Champaign, Ill.— Under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), area healthcare organizations will be providing daily media briefings. The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing three new cases. CUPHD is reporting a total of 55 cases in Champaign […]
What do “open doors” look like when the doors have been forced closed? This is the question local congregations had to answer immediately when they received two updates in March: one asking pastors to limit gatherings over 50 people, then another when Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered Illinoisians to “stay at […]
The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Board of Directors met on Friday, April 3 via a telephone conference call, making the decision to cancel all remaining IESA state series activities for spring 2020. The decision includes the bowling state series, the scholastic bowl state series, all music solo and ensemble […]
The main lake at Lake of the Woods will be closed for fishing until further notice. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District asked the Champaign County Forest Preserve to close the lake Thursday night over concerns that anglers, fishing for trout, would overwhelm the property when trout season begins on April […]
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is providing a new way for Champaign County residents to track local cases of COVID-19 based on zip codes. The comprehensive page breaks down active, recovered and hospitalized totals of COVID-19 and tracks cases by age, gender, race and the date the infection was confirmed. […]
Champaign, Ill.— Under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), area healthcare organizations will be providing daily media briefings. The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing six new cases. CUPHD is reporting a total of 52 cases in Champaign […]
Free bread will be available at Mahomet Christian Church on April 3 from 8 to 10am and April 4 from 10 to noon. Bread will be provided by the Mahomet church community. People in need are asked to drive through the overhang in the back of the church and bread […]
While the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has canceled all upcoming scheduled events at state sites including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing on state-managed or -owned sites, local parks and forest preserves remain open for residents to enjoy outdoor space, exercise and fishing. “Hunters and anglers who wish […]
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) established a new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which will provide much-needed relief to millions of small businesses so they can sustain their businesses and keep their workers employed. “This unprecedented public-private partnership is going to assist small businesses with accessing […]
Mahomet-Seymour has been placed in the lowest financial profile, “financial watch,” by the Illinois State Board of Education. The Mahomet-Seymour School Board was made aware of the preliminary financial rating at the end of February when former Chief Business Officer Trent Nuxoll argued that the district should be in the “early […]
