Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing four new cases for a total of 74 cases in Champaign County as of today. In […]
Pandemics cause cleanliness to be on the forefront of people minds. But when many businesses are closed due to a stay-at-home order, people who don’t have laundry machines at home may question where they will clean their clothes. Laundry is recognized as an essential service, and the laundromat located at […]
Mahomet-Seymour High School is postponing their 2020 prom. “We are not canceling prom,” Principal Chad Benedict said in a video to students Wednesday. Benedict the decision was made to protect the health of students, staff and families. He also noted the preparation that goes into prom was up against deadlines […]
The Village of Mahomet is looking to receive a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to replace approximately 14,100 linear feet (LF) of cast iron watermain with ductile iron watermain under State, Franklin, Lombard, Dunbar, Union, Oak, West, Washington, Hickory and Center streets. The project will also include […]
The Tolono Fun Day Committee has announced that the 2020 event will be pushed back until the fall, possibly the first weekend in October. The fall festival may look a little different, but the committee stated in a Facebook post that they hope to have a Movie Friday on Oct. […]
Parkland College has opened registration for fall semester. Fall semester classes begin the week of August 23 (for full 16-week and first 8-week sessions) and later. Parkland anticipates the return of in-person instruction by this time. Due to the current coronavirus crisis, academic advisors are available remotely, by emailing counselingservices@parkland.edu. […]
The University of Illinois has canceled all summer camps through July 10, 2020 and all summer events until further notice. The Illinois Extension has made the decision to cancel all summer camps through at least July 31. “We have waited as long as possible to make this decision, and we […]
The Champaign County Freedom Celebration (CCFC) is canceled for 2020. This year’s event would have included a parade, 5k race and fireworks. The CCFC board wrote that the decision was made after the University of Illinois announced they, too, were canceling summer events. “The Champaign County Freedom Celebration started in […]
St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will be at Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles, located at 214 S. Lake of the Woods Rd., on Aug. 22, 2020 to sign autographs. The event will be part of Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles grand opening celebration. From noon to 2 p.m., the […]
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing three new cases for a total of 70 cases in Champaign County as of today. There […]
