Ray Lytle, host of a morning show on WMAY-AM in Springfield for nearly three years, was among five people in Illinois dismissed Friday by Mid-West Family Broadcasting as ad revenue has lagged during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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  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.

State Farm said it will return up to $2 billion in premiums to its policyholders, the latest auto insurance company to reimburse customers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Friday "most of the country" will not be able to reopen by May 1, despite suggestions from some Trump administration officials that next month may be a time to revisit strict social distancing guidelines.  "Once we get past this thirty days, some places around the country can think about reopening," Adams said on Fox News, referring to the 30-day period for the White House social distancing guidelines.   Asked about Dr. Anthony Fauci's

  The quarantine at one senior housing complex in Taylorville is being lifted Saturday, while residents of another complex will remain under quarantine through at least April 19.

CHICAGO - Novel coronavirus deaths in the state grew by 68 Friday to nearly 600 as Gov.

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign took heat for a new campaign advertisement about former Vice President Joe Biden that seemed to suggest Gary Locke, the former governor of Washington, was a Chinese official.  The roughly minute-long ad, posted Thursday on YouTube, says Biden has "stood up for China" and says Biden worked with his son Hunter Biden on deals with Chinese business partners.  "Biden stands up for China ...

The drug doesn't come without a certain set of risks, and no one knows if it can effectively treat COVID-19.