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  • Pritzker Announces Two-Week Statewide School Closure to Minimize COVID-19 Spread
    Additional Economic Measures to Reduce Burden on Illinois Families

• TOP STORIES

  • IHSA Cancels Remaining Winter State Tournaments Over COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Heartland Community College extends Spring Break through March 20

  • Land of Lincoln Honor Flight for April 7th to be postponed due to covid-19 concerns for elderly

  • State of Illinois and City of Chicago Issue New Guidance to Minimize COVID-19 Spread

  • Illinois State Athletics Spring Sports Suspended Until March 30

  • Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield closes to protect public health
    Research services still offered online and by phone

  • Illinois State Museum Takes Precautions to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
    Programming suspended through April 10; museum and branch facilities will remain open

• CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS

  • Lincoln Masonic Lodge Chili Supper Fundraiser for Saturday, March 14th evening has been canceled

  • Zonta Centennial Celebration scheduled for mid-day Saturday at Jefferson Street Church has been canceled - will be rescheduled at a later date

  • Lincoln Woman's Club Scholarship breakfast scheduled for March 18th has been canceled

  • April 7th Honor Flight has been canceled

POSTED THURSDAY

• Logan County Department of Public Health working with IDPH and CDC to protect local communities from Coronavirus

• The Christian Village prepares for possible cases of Coronavirus
  Visitors to the facility will be limited for the time being

---- CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS ----

• Logan County Farm Bureau Ag Scholarship Breakfast set for March 19 has been cancelled
  Scholarship presentations will be rescheduled

• Schools:

  • Lincoln College will extend Spring Break for traditional students by one week, March 16-March 22.

    • At this time, ABE and graduate classes will proceed as scheduled.

    • Students should check the college website for updates and sign up for notifications.

    • Lincoln College will be postponing any further college or community-sponsored events utilizing our campus facilities until further notice.

  • Illinois State University To Close Dorms, Shift To Online Classes Due To Coronavirus

• Sports and entertainment:

  • IHSA announces tournament updates related to COVID-19 : Lincoln Sectional Final ticket sales suspended
    Limiting remaining basketball competitions to 60 spectators per school

• Illinois Elementary School Association:

• State Wrestling Finals scheduled for this Friday-Saturday, March 13-14 at the Convocation Center on the campus of NIU in DeKalb, IL have been canceled

• Volleyball - IESA state series:

  • The 7th grade state finals scheduled for March 13-14 will NOT be played as scheduled this weekend

  • All 8th grade state series are now suspended – this includes 8th grade regional championships scheduled for tonight, 8th grade sectional championships scheduled for Monday, March 16 and the state finals scheduled for March 20-21.

• Music events to the discretion of local health authorities and schools

• NCAA - March Madness, all men's and women's winter and spring championships canceled

• National sports leagues modify and cancel remaining season:

  • National Basketball Association have suspended all games

  • National Hockey League - suspends season until prudent to resume

  • Major League Baseball - canceled spring training and pushed back season opening by at least two weeks

  • U.S. Soccer suspended for March and April

• Broadway Theaters closing to Apr 13

• Disneyland closed for remainder of month

Coronavirus Prevention and Control
What every American and community can do now to decrease the spread of the coronavirus - CDC

• Center for Disease Control recommendations:
  Prevention: Wash your hands, keep your distance and disinfect surfaces https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention.html

• Further information from the CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html