Two people died in Christian County in recent weeks after refusing to go the hospital despite the advice of emergency 911 responders, Christian County Coroner Amy Winans said.

A Litchfield medical facility was placed under voluntary quarantine by its owners after five staff members and two patients tested positive for COVID-19.Montgomery County public health officials confirmed that Litchfield Oncology Institute, 1201 E.

Illinois matched its highest single-day death total from COVID-19 as the total number of confirmed cases statewide approached 30,000.Public health officials on Saturday announced 1,585 additional cases, including 125 additional deaths, bringing the state's total to 29,160 cases, including 1,259 deaths.

John Shaw has been thinking and writing about statesmanship since well before the current health crisis that is testing federal, state and local leadership across the country.

A 39-year-old Springfield woman was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly stabbing a woman during a domestic altercation on the city's east side.

When school was first canceled last month, "it was kind of like summer vacation for a little" for 10-year-old D'Andre "Dee" English.

Claim: Herd immunity, not social distancing, would stop COVID-19 Although most experts are encouraging the public to practice social distancing to "flatten the curve" - a phrase used to describe the attempt to distribute the lifespan of the outbreak more gradually over time so as not to overwhelm the health care system - some people have disagreed with that tactic.

President Trump and the coronavirus task force provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic at the White House.

The country is moving forward in fits and starts over the coronavirus pandemic, with Texas announcing an easing of restrictions on retail stores and reopening parks while protesters in some states take on governors who hold fast to stay-at-home orders.