State public health officials on Tuesday announced that Illinois saw its largest day for deaths among those diagnosed with COVID-19, and that the state has exceeded 2,000 deaths among those with the disease.

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Carole Montalbano was a housewife known for her strength and devotion to family.

Sweden, unlike its Nordic neighbors Denmark and Norway - and virtually every other country in the western world - has resisted extensive lockdown restrictions to stem the coronavirus outbreak.

Mary Beth Pagnella, who has lived with profound hearing loss most of her life, prides herself on being an excellent lip reader.

WASHINGTON - The White House unveiled a blueprint on Monday designed to help states expand coronavirus testing and rapid response programs as governors weigh gradually lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening schools and businesses.

After several members of a North Carolina family tested positive for the new coronavirus, they found out their pet pug tested positive, too, possibly the first dog in the United States to be diagnosed with the virus.

On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keenly aware of the potential coronavirus-induced budget crunch facing the city, members of the city council debated Tuesday whether the Springfield Police Department should move forward with its implementation of "ShotSpotter" technology.