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4 Sep, 2020
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Illinois approved for $300 federal unemployment benefit
llinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to qualifying residents.
The latest this morning
32 new COVID-19 cases at Jacksonville prison; Pana student tests positive

Morgan County public health officials confirmed 36 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, including an additional 32 among inmates at Jacksonville Correctional Center.

Motorcyclist killed on North Cotton Hill curve

An 18-year-old male motorcyclist was killed on the North Cotton Hill Road curve into Southwind Drive Thursday morning.

 
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Riverton school district will return to hybrid model Sept. 14

Students who are part of the hybrid model of learning in the Riverton school district will return to the classroom Sept.

Health experts urge caution at large events

Ben Hollis called this weekend's Menard County Fair Fall Festival "an abridged COVID-19 version" of the July fair that was canceled due to the pandemic.

 
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Trump suggests polling place double-check for mail-in voters

The president seemed to encourage North Carolina voters to send in their ballot by mail, then show up to vote in person as a test.

Penn State doctor says 30-35% of Big Ten athletes positive for COVID-19 had myocarditis symptoms

Penn State doctor said roughly one-third of Big Ten athletes who contracted COVID-19 showed symptoms of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart.

‘Protests shouldn’t end in people being blinded’: Cities, states begin to ban police use of rubber bullets

At least seven U.S. cities and a few states have enacted or proposed limits or bans on the use of rubber bullets and other less-lethal weapons.

LIVE VIDEO: Protest in support of Daniel Prude in Times Square

Live video footage of a protest in support of Daniel Prude in Times Square in New York City.

LIVE VIDEO: Bidens visit Kenosha and meet with Jacob Blake’s family

Joe and Jill Biden visit Kenosha, Wisc., and meet with Jacob Blake's family, two days after President Donald Trump visited the city to tour destruction from unrest over the shooting of Blake.