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Author: Dani Tietz
Pritzker issues statewide mask mandate, vaccine requirement for healthcare and school staff
Gov. JB Pritzker has issued an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, for all residents of Illinois beginning Aug. 30. Additionally, all healthcare workers, including nursing home employees, all pre-k-12 teachers and staff, as well as higher education personnel and students will now be required to receive the first […]
Crews ready for next phase of Interstate 57/74 Interchange Reconstruction
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation were joined by local officials and community leaders Monday to announce the start of construction on a new Interstate 57/74 interchange located in Champaign County. The $216.8 million project will rebuild the original interchange built more than 50 years ago, improve […]
Gov. Pritzker Signs Two Bills Updating Sex Education Standards in K-12 Schools
Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills Friday that update the state’s sex education standards in K-12 schools. In Illinois, public schools aren’t required to offer sex education courses. Earlier in the year, State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) proposed sex ed be mandated, and that curriculum should be aligned with culturally […]
Pfizer vaccine gets FDA approval
The FDA has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age […]
Mahomet-Seymour ready to open doors for 2021-22 school year
Monday night’s Mahomet-Seymour School Board meeting may have been an indication of what’s to come as students return to school on Aug. 18. With less than 36 hours until the first bell rings, emotions ran high and the uncertainty that has plagued school-aged parents for 18 months was still present. […]
Mahomet Public Library working toward strategic plan
Some people say that libraries are the heart of the community. The Mahomet Public Library board and staff certainly hope so. Even as COVID-19 mitigation measures continue to be in place, circulation numbers are up, and residents are eager to engage with library programming. This is why Director John Howard […]
Mahomet Music Festival Schedule
Despite 18 months of COVID-19 restrictions, the Village of Mahomet is looking forward to hosting the 2021 Mahomet Music Festival Aug. 27 and 28. With an expanded open area next to the Village Administration Building, located at 503 E. Main Street, Mahomet Music Fest will have two stages of music, […]
Champaign, Mahomet, Savoy see growth in 2020 Census results
Champaign County was one of the few counties in Illinois to see population growth over the last decade, according to the 2020 United States Census. The 2010 Census captured 201,181 residents while the 2020 Census showed 205, 865 residents. The City of Champaign saw the greatest number of new residents, […]
ISBE lays out ramifications of not following mask mandate
As the 2021-22 school year inches closer, the Illinois State Board of Education came out Thursday saying school districts cannot bypass the in-school mask mandate that the Illinois Department of Public Health released on Aug. 4. State Superintendent Dr. Carmen Ayala wrote to Illinois superintendents just one day after ISBE […]
