This past Tuesday about 10,000 masks were donated to hospitals across the Peoria area with more on the way from the Peoria Chinese Association. The money for the donations was raised by Chinese residents in Peoria who used their contacts in China to bring the products to the U.S.. Donations were sent to OSF ​HealthCare […]

A woman from Galesburg, Illinois has started a worldwide movement with her “Heart Hunters” Facebook group. “Heart Hunters” started as an activity for children to do at home while promoting social distancing. The activity is to create and display hearts on houses to help spread positivity and compassion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The message of […]

On April 3rd, several departments across Bradley University’s campus extended their generosity and donated vital supplies to those on the ‘front lines’ of the COVID-19 battle.  The receiving end—Peoria hospital OSF St. Francis—was given thousands of personal protective equipment (PPEs). This donation from the university ranged from about twenty-five hundred masks, hundreds of boxes of […]

On Sunday, Illinois Governor Jamie Pritzker spoke at a press conference in Chicago discussing the state’s current testing numbers for COVID-19.  While on average, 4,000 tests per day are being conducted throughout Illinois, the governor hopes to reach a daily goal of 10,000 tests within the coming weeks.  The news comes as McLean county opened […]

A Bradley University student is in self-isolation at home after testing positive for COVID-19. The Bradley student studied abroad this spring semester, and according to the University, the student was not present at all on Bradley’s campus during this semester. The Bradley student is reportedly improving, and the student is expected to recover. In addition, […]

This week, the coronavirus continues to spread and cause closures. On Tuesday, Illinois governor Pritzker announced that he would extend the stay-at-home order until April 30th. Illinois was among the first states to implement the stay-at-home order, which directs people to stay at home as much as possible and only travel for essential reasons. All […]

These days, it seems the ‘new normal’ is finding that someone close to home has been diagnosed or directly affected by the novel coronavirus. This is the case for Bradley University. On March 27th, students, faculty and staff, and parents all received a press release from the university stating that a student studying abroad […]

Caterpillar Inc. reported Thursday, March 26th in an official release that they are considering closing factories should the coronavirus pandemic spread further in the coming weeks. In the release, the company stated that their supply chain has already been affected by the outbreak as businesses all over the country are closing to slow the spread […]