WGLT | Bloomington-Normal's Public Media

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What Unit 5 Families Should Expect When Schools Reopen Unit 5 families who are sending their child back to school in-person later this month should be prepared for them—and their siblings—to be sent home if they show even one symptom. Read MoreA group of retirees organized through the senior advocacy group AARP held a virtual news conference Wednesday to express support for a graduated tax constitutional amendment and opposition to a tax on retirement income – two things that they note are mutually exclusive. The McLean County Health Department is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since June. The 2020 election is going to be different from any election in American history. Experts are anticipating record-high levels of people choosing to cast their ballots by mail because of concerns over the coronavirus. The Bloomington Election Commission is seeking an emergency court order to allow it to mail 9,000 supplemental ballots to voters who received ballots in which two judicial retention questions were mistakenly omitted. Unit 5 families who are sending their child back to school in-person later this month should be prepared for them—and their siblings—to be sent home if they show even one symptom. An Arsenal soccer player hopes to prevent one dinosaur from going extinct. Jerry Quy, who played the team's mascot Gunnersaurus for 27 years, was one of 55 staff members who were told they lost their jobs, according to The Athletic. The club made the move as it faces steep revenue losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. With fewer firefighters on the job following the city's recent budget cuts, the Peoria Fire Department wants to reduce the number of fires they have to battle. Updated at 12:52 p.m. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Wednesday that he and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are discussing potential stand-alone bills for aid to airlines, small businesses and Americans. He said the Trump administration was "still willing to be engaged" on piecemeal aid bills, though it was not optimistic about a comprehensive aid bill. Vice President Pence, famous for happily ceding the spotlight to his boss, takes a rare turn in center stage on Wednesday, squaring off with Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California at the vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City. It's a moment fraught with political peril, coming just after President Trump was hospitalized for the coronavirus — the pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans this year, sent the economy spiraling, and shaken voter confidence that they have what it takes to fix the crisis. Updated at 4:35 p.m. ET Stocks finished sharply higher after President Trump said he's open to stand-alone bills to aid airlines and small businesses, a reversal from statements he made earlier. Arts Music Showcase Set For Friday Nights WCBU and WGLT Present is a limited, short-run series featuring cultural arts organizations throughout Central Illinois who are unable to perform in front of a live audience because of COVID-19.

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