COVID-19
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Photo courtesy IHSA Facebook. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors provided an update on winter sports during their virtual board meeting Thursday afternoon. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced new safety measures will be put in place as the state heads into Phase 3, effective Friday at midnight. Because of […]