Month: August 2020

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IHSA releases fall cross country guidelines

The IHSA released fall sport-specific guidelines Friday, giving way to cross country to begin practice on Aug. 10 and participate in competitions Aug. 24. All Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines must be followed during practice and competition, including social distancing of six feet, limiting groups to 50, including participants, […]

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IHSA releases fall girls’ tennis guidelines

The IHSA released fall sport-specific guidelines Friday, giving way to girls’ tennis to begin practice on Aug. 10 and participate in competitions Aug. 20. All Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines must be followed during practice and competition, including social distancing of six feet, limiting groups to 50, including participants, […]

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IHSA releases fall golf guidelines

The IHSA released fall sport-specific guidelines Friday, giving way to golf to begin practice on Aug. 10 and participate in competitions Aug. 13. All Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines must be followed during practice and the competition, including social distancing of six feet and limiting groups to 50, including […]

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New IDPH Rules focus on mask enforcement in businesses, schools, and child care establishments

Gov. JB Pritzker has been talking this week about the importance of wearing masks as Illinois’ COVID-19 positive case numbers have risen to four-percent statewide. Pritzker took further action Friday announcing that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will file emergency rules for businesses, schools, and child care establishments […]

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Champaign County COVID-19 Update

According to the Illinois Regional COVID-19 Resurgence Criteria on the Illinois Department of Public Health website, Region 6 has 4 days of positive increases of COVID-19 in the last 10 days. That number, along with 1-day hospital admission increases over a 10 day span (1), is down from last week.  […]