Grab a prehistoric passport and join over 40 giant moving dinosaurs on a globetrotting expedition at Dino Safari in Aurora, IL beginning May 7 through the 23rd. The drive-thru dino adventure at Fox Valley Mall, allows families to get up-close-and-personal with the most fascinating prehistoric creatures from the mighty T. rex of North […]
The Illinois State Police plan to strictly enforce No Parking Zones at Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks, situated between Utica, Oglesby, and La Salle during the 2021 summer season. In a Facebook post, the ISP noted that with nearly 2 million visitors annually, IL Rt 178 and IL Rt […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mhometnews.com Angie Rolson pictured something different than what she saw – a simple brick wall – on the side of the Corn Belt Fire Department building along Franklin Street in Mahomet. Rockford-area resident Brett Whitacre has a vision for such walls, viewing them as blank canvases waiting […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Both the M-S seventh-grade and eighth-grade boys’ track and field teams placed second on Monday (April 26) in a seven-school meet at Danville North Ridge. Four Bulldogs won individual events: Blake Dillman (800 meters), Ethan Peterka (1,600 meters), Parker Wilkins (high jump) and Ty Clark (pole […]
By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills between them last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commemoration of Juneteenth and automatic voter registration in prisons, among other topics. Friday was the deadline for the […]
According to the Illinois State Board of Education financial profile report for fiscal year 2020, Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 moved up from being in the lowest category from FY 2019 to the second highest category, “Review” for FY 2020. For the last 18 years, ISBE has reviewed each district’s financial profile […]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau Illinois will lose one seat in Congress for the next ten years. Illinois has 18 seats in Congress now, down from 19 in the 2010s. California, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia will also lose one seat while Texas will gain two […]
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics. If you: live or work in Champaign County and are 16 or older you can receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Note […]
The Village of Mahomet will vote to approve the purchase of three lots, one at 206 South Lincoln and the others at 408 and 410 East Dunbar for $355,000 during Tuesday’s Village Board meeting. The lot at 206 E. Lincoln and 410 E. Dunbar will close at $255,000 on or […]
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will vote on purchasing 19.6-acres of land near Middletown Prairie Elementary, just north of Norfolk Southern Railway and south of proposed South Mahomet Road, for $350,000 for the Mahomet Area Activity and Recreation Center (MAARC) on Tuesday. The packet for Tuesday night’s meeting states […]
