In response to repeated gatherings of crowds outside an apartment complex and convenience store, Pulaski County officials said they are prepar…

More than half of Jackson County’s 36 confirmed COVID-19 cases are either residents or staff members of Manor Court, illustrating the effects of COVID-19’s spread once inside long-term care facilities home to high-risk seniors.

Randolph County has suffered one of the highest COVID-19 per-capita infection rates in Illinois, according to The Southern Illinoisan’s analysis of Illinois Department of Public Health data.

Jackson County on Monday reported an additional death due to COVID-19, bringing the county's total coronavirus death toll to six.

At GreenTree at Mt. Vernon, an assisted living and memory care facility, 14 residents and nine employees had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday morning, a company official said.

The Jackson County Health Department on Wednesday announced a woman in her 70s died after having been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Illinois residents are required to wear masks in indoor public spaces starting May 1. An SIH doctor gave us some tips for wearing masks.

Gov. Pritzker announced Thursday he is extending Illinois’ stay-at-home order through May 30 with certain modifications taking effect May 1, including opening up state parks, expanding essential businesses and requiring masks in public.

A third person has died in Jefferson County due to COVID-19.

After initially reporting a small COVID-19 outbreak at an immigration detention center in Southern Illinois in early April, county officials and the health department have clammed up about the spread of the virus inside the facility, even as advocates say detainees have been left in the dark and are fearful for their lives.

The Jefferson County Health Department on Tuesday announced two more county residents had died due to COVID-19.

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the rate of infection in Union County is the highest downstate, behind only the counties of Cook, Lake and Kane in northern Illinois.

As of Thursday, Jackson County is reporting 260 cases of COVID-19. Of the 65 new cases reported since May 21, two-thirds are tied to an outbreak at a Jackson County church that has been holding in-person services.

As cases of COVID-19 again begin to swell in Southern Illinois, some restaurants are saying it's just too risky to stay open for dine-in service, while others find themselves closing after employees test positive.

The Jackson County Health Department on Sunday issued a public health alert as it reported a record 38 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the past 24 hours.

Health departments across Southern Illinois are seeing an upswing in COVID-19 cases. Here's what public health officials are saying about the trend.

Egyptian Health Department is sounding the alarm about an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in southeastern Illinois.

Carbondale City Council passed an ordinance July 30 requiring people to wear face masks in all public places within the city limits in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehabilitation on Sunday posted a message to the facility’s Facebook page that 15 residents had tested positive for COVID-19.

More staff and residents of Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehabilitation have been identified as positive for COVID-19 after another round of testing on residents and staff who had not previously tested positive for the virus.

Williamson County Courthouse, court proceedings and judicial department were closed on Monday morning by the county’s presiding judge after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. Court is canceled and those offices will be closed through Tuesday.

The city of West Frankfort is relying on other area communities to augment its fire protection services because most of its own firefighters are quarantined.

The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday that four Southern Illinois counties — Jefferson, Perry, Franklin and Union — are at a warning level for COVID-19 based on meeting two or more risk indicators.

Five Southern Illinois counties are among 29 in the state that have been placed at a COVID-19 warning level, according to a Friday news releas…

Three Southern Illinois counties — Jackson, Williamson and Pulaski — are at a warning level for COVID-19 spread out of 30 statewide, according…

Harrisburg schools have moved to full-remote learning for 10 days after a significant number of staff and students were quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19-positive individuals.

Only one Southern Illinois county is at a warning level for COVID-19 spread this week, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Corrections officials are contending with a COVID-19 outbreak at Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna.

Three Southern Illinois counties have been placed on the COVID-19 warning list from the Illinois Department of Public health — a jump from one…

Seven Southern Illinois counties are on Illinois Department of Public Health's list of counties considered to be at a warning level for COVID-19.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced in a news conference Monday that Region 5 of Illinois' COVID-19 plan, which includes Southern Illinois, will see greater virus mitigation measures beginning Thursday.