A Conversation with Tony McCombie by Regional Media

President Donald Trump was hospitalized on Friday following a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. The President spent the weekend undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and we talked with Dr Cliff Martin Vice President Chief Medical Officer serving OSF Saint Luke Medical Center, OSF Holy Family Medical Center, and OSF St. Mary Medical Center about what types of treatment the President has thus far undergone according to media reports and the various unknowns about the President's recovery.

President Trump is currently hospitalized for COVID-19. He's improving and is expected to return to the White House soon. What does this diagnosis and hospital stay and subsequent, expected, quarantine, mean for the President's re-election strategy? Political consultant and Fox News Contributor Ryan Cassin talked to WKEI about how the President's COVID-19 diagnosis changes the landscape of the Presidential campaign and what strategy the President and the Former Vice President Biden will use going forward.

With Aaron Sorkin and Netflix releasing a new movie on the trial of the Chicago 7 on October 16th, the riots and protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago are back in the spotlight and feel as relevant as ever before in how they depict violence in the street and political protesting. Author and Editor Mark L Levine has has been part of a four year long project to document the trial of the Chicago 7, the protest leaders who were put on trial in Chicago in 1968 and whose trial would go on to be a historical flashpoint in the culture war between the so-called establishment and the radical protest movement. We talked to Mark L Levine about The Trial of the Chicago 7 on WKEI's People to People Program.

Spencer Leigh has spent the last several years talking to musicians and gathering their impressions of the legendary Bob Dylan. The result of his remarkable and insightful research is the new book Bob Dylan: Outdoor Blues, a fascinating and unique inspection of the career of Bob Dylan. Outlaw Blues examines the songwriter, musician, poet and activist that has become an icon who remains relevant to this day with records that are still making the charts more than 50 years into his extraordinary career.

Young female athletes have dietary necessities that are different from young male athletes. For instance, as Clinical Dietician and Diabetes Educator, Chris Willis from OSF Healthcare explained on WKEI recently, iron deficiency is common among young female athletes. We talked with Chris about the specific dietary needs of female athletes as well as warning signs to watch for when it comes to eating disorders in young female athletes.

The YMCA of Kewanee is open and despite the pandemic they are doing all the can to reach out to members and non-members alike. They are currently offering a training course they are calling COVID Clean-Up and it is aimed at those who have, during the pandemic, put on weight due to stress or from sheltering at home and not getting your usual work out. The Y is also working on behalf of kids in Junior High who have seen most of their school athletic competitions cancelled due to COVID. We talked with Jill Milroy about this stuff and COVID-19 precautions on Tuned In.

Mitigation Update Whiteside County by Regional Media

YWCA of The Sauk Valley This Week by Regional Media

In our twice weekly COVID-19 podcast with the Henry and Stark County Health Department today we talked about Halloween and the guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding Halloween and COVID-19 safety, RaeAnn Tucker from the Henry and Stark County Health Department also discussed the latest COVID-19 recovery rate data in Henry and Stark County, the daily totals of COVID-19 from Wednesday and the statewide numbers.