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The Trump administration is adding two new political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, raising concerns among some Democrats about partisan interference with the ongoing national head count. NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime, according to the FBI. A day-long investigation by 15 special agents into the discovery of a noose in Wallace's garage at the Talledega Superspeedway revealed that the rope had been in the stall since at least October. Former President Barack Obama joined his former vice president, Joe Biden, on a virtual fundraiser on Tuesday evening as top-level Democrats seek to consolidate voters around the party's 2020 presumptive nominee. "I am here to say the help is on the way if we do the work, because there's nobody I trust more to be able to heal this country and get back on track than my dear friend Joe Biden," Obama told supporters on the video conference. Southeast Missouri State University has announced what the upcoming Fall 2020 semester will look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of Illinois rolled out its guidance for in-person school learning to return this fall. During a special briefing Tuesday, Governor J.B Pritzker said one of the most essential mitigations will be face coverings. Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Ngoze Ezike says "now is the time to catch up" when it comes to routine wellness checks and immunizations, as the state prepares to move to Phase 4 of reopening at the end of the week. Another 601 positive tests were recorded on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 137,825. In addition, Illinois added 38 deaths - the death toll in the state from COVID-19 is 6,707. The state's positivity rate - a number comparing positive tests with the overall test count -  2% for June 16-22. Illinois has processed nearly 1.4 million tests since the pandemic arrived. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding oversight hearings on the Trump Administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. JB Pritzker holds a press briefing on the state’s current response and action plan for managing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Illinois. Dan Klefstad and Jennifer Fuller report the morning's news for Tuesday, June 23. WSIU's Brad Palmer reports on a campaign to highlight Illinois agricultural diversity and raises consumer awareness statewide, nationwide, and globally of the foods raised and sold in southern Illinois and throughout the state. The State of Illinois will enter Phase Four of its pandemic recovery plan this Friday July 26, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced.  The move comes as all areas of the state are meeting metrics for overall levels of COVID-19 and available health services for those seriously ill with the virus. A Carbondale man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to Criminal Sexual Assault. The Jackson County State's Attorney says 30-year-old Charles Minor will be required to register as a sex offender. Listen Listening... 0:58 2020 Illinois Kids Count Report Shows Improvements But Significant Barriers Remain Voices for Illinois Children released their 2020 Illinois Kids Count report on health. The report shows improvements in the outcome of children’s health over the last decade, but gaps for health care for children in the state remain. Enjoy free TV and web-based educational tools for learning at home Science, History, Math, and English Language Arts programming with related learning assets from PBS LearningMedia. Smart Listening to NPR Your smart speaker just got smarter. With a few simple commands, you can access the entire world of NPR – all the latest news, newest podcasts, and discussions of the day. Post events and get the latest news about events happening in and around your community. Weekdays @ 5:30am, 6:30am, 7:30am, 8:30amProviding an overview of the events, happenings, and history of the world around us. The Southern Illinois Radio Information Service (SIRIS), is a community service of WSIU which provides reading and information services for individuals who are blind and/or visually-impaired.

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