The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,178 newly-confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state Sunday, marking the third day in a row that figure was under 10,000.The announcement from health officials did include 57 deaths.
There's a scene in Teressa Shelton's recently-published memoir "The Sergeant's Daughter" (She Writes Press), detailing her growing up with a physically and verbally abusive father, in which Shelton recalled being lashed with a belt because her older sister had skipped school.