llinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to qualifying residents.
Morgan County public health officials confirmed 36 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, including an additional 32 among inmates at Jacksonville Correctional Center.
Ben Hollis called this weekend's Menard County Fair Fall Festival "an abridged COVID-19 version" of the July fair that was canceled due to the pandemic.
Joe and Jill Biden visit Kenosha, Wisc., and meet with Jacob Blake's family, two days after President Donald Trump visited the city to tour destruction from unrest over the shooting of Blake.