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Capt. Drew Weaver receives bronze Polish Armed Forces Medal

MARSEILLES, Illinois – Polish Army Col. Edward Chyla, the Commander of the Polish Territorial Defense Force Training Center, presented the bronze Polish Armed Forces Medal to a Jackson County emergency management technician, an Illinois State Trooper from Mahomet, an East Dundee electric worker, and a readiness noncommissioned officer from Tinley Park on March 25 at the Illinois Army […]

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Carle Foundation Hospital visitors will register, check in starting March 20

Urbana, Ill. — As Carle Health focuses on bringing more safety and preparedness measures to facilities, community members visiting Carle Foundation Hospital patients and those entering the Emergency Department soon will need to show photo identification, register and receive a visitor badge when entering the hospital. The new Guest Services registration, which launches 8 […]

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CUPHD Officials Confirm First Probable Case of Monkeypox Virus in Champaign County

CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (C-UPHD) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), announced today a single presumptive monkeypox case in an adult male Champaign County resident with recent travel history to Chicago. Initial testing was completed Friday, July 8, 2022, at an IDPH laboratory, and confirmatory testing […]

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Illinois Family Relief Plan begins July 1

Temporary tax savings associated with the Illinois Family Relief Plan begin July 1. The Family Relief Plan includes several tax holidays, meaning a temporary cut in taxes, including: Groceries: The state’s 1% sales tax on groceries will be suspended July 1 through June 30, 2023; Gas: The state’s normally scheduled increase in the motor […]

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Carle now scheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccine available to children 6 months and older

Urbana, Ill. — Carle supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation for children 6 months – 4 years to receive the authorized COVID-19 vaccine and has begun scheduling appointments to administer doses at Primary Care and Pediatric locations across the system.  Extensive data and review by experts […]