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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures and high humidity
may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Illinois schools closed through April 7

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By Mandy Robertson

CHICAGO (WSIL) � Students in Illinois will be out of school longer expected.

On Friday, Governor JB Pritzker said schools in Illinois would be closed through April 7, instead of March 30 as previously announced.

The change came as Gov. Pritzker signed a statewide that runs from 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21 through April 7.

The order is an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois.

As of Friday, health officials said there were 585 cases of COVID-19 in the state. The virus is being blamed for five deaths in Illinois.

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