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Who lives and who dies’: In worst-case coronavirus scenario, ethics guide choices on who gets care

It's a scenario few health-care leaders want to contemplate much less discuss: What if the ranks of desperately ill patients overwhelm the nation's ability to care for them?

Fact check: Did Bill Gates predict the coronavirus in 2015?

The claim: Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015. A TED Talk video of Bill Gates has resurfaced in light of the coronavirus pandemic.