Coronavirus

Illinois State University said Tuesday it is still assessing the impact of new rules issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that could prevent some international students from attending the school.

The pandemic has caused the cancellation of another of the big annual Bloomington-Normal event.

Bloomington-Normal businesses and other organizations were approved to borrow at least $130 million through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, with the most money going to restaurants and doctor’s and lawyer’s offices, according to a WGLT review of the loan data.

UPDATED 3:25 p.m. | McLean County health officials reported Tuesday the county’s first COVID-19 death since May, while the county’s active coronavirus caseload gradually increases.

UPDATED 9:25 a.m. | A record 405 people were tested Monday at Bloomington’s drive-thru testing site, as McLean County officials expressed concerns about delayed results.

Seven new cases of the coronavirus were reported Monday in McLean County, continuing an uptick in cases that began just before the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

There were at least seven — and possibly as many as 12 — new cases of the coronavirus reported over the holiday weekend in McLean County.

There were four new cases of the coronavirus reported Thursday in McLean County.

Illinois State University’s administration will release a new round of reopening guidance next week related to work-from-home and instruction that could help to de-densify campus when students return in August, a spokesperson said Thursday.

One new case of the coronavirus was reported Wednesday in McLean County.

As parts of the country face a spike in coronavirus cases, more McLean County residents are choosing to get tested.

A McLean County pandemic-relief loan program remains unused as more options emerge for struggling businesses.

The number of active coronavirus cases in McLean County is at its lowest level in two months.

A Twin City economics professor says aggressive action by Congress and the Federal Reserve helped spare an economic calamity during the pandemic. But Mike Seeborg at Illinois Wesleyan University said it will be too costly to continue these financial lifelines much longer.

More than 100 families in McLean County will now be able to memorialize their loved ones, in some cases, months after they died.

McLean County health officials on Friday announced the county’s first hospitalization related to the coronavirus since June 8.

McLean County health officials announced the county’s first new coronavirus case in three days as the state prepares to move to the next phase of its reopening plan.

Miller Park Zoo will reopen Friday and has prepared ways to help keep visitors safe from COVID-19.

Bloomington residents facing financial strain beacuse of COVID-19 now have another place to turn for help.

Students will be allowed to return to K-12 schools for in-person instruction in August, state officials said Tuesday as they released guidelines for how that will work.

McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight said Tuesday that several recent coronavirus cases in the county are tied to people traveling out of state and gatherings among friends.

McLean County health officials announced three more COVID-19 cases on Monday, while two more patients have recovered from the coronavirus.