GOOD NIGHT.
NOW YOUR FORECAST FIRST...
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MONTHS AND MONTHS ON END
NOW YOUR FORECAST FIRST...
SPONSORED BY MATTEX HEATING,
MATTEX HEATING, COOLING, AND
PLUMBING. TONIGHT PARTLY
CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 65.
NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A
HIGH NEAR 86. EAST NORTHEAST
WIND AROUND 6 MPH. FRIDAY
NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A
LOW AROUND 65. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WIND. SATURDAY MOSTLY SUNNY,
WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. CALM
WIND. SATURDAY NIGHT A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BETWEEN 8PM AND 2AM. PARTLY
CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66.
LIGHT WEST NORTHWEST WIND.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS
30%. SUNDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH
A HIGH NEAR 83. NORTH
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH,
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 15 MPH.
"PEOPLE CAN'T GO MONTHS AND
MONTHS ON END WITHOUT SEEING
THEIR LOVED ONES" ITS A TIME
WHEN SOME DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY'RE BEING SHUT OFF FROM
THE WORLD, HOW THIS PANDEMIC
HAS MADE DEMENTIA EVEN MORE
CRUEL DO YOUR BOSS NEED PROOF
YOU DON'T HAVE THE
CORONAVIRUS? WHO'S READY TO
SIGN OFF ON IT. "THE FEDERAL
PPP PROGRAM SEEMS TO HAVE
OVERLOOKED TOO MANY
ENTREPEANEURS AND SMALL SHOPS"
THOUSANDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE
PANDEMIC, WHICH ONE GOT SOME
HELP PLUS A VISIT FROM THE
GOVERNOR.
YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR LOCAL
NEWS LEADER... THIS IS WCIA
THREE NEWS AT SIX.
"HE'S EVEN MADE THE COMMENT
BEFORE THAT WE DON'T LOVE HIM
ANYMORE, BECAUSE NOBODY COMES
IN TO VISIT HIM." ((JENNIFER))
BUT SHE'S DESPERATE TO CHANGE
THAT. A CENTRAL ILLINOIS WOMAN
JUST WANTS TO SEE HER DAD
IN-PERSON AGAIN... GOOD
EVENING I'M JENNIFER ROSCOE
HE'S IN A NURSING HOME...WHERE
THEY AREN'T LETTING VISITORS
INSIDE. HE ALSO HAS DEMENTIA.
AND SHE FEELS...HE JUST KEEPS
GETTING WORSE. W-C-I-A THREE'S
COURTNEY BUNTING IS LIVE IN
OUR NEWSROOM. COURTNEY -- HOW
DOES SHE THINK THINGS COULD
CHANGE... WHILE KEEPING
RESIDENTS SAFE?
((COURTNEY)) AS A NURSE...
JULIE SMITH... KNOWS THESE
PEOPLE NEED TO BE KEPT SAFE.
BUT SHE ALSO KNOWS THE TOLL IT
CAN TAKE ON THEM WHEN THEY'RE
ISOLATED. THAT'S WHY SHE'S
WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO SEE HER FATHER BEYOND
HIS WINDOW.
"I KNOW IF COVID-19 GET INTO
THESE FACILITIES, THAT IT CAN
KILL THESE PEOPLE. I'M AWARE
OF THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
PEOPLE CAN'T GO MONTHS AND
MONTHS ON END WITHOUT SEEING
THEIR LOVED ONES AND HAVE A
GOOD FRAME OF MIND." AND FOR
JULIE SMITH'S FAMILY... AND
MANY OTHERS LIKE HERS...
THEY'RE NEARING A BREAKING
POINT. HER 74-YEAR-OLD
FATHER'S BEEN UNDER THE CARE
OF A NURSING HOME FOR ABOUT A
YEAR AND A HALF. PHIL
NIEBRUGGE ( HAS A CONDITION
CALLED AN ATAXIA... HE CAN'T
WALK... OR GET IN AND OUT OF A
WHEELCHAIR ON HIS OWN. HE ALSO
SUFFERS FROM DIMENTIA. "HE'S
MORE OF LESS JUST FORGETFUL,
DOESN'T KNOW NECESSARILY WHAT
TIME OF DAY IT IS, THINKS HE'S
GOING HOME, THINKS HE LIVES AT
HOME." SMITH SAYS...HER
FAMILY'S VERY CLOSE... BUT
BECAUSE OF COVID-19...THEY
CAN'T VISIT HIM IN- PERSON.
THEY CAN COME UP TO HIS
WINDOW... BUT IT'S NOT THE
SAME... "DAD IS VERY HARD OF
HEARING AS WELL, SO TO TRY TO
COMMUNICATE THROUGH A WINDOW.
HE HAS NECK PAIN SO IT'S HARD
FOR HIM TO TURN HIS HEAD."
SHE'S WILLING TO DO WHATEVER
IT TAKES... TO BE ABLE TO HOLD
HER FATHER AGAIN. "I'M HOPING
THAT THEY CAN ALLOW PEOPLE TO
COME IN AND MAYBE MINIMIZE
MAYBE JUST ONE OR TWO
DESIGNATED FAMILY MEMBERS TO
COME IN AND THOSE PEOPLE BE
SCREENED. I'M WILLING TO HAVE
A COVID-19 TEST DONE
REGULARLY." BUT SHE KNOWS...
THAT HER CHANCES TO DO THAT...
ARE DWINDLING. "I DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE LEFT ON
THIS EARTH, BUT IT COULD BE 6
MONTHS OR LESS, AND WHO KNOWS
HOW MUCH LONGER THIS WILL GO
ON, SO IT MAY NOT BE UNTIL
THEY DECIDE THAT HE'S DYING
THAT WE'RE ALLOWED IN AT HIS
BEDSIDE."
((COURTNEY)) SMITH SAYS SHE HAS
TRIED TO GET AHOLD OF
REPRESENTATIVES.. .THE
GOVERNER'S OFFICE... AND THE
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT...
SHE HASN'T HEARD BACK. THANKS
COURTNEY
((JENNIFER)) THIS IS A FOLLOW-
UP STUDENTS AND STAFF AT U OF
I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET TESTED
FOR CORONAVIRUS ON CAMPUS FOR
A COUPLE DAYS. A SIGN AT THE
TESTING SITE SAID "ALL
COVID-19 TESTING LOCATIONS ARE
CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY."
THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT'S
BECAUSE IT'S ADDING EQUIPMENT
AND TRAINING NEW STAFF. ALL OF
THAT TO BE READY TO TEST
STUDENTS.. FACULTY AND STAFF
TWICE A WEEK. WHILE TESTING
SITES ARE CLOSED--- TESTING
REQUIREMENTS WILL BE WAIVED
THIS WEEK.
((JENNIFER)) A CHANGE AT
I-S-U... NOW THERE WILL BE
TESTING. WE TOLD YOU LAST WEEL
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD
DIVERTED THE TEST KITS THAT
WERE COMING TO THE SCHOOL. BUT
NOW THE SCHOOL IS PAYING MORE
THAN THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO
A PEKIN-BASED COMPANY FOR
SALIVA BASED KITS. THAT MEANS
500 STUDENTS A DAY CAN BE
TESTED.
((JENNIFER)) A MOBILE TESTING
SITE IS COMING TO LIVINGSTON
COUNTY. IT WILL BE AT THE
LIVINGSTON COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT IN PONTIAC -- AND
WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 TO 4 NEXT
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANYONE CAN
BE TESTED -- AT NO COST. NO
APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY --
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
SYMPTOMS TO GET TESTED.
((JENNIFER)) MANY OF YOU NEED
PROOF OF A NEGATIVE COVID-19
TEST FOR WORK OR SCHOOL.
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS IN
CHAMPAIGN ARE WORKING ON A WAY
TO SPEED UP THAT PROCESS.. THE
WAY IT WORKS NOW...IF YOU'RE
TESTED AT MARKETPLACE MALL....
YOU HAVE TO WAIT UP TO TWO
DAYS TO GET YOUR RESULTS IF
YOU TEST POSITIVE.. AND UP TO
A WEEK IF YOU TEST NEGATIVE.
YOU'LL GET A CALL WITH YOUR
RESULTS EITHER WAY. ONLY
THEN...CAN YOU REQUEST A
WRITTEN COPY OF THEM. AND THAT
COULD TAKE ANOTHER WEEK TO
MAIL TO YOU. PUBLIC HEALTH
LEADERS ARE WORKING ON A
FASTER WAY TO GET YOU A
WRITTEN COPY OF YOUR RESULTS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME...THEY'RE
WORKING ON A WAY TO AT LEAST
GET YOU PAPER PROOF OF BEING
TESTED.
"ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE
THOUGHT ABOUT WAS IF WE ASK
THESE EMPLOYERS WHO ARE
REQUIRING PROOF OF TESTING OR
PROOF OF A NEGATIVE RESULT, AT
LEAST WHILE THEY GO AND GET
TESTED, THE MARKETPLACE MALL
SITE, YOU KNOW, STAMP IT OR
INITIAL IT, TO SAY YES THIS
PERSON GOT TESTED ON THIS DAY
AND THIS TIME." PUBLIC HEALTH
LEADERS THINK IT WILL TAKE
ABOUT A WEEK FOR THAT TO ROLL
OUT.. ONLY THEN... WILL THEY
START WORKING ON A WAY TO GET
YOU YOUR TEST RESULTS ON
PAPER. AGAIN...THIS ONLY
APPLIES TO THE MARKETPLACE
MALL TESTING SITE.
((JENNIFER)) JUST AS SCHOOL
GETS SET TO START, THE
VERMILION COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED 11 NEW
CASES... THREE ARE GRADE
SCHOOL AGE AND ONE IS A
TEENAGER. THE STATE NOW HAS
MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND TOTAL
CASES. 18-HUNDRED OF THOSE
CAME WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
THE 7-DAY POSITIVITY RATE HAS
DROPPED SLIGHTLY TO FOUR
PERCENT. 24 MORE PEOPLE HAVE
DIED. THAT MAKES ALMOST 77-
HUNDRED DEATHS OVERALL.
((JENNIFER)))) WE HAVE AN
UPDATE ON A DEADLY DRUNK
DRIVING CRASH FROM EARLIER
THIS YEAR. A BEMENT MAN WAS
SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN
PRISON. CONRAD GILLESPIE WILL
ALSO HAVE TO PAY A 10 THOUSAND
DOLLAR FINE. HE HIT 56 YEAR
OLD TONYA SHEARON HEAD ON BACK
IN JANUARY. HE WAS TRYING TO
PASS ANOTHER CAR JUST SOUTH OF
MONTICELLO. THE DRIVER OF THE
THIRD CAR WAS OKAY.
((JENNIFER)) NO ONE WAS HURT
WHEN A BUILDING COLLAPSED IN
TUSCOLA THIS AFTERNOON. IT
HAPPENED AT THE CORNER OF WEST
PEMBROKE AND NORTH PARK
STREET. IT WAS COMMONLY KNOWN
AS THE OLD DONUT SHOP. THE
CITY ADMINISTRATOR SAYS THE
BUILDING HAD KNOWN STRUCTURAL
ISSUES -- AND THE OWNER -- WHO
IS ALSO THE CITY'S BUILDING
INSPECTOR -- WAS TRYING TO FIX
THEM. HE SAYS THE SIDE WALLS
HAD STARTED TO BALLOON -- AND
THEY WERE TRYING TO SHORE THEM
UP.
((JENNIFER)) IF YOU LIVE IN
FORD COUNTY AND THINK YOUR
20-19 PROPERTY TAX BILL WAS
LOST... THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
SAYS IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
TEN-THOUSAND TAX BILLS ARE
GETTING READY TO BE SENT OUT.
THEY'RE LATE DUE TO A DELAY IN
THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
INFORMATION FROM THERE DIDN'T
MAKE IT TO THE COUNTY CLERK
UNTIL MAY. THAT'S AROUND FOUR
TO FIVE MONTHS LATER THAN
NORMAL. TREASURER KRISHA
SHOEMAKER'S DEPARTMENT IS THE
NEXT ONE IN THE CYCLE. SHE
SAYS THEY STARTED SENDING
BILLS OUT TODAY... AND SHE'S
ALREADY PLANNING FOR THE NEXT
TAX CYCLE.
KRISHA SHOEMAKER, FORD COUNTY
TREASURER "THE GOAL IS TO TRY
TO DEVELOP A MORE TIMELY
CYCLE, LIKE A FLOWCHART TYPE
CYCLE TO GET BACK ON TRACK.
NORMALLY, THE HISTORY OF FORD
COUNTY TAXES GO: THEY'RE
MAILED OUT IN MAY, THEY'RE DUE
IN JUNE AND DUE IN SEPTEMBER.
SO THE GOAL IS, MYSELF, THE
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE
ASSESSMENT OFFICE ARE WORKING
TO TRY TO GET BACK BACK ON TO
THE NORMAL CYCLE FOR ALL THE
FORD COUNTIES." FORD COUNTY
HAS AROUND THIRTY MILLION TAX
DOLLARS TO COLLECT FROM 20-19.
((JENNIFER)) HOUSE AND SENATE
DEMOCRATS ARE READY TO TALK
ETHICS REFORM IN THE CAPITOL
-- AND REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING
-- IT'S ABOUT TIME. ETHICS
REFORM IS NOTHING NEW TO THE
CAPITOL. BUT NOW IT MIGHT HAVE
THE SUPPORT IT NEEDS TO MAKE
IT TO THE FINISH LINE. WCIA
3'S COLE HENKE HAS THE STORY.
A GROUP OF HOUSE AND SENATE
DEMOCRATS SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
-- AND ARE CALLING FOR ETHICS
REFORM IN THE CAPITOL. THEY
RELEASED A LIST OF NINE
PROPOSALS, BUT MOST OF THEM
ARE REPEATS. REP. KELLY
CASSIDY (D) CHICAGO "VERY FEW
OF THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST ARE
NEW. MANY OF US HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THESE ISSUES FOR A
LONG TIME. SO IT IS NOT SO
MUCH WHY NOW, BUT INSTEAD WHY
STILL." COLE HENKE: THE
PROPOSALS COME JUST A FEW
WEEKS AFTER HOUSE SPEAKER
MICHAEL MADIGAN WAS LINKED TO
A FEDERAL BRIBERY
INVESTIGATION. BUT THE
COALITION SAID THAT THESE
IDEAS ARE NOT JUST ABOUT ONE
PERSON, BUT RATHER ABOUT A
CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE
STATEHOUSE. SEN. MELINDA BUSH
(D) GRAYSLAKE THIS ISN'T ABOUT
ONE PERSON. THIS IS ABOUT THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THIS IS
ABOUT ADOPTING ETHICS CHANGES
THAT WILL REALLY ADDRESS WHAT
HAS BEEN A SYSTEMIC CULTURE.
THE LIST OF PROPOSALS INCLUDES
THINGS LIKE TERM LIMITS FOR
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS LIKE
MADIGAN -- AND NOT ALLOWING
LAWMAKERS TO LEAVE PUBLIC
OFFICE AND IMMEDIATELY BECOME
PRIVATE LOBBYISTS. REPUBLICANS
FILED BILLS LOOKING TO
ACCOMPLISH THE SAME GOALS
ALMOST A FULL YEAR AGO.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
GRANT WEHRLI IS HAPPY THAT
DEMOCRATS NOW SUPPORT THE
IDEA, BUT HE DOES NOT THINK
HIS COLLEGUES ACROSS THE AISLE
DESERVE TOO MUCH CREDIT. REP.
GRANT WEHRLI (R) NAPERVILLE
"AM I GLAD THEY ARE FINALLY
HERE, YES. BUT THEY ARE NOT
COMING WILLFULLY. THEY HAVE
BEEN KICKING A SCREAMING FOR
YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT. SO
LET'S NOT PAT THEM ON THE BACK
TO MUCH FOR FINALLY GETTING
ENOUGH PROFILE AND COURAGE TO
DO WHAT'S RIGHT." REPORTING IN
SPRINGFIELD, COLE HENKE WCIA 3
YOUR LOCAL NEWS LEADER
((JENNIFER)) REPUBLICANS WANT
TO DEAL WITH ETHICS NOW.
SEVERAL CALLED FOR A SPECIAL
SESSION TO TACKLE THE ISSUES.
BUT THIS GROUP OF DEMOCRATS
BELIEVE THE STATEHOUSE CAN
HANDLE IT IN NOVEMBER -- WHEN
LAWMAKERS ARE SCHEDULED TO
RETURN FOR VETO SESSION.
((ROSCOE)) THE CURTAINS ARE
ABOUT TO REOPEN, WHICH MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN IS READY TO LET
THE SHOW BEGIN ALSO TONIGHT,
PRITZKER: "IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
ME AND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO ENSURE THAT SMALL
BUSINESSES GET THE HELP THAT
THEY NEED." AND THAT STARTED
HERE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS, WHAT
THEY'RE GETTING TO STAY OPEN
DURING THIS PANDEMIC. TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW
AROUND 65. NORTHEAST WIND