-
Unit 5 and District 87 leaders say they're hopeful that in-person learning can resume uninterrupted, but both say they're concerned that a surge in COVID cases will exacerbate staff shortages.
-
Election years traditionally mean lawmakers in Springfield do less than usual to avoid giving an opponent something to target in November. But the change from a winter to a June primary may change that dynamic in one way.
-
Illinois State University president Terri Goss Kinzy said the move is aimed at keeping students in class after a return from winter break that could be accompanied by a spike in COVID-19 cases.
-
Five big cats at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington are showing signs of COVID-19, the city said Tuesday, prompting the closing of the Katthoefer animal building after one Sumatran tiger and four snow leopards developed coughs and raspy breathing.
-
The chief medical officer at Carle BroMenn and Carle Eureka hospitals says he doesn't see COVID-19 ever going away, but Dr. Jim Nevin says treatments will hopefully make it more manageable over time.
-
Six employees of the Unit 5 school district have filed a lawsuit in Woodford County demanding that the district change its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and mask policies, claiming the rules violate a union agreement and an individual’s civil rights.
-
McLean County has topped 22,000 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic after the county health department announced 51 new daily positive tests on Tuesday.
-
District 87 is reporting a jump in quarantine numbers after three weeks of school.
-
The McLean County Emergency Management Agency usually spends most of its time preparing for disaster. But the last year-and-a-half has been a non-stop emergency.
-
At Wednesday’s meeting, Superintendent Kristen Weikle said the board likely will decide pandemic-related mask rules for schools during a special meeting on July 28.