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Man dead of gunshot wounds as violence continues
The Sangamon County Coroner's Office and the Springfield Police Department are investigating the shooting death of a 23-year-old male Tuesday afternoon.
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Man arrested in North Fifth Street shooting

One person was arrested after two men engaged in a running gun battle in the 1200 block of North Fifth Street Monday afternoon.

What does ‘remote learning’ mean? Standardized tests canceled, schools to remain closed through April 30

Public K-12 schools statewide were instructed to begin remote learning days Tuesday until in-person instruction can resume, and standardized testing in the state is canceled for the year as well.

 
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Pritzker extends stay at home order, closes schools until April 30

With new cases of coronavirus steadily rising, Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday extended the stay at home order and school closures until April 30.

Springfield hotels part of plan to house recovering COVID-19 patients

As expected, Gov.

 
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Is 6 feet enough for social distancing? An MIT researcher says droplets carrying coronavirus can travel up to 27 feet.

The novel coronavirus has prompted social distancing measures around the world. One researcher believes what's being done isn't enough.

COVID-19 updates: Emergency order halts evictions

With rent coming due for many April 1, Mayor Jim Langfelder signed an emergency order Tuesday halting evictions and the repossession of vehicles for the duration of Gov.

Dad hid coronavirus symptoms to visit maternity ward after wife gave birth

A man who had been exposed to the coronavirus and who was himself feeling sick hid his symptoms from staff at Strong Memorial Hospital so he could join his expectant wife in the maternity center.

Arkansas doctor seen in viral photo with son loses his home to tornado

Days after a photo of a doctor taking a break from fighting coronavirus to visit his son went viral, his family lost their home to a tornado.

Two senior cadets, among 1,000 seniors isolated at the Air Force Academy, died by suicide within days

WASHINGTON - Two deaths of cadets by suspected suicide since Thursday at the Air Force Academy, where 1,000 seniors are the only students on any military campus in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has rattled the service from senior leadership to its trainees.  The Air Force's top civilian and military brass rushed to the academy on Monday to reassure cadets and steer the service through the turbulence of a global crisis and tragedies close to home.  Unlike the Army