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COVID-19

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Local News

McLean County Health Department Representative addresses Illinois COVID-19 levels

Image Courtesy of the McLean County Health Department Facebook page Despite the CDC reporting elevated incidence rates of COVID-19 at the end of August, Illinois respiratory illness levels are still at a minimum. McLean County Health Department’s Public Affairs Coordinator Marianne Manko explained why incidence rates are higher, and how best to keep them at a minimum.  “So usually the way this works is, first you get exposed when you […]

todaySeptember 11, 2024

COVID-19

ISU Professor accepts international diversity film script award

Photo provided by Professor John McHale NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University Professor John McHale has been awarded the Santa Barbara International Diversity Film Script award for his script “Nurses Versus the Virus.” McHale shares the award with his coauthor, Registered Nurse Xavier Jackson. The two met over 15 years ago but recently worked together to write the screenplay for a drama feature film detailing the experiences of Fred Hampton, […]

todayOctober 19, 2023

COVID-19

Doctor Links Long Term Effects From Omicron

Photo Courtesy of OSF Facebook Page  NORMAL, Ill. - One of the main concerns for parents is the safety of their children. Parents actively protect their children from bullying, violence, crime, and strangers, but disease and infection is something that’s harder to protect your children from.  OSF healthcare recently published a study that shows a link between croup cough and COVID-19, with the large spike over the last months from […]

todayMarch 4, 2022

COVID-19

Mask Policies Continue to Change

Photo courtesy of from Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill.—Mask policies continue to change in a span of two weeks. JB Pritzker announced that Illinois will be lifting its mask mandate February 28th due to statewide COVID-19 hospitalization rates declining faster than any other point in the pandemic. Decisions for the state have led local institutions to make changes. Illinois State University announced on Feburary 21st that it will be lifting […]

todayMarch 3, 2022

Local News

Bloomington-Normal Schools Undergo Abrupt Change in Mask Policy

Photo Courtesy from Unit 5 NORMAL, Ill. - Unit 5 schools in Normal have undergone many changes related to how they handle COVID-19 restrictions as of late. A recent lawsuit in the state of Illinois has made schools in other areas shift their COVID-19 guidelines to a ‘mask recommended’ rule. Since this lawsuit has came to light in the Bloomington-Normal area--schools from both Unit 5 and District 87 have made […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022

COVID-19

Illinois State University Professor Shares Thoughts on Virtual Learning

Photo courtesy Illinois State University Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill - It is no secret that universities across Illinois have decided to go virtual for the first two weeks following the return of students from winter break. Among these universities is Illinois State, going virtual until Monday, January 24. Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Illinois State University, Dr. Benjamin Schmeiser, shared his thoughts on virtual classes.“I shared the opinion of a […]

todayJanuary 23, 2022

COVID-19

ISU Transitions Online For First Two Weeks of Spring Term

Photo Courtesy from Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill.- Universities across Illinois have moved classes online for the beginning of the semester including ISU. President Terri Goss Kinzy shared with students, faculty and staff that the university was looking ahead as other transmittable variants of coronavirus are spreading through the state of Illinois. In hopes to being cautious--Goss Kinzy explains that ISU will be remote for the first two weeks of […]

todayDecember 21, 2021

Local News

Booster Shots Made Available To McLean County

Photo Courtesy from McLean County Twitter NORMAL, Ill.--McLean County Health Department is offering mass vaccination clinics for COVID-19 booster shots to those who received Pfizer in as their original doses. The clinics are offered every Thursday -- with a few exceptions for holidays such as Thanksgiving – at Grossinger Motors Arena from 10 a.m. -3 p.m.  The health department strongly recommends these additional doses to those 65 years and older, anyone […]

todayOctober 14, 2021

ISU News

How the March Madness Philanthropy Event Survived Covid-19

Photo courtesy to Chi Omega Illinois State University Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- The 45th annual March Madness philanthropy event will be hosted by Chi Omega at Illinois State University on April 11at 5 p.m. to benefit Make-A-Wish Illinois. March Madness is an annual dance competition in which participating Greek chapters on ISU’s campus will compete to raise money and awareness for Make-A-Wish Illinois.    “This event has been around for […]

todayApril 9, 2021