Pritzker says agency is coping with unprecedented number of jobless claims By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans on Monday called on Gov. JB Pritzker to do more to handle the unprecedented volume of new claims for unemployment benefits coming into the Illinois Department of Employment Security, […]
‘You need widespread testing’ to return to normalcy, governor says By BEN ORNERCapitol News Illinoisborner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker hinted during his Monday briefing that he and his team are mulling a gradual return to normalcy, saying that “it’s likely that there will be adjustments to the orders that we’ve put […]
It is 2:15pm on Monday and I just got a new assignment from a social studies teacher that is due as soon as possible. A member of our Mahomet-Seymour family, who is also employed as a social studies teacher outside our district, emailed the board today to suggest that each […]
Dear readers: As a person that has made a career in education and runs a small business, I understand being financially conservative. However, I would implore that as a district we look at how a hiring freeze will directly impact our students, staff and families. These impacts will occur at […]
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing no new cases today; Champaign County has a total of 85 cases. There have been two COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of the release time. For […]
Hi! How are you? What a strange question that is to answer these days. When I ask it of my friends and family I often hear “fine.” Fine; what a range of definitions that word seems to have taken on lately. Fine can mean, “I’m having a good day today” […]
I knew something was wrong the moment I answered the phone. His voice was quivering. The superintendent had just left with the news. The state cut the budget and layoffs were the only choice. The conversation had been a blur with a few memorable snippets–talk of how great of an […]
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing no new cases today; Champaign County has a total of 85 cases. There have been two COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of the release time. For […]
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing three new cases for a total of 85 cases in Champaign County as of today. There […]
Four Mahomet-Seymour School board members: Merle Giles, Meghan Hennesy, Ken Keefe and Colleen Schultz, asked for a hiring freeze until the board could discuss further what the financial impact of COVID-19 might be during Monday’s school board meeting. The request came from concern of being able to maintain current staff […]
