Illinois is a big state with a lot of different viewpoints. On this episode, we focus on southern Illinois to find out how residents are coping with restrictions and public health recommendations. We'll hear a community showed support for a nursing home with dozens of cases of COVID-19 and more than twenty deaths. And coaches and athletes prepare all year for a season to begin. But this spring left them wondering what might have been. Those stories and more on this week's Statewide.

On this episode of Statewide, we'll hear more about antibody testing, which has become more popular as people try to determine if they've been exposed to the coronavirus. Critics say the tests are unreliable. We listen back to an interview with the Crosses for Losses founder Greg Zanis, who died this week. And school nurses raise concerns about the inability to see students and what that could mean for health and safety. That and more on this week's Statewide.

On this week's Statewide, a Decatur newspaper tells the view from within a senior living facility that has seen dozens of COVID-19 cases and several deaths. College journalists have left campuses, but they are still providing the student's perspective and publishing online. Also, not everyone who gets sick with COVID-19 winds up in the hospital. Many are getting help from health care workers while they recover at home. Those stories and more on the latest episode of Statewide.

On this episode, we chat with Chicago White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti. The Illinois native tells us what he's doing to interact with fans while baseball is on hiatus. A couple on the front lines of battling COVID-19 talk about sacricfices they've made, including separation from their children. And if you are unsure how contact tracing works, we'll explain.

On this episode of Statewide, Governor J.B. Pritzker talks candidly about being in charge through a public health emergency and a near economic shutdown. We also find out more about restrictions on funerals during the pandemic. And an Illinois farmer tells us how agriculture is being affected. That and more on Statewide.

On this week's Statewide, a nurse talks about the the risk of being on the front lines of the coronavirus fight. "As a healthcare worker, I think we're resigning ourselves to the fact that we're probably going to get it and we hope it doesn't affect us," said Thomas McClure, who works for Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. We also learn about a project to document how Illinois residents are coping during COVID-19. And, a group of neighbors found a way to gather for a block party - while

On this episode, we hear from a man who has turned his fight with the coronavirus disease into an essay from his hospital room. We'll also hear how the state's manufacturers are switching gears to help with the COVID-19 response. And when tipped workers lose their source of income, some turn to sex work, both in-person and digital. Those stories and more on this week's Statewide.

A crisis can sometimes bring out the best in people. And it can also lead them to rise above and find ways to keep going. On this week's Statewide, we hear about volunteers working to help those on the front lines of health care, teachers working through obstacles to comntinue educating students and artists getting even more creative. Those stories and more on this show.

This week's program focuses on the changes we're seeing as a result of the coronavirus. From how schools operate to customers panic buying at grocery stores. We're all feeling stressed during this time and we'll hear some ideas on how to cope with anxiety. That and more on this week's Statewide.

On this episode of Statewide, the spread of the coronavirus is dominating the headlines and causing numerous cancellations and other changes. We'll learn about some of those. Also, does wearing a mask help? We'll hear from experts. And an author of a new book on Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address talks about the importance of that speech and those who were in attendance that day in 1865. Those stories and more on Statewide.