Memorial Health's hospitals collectively have seen 104 patients hospitalized with influenza, compared to four at this time last year.

While Jonathan's exact birthday is unknown, it's estimated he was born in 1832 — before the first photograph of a person and the first postage stamp. He's getting lots of well-wishes on St. Helena.

UIS professor Yona Stamatis interviewed Illinois Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Trevor Orthmann and Assistant Conductor Jacobsen Woollen about the Holiday Pops in the Heartland concert and the various holiday musical selections which will be featured. The concert takes place at the UIS Performing Arts Center on Dec. 16 and at the ISU Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 17.

The concern comes as the holiday season is here and people are gathering for events.

China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its restrictive anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting the scale of lockdown to individual apartment floors and buildings.

A Ukrainian chorus first performed Shchedryk in the U.S. in 1922. A century later, during another fight for freedom, Ukrainian singers performed the folk song at the site of its North American debut.