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All public school corporations in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties have temporarily closed amid coronavirus concerns.Â
The closures are an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, which has claimed nearly 50 lives in America and thousands worldwide. Schools in Ohio, Washington, Maryland and several other states have been closed statewide, most through early to mid-April.Â
The number of COVID-19 cases in Indiana remained at 12 on Friday, while Illinois announced the number of cases there has reached 46.
Here is the information on NWI schools that have closed:
Gary Community School Corp. is closed through April 3. During the closure, Gary schools have partnered with churches and organizations, which will serve breakfast and lunch to students at multiple locations.
Within the past three weeks, the Illinois Senate has welcomed three new members.
Last Saturday, another Turner â State Sen. Doris Turner, a Springfield alderman and the Sangamon County Democratic Party chairwoman â was selected to fill the seat of former state Sen. Andy Manar, who resigned to become a senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. She is the first Black person to represent Central Illinois in the Senate.
Springfield Ward 3 Alderman Doris Turner and state Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, discuss drainage issues on Springfield s east side on June 17. Turner was appointed Saturday to succeed Manar, who resigned last month, in the Illinois Senate.
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By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network
Illinois is one of only a handful of states where political leaders pick replacements for state lawmakers should they leave their post. On one hand, it’s saving taxpayers money on a special election that many other states conduct. On the other, it’s become so common that residents are calling it an abuse of political clout.
Two Illinois state senators were replaced by appointment Saturday. Springfield Ald. Doris Turner replaced Andy Manar, a Bunker Hill Democrat who took a position with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration. On the same day, Michael Simmons, a former political aid to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and others, replaced Illinois Sen. Heather Steans, a northside Chicago Democrat who resigned five days after being re-elected. Steans said she decided to care for her mother who is ailing from Alzheimer’s disease.