Tyson to suspend operations at largest pork plant indefinitely following coronavirus outbreak

Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been blamed for fueling a massive coronavirus outbreak in the community.

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

The world has experienced positive environmental effects as people have stayed home due to COVID-19.

Local restaurants look to regroup amid coronavirus pandemic
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Josh Kulp and Cikowski of Honey Butter Fried Chicken join the show to talk about their decision to close up shop during the quarantine order and how they expect to rebound.

Students band together to serve neighbors in need across 16 states
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Petey Dicianni, founder of Sqd Ink, joins us via Skype to talk about his group's efforts to help the at-risk community stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FDA authorizes first at-home coronavirus test
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Dr. David Zich of Northwestern Medicine gives his take on the new at-home COVID-19 test recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

People missing out on stimulus checks because spouses are immigrants

Roughly 1.2 million U.S. citizens did not receive stimulus checks because they are married to immigrants who don’t have social security numbers and joint-filed their taxes.

Man says dad was turned away by 3 hospitals while sick with COVID-19, then died at home

Keith says his father should still be alive, but was turned away from receiving care and testing at Beaumont Grosse Pointe, Detroit Receiving and Henry Ford hospitals over the course of three days

University of Illinois creates fund to offset tuition hike due to COVID-19

The University of Illinois System has created a fund to provide financial aid to students who are facing increased economic distress due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Experts predict Chicago will bounce back after COVID-19

Chicago will likely re-open later than other parts of the Midwest, with the city's tourism-related industries perhaps taking the longest to recover.

25-year veteran of Chicago Police Department who died of COVID-19 laid to rest

Hundreds gathered on the South Side Tuesday to remember 56-year-old Chicago Police Sergeant Clifford Martin Senior, who died of COVID-19 last week.

Naperville mayor wants to begin reopening his city on May 1

While many are ready to hunker down until the coronavirus pandemic passes, Naperville's mayor says the city is ready to reopen and he wants the governor to give them the OK.

Concerts may not return until 2021 due to pandemic

The World Health Organization goes even further; suggesting the next large concert will be in the fall of 2021 they predict, when testing and a vaccine are available.

US coronavirus cases top 800,000, according to Johns Hopkins

As of April 21, there were more than 43,000 deaths and 73,000 recoveries in the United States from the novel coronavirus.