Being admitted to a hospital can be traumatic any time. But during a pandemic, hospitals are restricting visitors. We'll hear about the effect it's having on patients and family members.
And are visitors to Chicago following the city's health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19?
Those stories and more on this week's Statewide.
Our lineup:
* Maureen McKinney explains there has been a big a rise in calls to a domestic violence hotline.
* Jonathan Ahl examines a boom in turkey hunting this year. And the coronavirus played a big role.
* University of Illinois Springfield's Dr. Robert Smith discusses ethics, politics and...baseball.
Statewide for the week of August 7, 2020
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