PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) � Just 41 intensive care unit beds were available in Oregon as COVID-19 cases continue to climb and hospitals near capacity in a state that was once viewed as a pandemic success story. Oregon earlier had among the lowest cases per capita. Now, it’s shattering its COVID-19 hospitalization records day after day.

MARION (WSIL) � Girls between the ages of 11 and 18 will come together in Marion Sunday afternoon. It’s part of a global event known as Girls World Expo.  

SPRINGFIELD �  Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner hopes a balanced budget, along with business reforms, will help the state grow its way out of some of its financial problems, and southern Illinois experts tend to agree.