*Editor’s Note: All letters to the editor are fact-checked before publication. The following points in the upcoming letter should be noted: the referendum language only ensures that should the referendum pass a junior high and a bus barn will be built with upgrades to be determined based on dollars available; […]
MS School Board, This is an open letter and has been shared with many voters/taxpayers in the Mahomet-Seymour School District. I’m a lifelong resident of Mahomet and a graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High School and a parent of three Mahomet-Seymour students. As you’re well aware, I’ve raised some concerns about the […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the ramp from westbound Interstate 74 to southbound I-57 in Champaign will close April 18. The five-day closure is necessary to construct temporary pavement as part of the ongoing I-57/74 reconstruction project, a key part of the Rebuild Illinois capital plan. For motorists wanting […]
Champaign, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is encouraging area residents to be aware that a cat in Urbana was recently diagnosed with tularemia. Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis found in animals. F. tularensis bacteria can be transmitted to humans via the skin when handling infected animal tissue. Infection can also occur when hunting or skinning infected rabbits, and by inhaling dust or aerosols contaminated with F. tularensis bacteria. This can occur during farming or landscaping activities, especially when machinery (e.g. tractors or mowers) runs over infected animals or carcasses. People can also become infected by being bitten by ticks carrying tularemia. Human infection can range from asymptomatic illness to life […]
The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center’s (NGRREC) will host a community training program, Illinois River Watch, at the Lake of the Woods’ Izaak Walton Cabin from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 23. Illinois River Water is designed to train community members on how to monitor local […]
MAHOMET, IL – The U.S. Postal Service has launched USPS Connect — a set of four delivery solutions that leverage ongoing network improvements, new equipment, new pricing and enhanced operational precision to meet evolving business package delivery needs. “USPS Connect provides businesses of all sizes what they have been asking for — […]
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign continue to provide COVID-19 initial vaccination doses, boosters, and Pfizer pediatric vaccinations. On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “expanded […]
Urbana, Ill. — A free screening of the documentary film by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor that retraces the battle over commercial logging within the Shawnee National Forest more than three decades ago will be shown next week in Champaign. “Shawnee Showdown: Keep the Forest Standing” by Cade Bursell, a […]
(Chicago, Illinois)—Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) hasawarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Champaign County ForestPreserve District for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. The report has been judged by an impartial panel […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District has announced that Kenny Lee from Minooka Community High School District #111 will be the next Superintendent. Lee, who is in his sixth year as Minooka’s Superintendent, also served as superintendent of of Iroquois County CUSD #9 in Watseka for six years. Lee began his career […]
