The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to place the hiring of SmithGroup to develop a form-based code and architectural/design standards and guidelines for portions of the downtown area on the April 28 consent agenda. Smithgroup worked to develop Mahomet’s downtown Master Plan. The upcoming form-based code and […]
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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 23, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing two new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 100 cases. There have been a total of five COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]
Brown previews tentative Mahomet budget
As of April 21, the Village of Mahomet’s treasurer’s report showed that the Village was 91.7-percent through the fiscal year, and that 91.66-percent of revenues had been collected with 72.41 of projected expenditures paid for. Finance/HR Director Robert Kouzmanoff said, though, that the Village should anticipate delayed or reduced revenues […]
Pre-pandemic Champaign County Home Sales Rise Along with Prices
The Champaign County Association of Realtors (CCAR) is reporting strong activity early in March prior to the global coronavirus pandemic slowdown. Champaign County area home sales rose 12.06 percent compared to March 2019 while there were also increases in both median and average home sale prices. CCAR reported there were […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 22, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing two new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 98 cases. In addition, we are reporting one more death in Champaign County. This person was a […]
greener goods brings eco-friendly products to Mahomet
We’re all in this together. Tara Allen, owner of greener goods, located in Sangamon on Main was spreading that message before mid-March 2020. Allen’s message goes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, though. Her journey began when she opened a Poshmark closet about a year-and-a-half ago. “I just wanted something that was […]
Champaign County Forest Preserve cancels May programming and several camps, awaits Gov. decision for golf
April 22, 2020 – In anticipation of an extension of Illinois’ stay-at-home order and restrictions on gatherings, the Champaign County Forest Preserve District has now canceled all on-site public programs through the end of May. This cancellation includes the highly popular, heavily attended Bird Migration Fest and Take Me Fishing […]
Jake Anderson battled back from injuries, to play baseball at Millikin University
Just when Mahomet-Seymour’s Jake Anderson was ready to step back onto the field with his fellow Bulldogs, he found himself grappling with the reality that his senior baseball season may not be viable. Anderson, who began playing for the Mahomet Diamond Dogs when he was 9-years old, had sights of […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 21, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing one new case today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 96 cases. There have been a total of four COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]
IHSA cancels spring state tournaments, remains open to possibility of spring sport game this summer
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors announced its decision to cancel all IHSA spring state tournaments Tuesday. The decision to cancel the spring state tournaments comes in conjunction with Friday’s (April 17) announcement by Governor Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education that all Illinois high schools […]