Month: May 2020

Local

Mahomet Farmer’s Market to open in June

The Mahomet Farmers Market will move from Wednesday evenings to Saturday morning beginning in June. The Mahomet Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for vendors at this point.  If you have local produce or food items to sell, please contact the Chamber Office for an application. 217-586-3165 or office@mahometchamberofcommerce.com

State of Illinois

Lawmakers pass budget package to close out special session

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Senate on early Sunday morning passed a budget package authorizing $42.8 billion in general revenue spending next year, although much of that remains tentative depending on the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic and potential congressional action that could send more financial aid […]

Local

Adult and Kid Bingo on May 26

The First State Bank of Forrest in Mahomet will be hosting two rounds of BINGO on Tuesday, May 6. The game will be streamed via Mahomet Daily’s Facebook Live. The first round will be for adults at noon. The game will last 40 minutes. The second round will be at 1:15 […]

Local State of Illinois

Senate GOP: Stay in session until we have bipartisan reopening plan

Brady: ‘This discussion needs to go beyond 2:30 in the afternoon press conferences’ By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – On just the third day of legislative session since March 5, Senate Republicans called a socially distanced outdoor news conference Friday morning to argue for a more collaborative approach to […]

Local State of Illinois

Vote-by-mail expansion headed for governor’s signature after Senate passage

Bill also allows curbside voting, makes Election Day a state holiday this year By BEN ORNERCapitol News Illinoisborner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A major expansion of voting access for the 2020 general election is headed to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker after the Illinois Senate overwhelmingly passed the measure Friday. After […]

Local State of Illinois

Workers’ comp omnibus passes both houses

Deal between business, labor sees near-unanimous support By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A compromise bill between business and labor which deals with COVID-19 and workers’ compensation passed the House on Friday with broad bipartisan support and will head to the governor. House Bill 2455 was carried by Democrats Linda […]

Illinois Unemployment May 2020
Local State of Illinois

Illinois unemployment rate climbs to record 16.4% in April

New jobless claims in May appear to level out By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois unemployment rate in Illinois reached a staggering 16.4 percent in April, the highest rate recorded since the modern system of tracking joblessness began in 1976, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said […]