State Universities Need Help To Make Up For COVID-19 Losses

State universities in Illinois are asking for federal help to make up for COVID-19 losses.  Presidents from nine state schools signed a letter to senators estimating around 400-million in losses because of the pandemic.  The schools believe the federal government should step in to help cover expenses incurred when schools were forced to close their campuses as part of stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic this spring.