Month: May 2020

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First-year Superintendent Shannon Cheek gets creative with Arthur/Lovington/Atwood-Hammond graduation

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com ARTHUR – Former Mahomet-Seymour High School principal Shannon Cheek is learning that veteran superintendents didn’t have much of an advantage over him this year. His first year as superintendent of the Arthur/Lovington/Atwood-Hammond School district was marked by the outbreak of the coronavirus, which prematurely closed schools […]

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IDPH withdraws emergency rule after opposition

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that it is withdrawing the emergency rule that was established on May 15 during the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Wednesday afternoon.  An update by Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Tom Demmer on Twitter stated: “JCAR Update: Because of significant opposition from members of […]