compiled by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 30, 2020) – Throughout 2020, The Lansing Journal has documented the many ways life has changed due to COVID-19, from the earliest cases of the virus in Illinois to how holiday plans have changed because of it. At the end of a year unlike any other in Lansing, The Lansing Journal has continued to add to a coronavirus timeline going back to the first Illinois case in January, with particular attention given to the virus’s impact on Lansing. Links to original stories or relevant websites are included in the timeline:
January
24 – Illinois health officials report the first case of coronavirus in Illinois and the second in the United States: a woman who returned from Wuhan, China, where she was caring for her sick father.
RANTOUL, ILL (WAND) - Rantoul Community Church opens their doors to students who need to connect to reliable WiFi.
Students have been slowly adapting to online learning, but some students have not had an easy transition. Connecting to WiFit hotspots has not been, well, so hot. It is difficult because the student is not the only student on the Wifi hotspot, theres other family members and sibling and stuff. The hotspots they arenât reliable especially if they go over their data, says Rantoul Teacher, Kellyn Sirach.Â
J.W. Eater Jr. High Principal, Scott Woods, says they have many students in areas where the internet connection is not steady. The more rural you are and the more impoverished, you are, the harder it is to get good high quality internet access. And so some of our neighborhoods really struggle to get good service.â He says.Â
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Attention parents and guardians who have children attending or planning to attend the Valley City Public Schools VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY for the third quarter and/or second semester of the 2020-2021 school year.
Superintendent Josh Johnson said if you do not have students enrolled in the Academy and/or if you are not making any educational changes for the third quarter, no action is necessary from you. Valley City Public Schools is planning to continue with Plan B (in-person learning) for the third quarter/second semester beginning on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
VCPS 2020-2021 Virtual Learning Academy: