President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at redefining the scope of birthright citizenship in the United States on Jan. 20, 2025. The order, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” seeks to limit automatic citizenship for certain categories of individuals born in the United States. At […]
In a series of executive actions on his first day back in office, President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of the United States from both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris Climate Agreement. These moves mark a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy and environmental stance, potentially […]
Just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, the Spanish-language version of the White House website disappeared, leaving visitors with a 404 error message. The Spanish version of whitehouse.gov, which had been accessible at https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/, was still operational on the morning of Jan. […]
The government website ReproductiveRights.gov, launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a public awareness campaign, has gone offline following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The website, which was active as recently as January 15, 2025, provided comprehensive information on access to abortion […]
The Mahomet-Seymour board of education will vote on resolution to supporting Vision 2030, a statewide educational initiative to to reshape public education in the state through three core initiatives: future-focused learning, shared accountability, and predictable funding, on Jan. 21. Vision 2030 is supported by Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve will continue to take undecorated, real Christmas trees at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Homer Lake Forest Preserve and the Middlefork River Forest Preserve. Drop-offs are accepted at the marked sites only: • Mahomet, Lake of the Woods: west maintenance entrance off IL-47; • […]
The American Legion Post 1015 will host a Memorial Day ceremony at Riverside Cemetery on May 27. This year’s ceremony will include a presentation of the colors, the laying of a wreath, a prayer and a 21-gun salute. The 11 a.m. 2024 service will feature Andrea Cowper, a retired Air Force […]
By Dani Tietz As land on the west side of Champaign develops, so does the need for expanded emergency services. Cornbelt Fire Protection District Chief John Koller knows this. And so he, alongside the Cornbelt board, planned to move the volunteer-based fire district to one with three full-time shift captains. […]
The Champaign County Clerk’s office opened additional early voting sites in Champaign County opened on March 27. All early voting sites are vote centers and available to any voter, or any person eligible to be a voter, in Champaign County for early voting and on Election Day from 6AM-7PM. Early […]
Note: This article has been updated. Originally, we quoted a 2016 Amendment to the Mobile Home Act that looked to change the first right of refusal clause in many mobile home land leases. That measure failed. The language regarding the sale of a mobile home according to the Act is […]
