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Tumultuous 2020
Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association discusses impact of pandemic on Illinois sports
Marc Ayers details the experience of losing his immunocompromised mother to COVID-19
Public servant and early Sangamon county COVID-19 case discusses her pandemic experience
Pharmacist and pharmacy owner shares his experience with the pandemic
Social worker and family development specialist describes impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Aldi store associate shares his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
Senator Brady discusses impact of pandemic on state's economy and on IL legislature
Graduate student discusses impact of COVID-19 pandemic on her senior year of undergraduate and graduate school
Certified Nursing Assistant shares how the pandemic impacted her
Funeral Home President describes impact of COVID-19 pandemic on personal life and business
Dual Language teacher describes impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Caring for a father with COVID-19 who eventually died from the disease
Vaccine trial participant discusses decision making process behind trial participation
Funeral Home Director and Owner of Crain Funeral Homes shares his experiences with the pandemic
Periodontist discusses the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on his practice
Kane County, Illinois Clerk during COVID-19 pandemic
Greenville University president discusses impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Illinois State Representative discusses impact of COVID-19 pandemic on his rural, Northern Illinois district
Brian Duncan a farmer discusses how Pandemic impacted the diversified farming community and the rural area in northern Illinois beginning in March 2020 through May 2022.
Bond county health administrator discusses the scope of the pandemic in Bond county
Executive Director of the IL Elementary School Assn discusses the impact of COVID-19
Physician details effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Springfield, Illinois
Morgan Frayser discusses the challenges of contact tracing and the COVID pandemic's impact on southern Illinois from March 2020 to July 2022.
Associate Executive Director for IHSA discusses the impact of the pandemic on high school basketball and other sports
Executive Director of Hoogland Performing Arts Center describes COVID-19's impact on the center
Lawrence County grain farmer describes the impact of the pandemic on farming.
Summer Griffith shares about the loss of her mother due to COVID-19
Director of Brimfield Public Library District discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the library and surrounding community
USPHS commander details his experience with the COVID-19 pandemic
Manager of minor league baseball team discusses impact of pandemic
University of Illinois Chemist discusses development of the Shield Illinois Saliva test
Illinois State Representative discusses the impact of COVID-19 on state government and her district
President of the Peoria branch of the NAACP discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Chief Operating Officer of the Rock Island County Health Department describes the impact of the pandemic
Principal of Pui Tak Christian School in Chicago’s Chinatown details her pandemic experiences
Mayor of Aurora discusses the communities challenges with COVID-19 pandemic
Managing the IL baseball Pistol Shrimps during the pandemic
CEO of Tivoli Enterprises describes how the pandemic impacted the movie theatre business
Senior Medical Officer and Former Co-Lead of the Cook County Department of Public Health describes the impact of the pandemic
Rob Karr, President and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association about the challenges faced during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Former director of assisted living facility discusses impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Administrator for the Warren County Health Department
Winnebago County Health Department administrator details the challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic
Non-profit worker shares her experience with employment instability and personal growth during the COVID-19 pandemic
Elementary School principal describes impact of COVID-19 on the school
Thor role player discusses the importance of heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Licensed Clinical Social Worker shares his experience with the COVID-19 pandemic
Lincoln, IL business owner details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her small business
A clinical nursing professor details the impact of the pandemic on her university and her nursing career
Disrupted wedding plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic
U. of IL (Urbana-Champaign) student during the COVID-19 pandemic
Musician and owner of Miss Katie Sings, LLC, details the way the COVID-19 pandemic provided a platform for her business
Superintendent for East Aurora School District #131
Champaign County Coroner describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Counselor and author describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Former Illinois State Senator discusses differences between Illinois schools and Arizona schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
Remote worker and mother describes the impact of the pandemic on her life
CEO and president of the Aurora Civic Center Authority discusses impact of COVID-19 pandemic on theater community.
Bond County Board Member and Walmart Online Sales Associate describes the impact of the pandemic
Ramp serviceman at United Airlines describes his experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
Senior Medical Officer and former Co-Lead of the Cook County Department of Public Health details her pandemic experiences
College student and student athlete's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
Assistant principal of Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln, IL discusses impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Executive Director of the Garvey-Tubman Cultural Arts and Research Center details her experiences with the pandemic
Coles County Health Department Administrator describes impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Owner of Staff Carpet discusses impact of COVID-19 pandemic on his business
School bus driver describes her experience with the COVID-19 pandemic
School social worker details impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Neuropsychiatrist discuss the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic
Executive director of YMEN discusses impact of pandemic on nonprofits
VP for Economic Innovation and Development discusses U of IL COVID-19 testing
Adams County Health Department Administrator details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Senior Vice President of Facilities and Security at the Shedd Aquarium describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Teresa Wilburn explains how Pandemic impacted Southern 7 Health Departments.
Public relations director for the Chicago Wolves American Hockey League Club discusses the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic
COVID-19 high school senior discusses his perspective on 2020 and COVID-19
President of The Muni describes effects of COVID-19 pandemic on theater
President and CEO of VNA Health Care describes the impact of the pandemic
Pastor of Morning Glory Community Church details the congregation's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
President and CEO of Northern Illinois Food Bank describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic