Illinois: hell won't take us?Is that what Donald Trump was trying to say in his Monday tweetstorm?

By Georgia Gee, Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia Journalism School; Derek Kravitz, Brown Institute; and Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative ReportingLike many Midwestern states, Illinois has struggled with rising coronavirus cases and death counts recently, surpassing 300,000 confirmed cases this past weekend and recording its highest daily death count since late June on Friday.

A child care center in Taylorville, two schools in Hillsboro and the Christian County Health Department were among places affected Monday by COVID-19.TLC Child Care Plus in Taylorville closed Monday through Oct. 25 after a worker tested positive for coronavirus, the Christian-Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency said.

A 29-year-old Bardolph man is in custody for the shooting of a Pana man last week. A stolen vehicle in an alley in Macomb led to the arrest of Dylan W.

SHERRARD - New Berlin High School senior Dain Richie shot a 5-over-par 75 to tie for the boys golf Class 1A Sherrard Sectional medalist title at Fyre Lake National Golf Club on Monday.

CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox and manager Rick Renteria have agreed to split following a disappointing finish to a breakout season in which the team made the playoffs for the first time in 12 years.

PEORIA - It would've been easy to be completely crestfallen. But Miles Roland wasn't.