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Sneak Peek: InFocus - Civic Engagement in the Age of COVID-19

By • Oct 29, 2020

Like everything else in 2020, this year’s presidential election might be a little different. Here’s everything you need to know to make sure your vote counts.

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Will COVID-19 Trigger More Rural Hospital Closures?

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There is just one hospital in western Indiana’s Vermillion County. The slender, 37-mile long county is dotted with corn and soybean fields, and driving from one end to the other would take nearly an hour. 

Union Hospital Clinton is small, only 25 beds, but it also serves parts of two neighboring counties. The area suffers from some of Indiana’s highest rates of heart attack and stroke. 

North Suburban Counties Join Mitigation List as Pritzker, State Police Talk Enforcement

By Jerry Nowicki & Capitol News Illinois • Oct 28, 2020
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North suburban Lake and McHenry counties will be the eighth region of the state’s COVID-19 plan facing increased economic restrictions as COVID-19 surges in the state and Republican opposition mounts to Gov. JB Pritzker’s mitigation plan.

GOP Pushes Back on Pritzker's Mitigation Efforts

By Peter Hancock & Capitol News Illinois • Oct 28, 2020
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Republicans in the Illinois House and Senate pushed back Wednesday against Gov. JB Pritzker’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, arguing that lawmakers should be involved in crafting the state’s response to the pandemic.

In back-to-back virtual news conferences, GOP leaders in the House and Senate argued that they believe there is scant evidence that bars and restaurants – which will be closed to indoor service in eight of the state’s 11 regions by the end of the week – are a significant source of COVID-19 spread.