From the Illinois State Board of EducationMarch 15, 2020 Today ISBE hosted six tele-town halls with superintendents, regional superintendents, and other educational leaders across the state. More than 1,200 called in – and ISBE is so grateful to have had the opportunity to connect.ISBE would like to restate that the […]
The Open Room is inviting the Mahomet community to join in prayer every day at 5 p.m. until March 31. The daily prayer will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Open Room, located at 404 E Main St. in Mahomet, invites the community to either come to their location or […]
By REBECCA ANZELCapitol News Illinoisranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The first novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in central and southern Illinois, spanning eight counties, state officials said Saturday. Gov. JB Pritzker’s message to residents, as the state’s positive COVID-19 count reached 64, was clear at a news briefing in Chicago: Stay […]
Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed all public and private K-12 schools from March 17 to March 30 late Friday afternoon. “This is the right thing to do to protect our students, our staff and our teachers,” Pritzker said. “No school district will see their state funding cut as a result of […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has been closely monitoring information related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and will be taking the following precautions to ensure the safety of preserve visitors and staff. All educational and public programs and events scheduled between March 14 and April 12, 2020 have been canceled. […]
Out of concern for the health of our court partners, staff and the public, the Champaign County Circuit Clerk’s Office is encouraging court patrons to use our many online services for as much court business as possible. Using these services can reduce the number of people visiting the courthouse in […]
The Glenwood Assisted Living of Mahomet and The Waterford at Bridle Brook of Mahomet are taking precautions provided by the CDC, IDPH and HFS to ensure the safety of their residents. In order to protect their residents from COVID-19, influenza, pneumonia and common colds each facility will take the following […]
The Village of Mahomet offices will remain open to the public for the foreseeable future. The Village is asking, though that in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, residents use email and phone communication as much as possible to conduct business with the Village. A village staff directory with […]
Effective March 12, the Mahomet Public Library has canceled all programs through April 13. “This decision has been made for the health and safety of the community due to concerns over COVID-19,” Mahomet Public Library Director John Howard wrote. “We are joining with the public libraries in Champaign and Urbana […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is canceling all Spring Break programming scheduled for March 16-March 20. “Our facilities will remain open, and members of the public are welcome to visit in small numbers (fewer than 10),” CCFPD said. “We have instituted additional cleaning procedures to insure your safety.” The […]
