My family and I care about our Forest Preserves. That’s why we voted to support them. On your ballot this election, you have the opportunity to vote “Yes” to boost funding for the Champaign County Forest Preserve District (CCFPD). You should do it. The actual language on the ballot is […]
By Ben Chapman It wasn’t the first time that one of President Trump’s tweets left me scratching my head. He was ranting about vote by mail, an election administration topic that had, in recent years, been a subject of relatively tame discussion. “Republicans should fight very hard when it comes […]
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com Carol Hays, Ph.D., is an environmental activist from Dewey, Illinois. She was formerly the Executive Director of the nonprofit Prairie Rivers Network (PRN), an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. She left that position in December, 2018. Hays is now the Founder, President, and Chief Creative Strategist […]
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com Machine. Hegemony. Establishment. Deep State. The Back Room. Whatever you call the ominous forces that corrode our politics and entrench corruption, I’m sick of it. And from what I’ve heard, many other Illinoisans are, too. We’re sick of rich donors and well-funded committees deciding who wins elections. […]
James Manrique runs the nonpartisan Champaign County Voter’s Alliance group, which works to inform voters and turn them out to vote. The group hosts a popular nonpartisan online voter guide that can be found at VoteChampaign.Org. Manrique records statistics for how his site is used. He says the biggest attraction […]
EDITORS NOTE: The news media’s practice of placing mugshots within the publication is long-standing. Seeing the impact this practice has on lives, groups are beginning to question the practice. The following story is a local recount of such questions and stories. *Photo of Kevin Hobbs, provided by Kevin Hobbs Kevin […]
University of Illinois Students Are Helping Dogs Talk By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com The project is called “Dug the Dog IRL” (read: Dug the Dog In Real Life), and it’s a wondrous mix of nerdy, fascinating, and adorable. A prototype of the technology will be on exhibit at the University of Illinois […]
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com In the April 2nd election, voters will select four board members from eight candidates to fill the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. Lance Raver, Jenny Park, and Jeremy Henrichs are three incumbents campaigning to hold their seats, while newcomers Jason Tompkins, Colleen Schultz, Meghan Hennesy, Julie Cebulski, and Ken […]
*The Mahomet Daily reached out to all eight Mahomet-Seymour School Board candidates in early January. At the time of the development of this article, the Mahomet Daily only heard back from five of the eight candidates, the newcomers. We now have some information from Park, and learned that Henrichs will […]
No one wants to get into an argument over the holidays; Mahomet Daily contributor Ben Chapman offers some suggestions on how to talk about politics with family and friends.
