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 will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for individuals that live or work in Champaign County, 16 years of age or older, who have not yet […]
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COVID-19 vaccine registration open for April 19 and 20
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 will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for individuals that live or work in Champaign County, 16 years of age or older, who have not yet […]
Letter to the Editor: Please don’t play with your life or with others’!
Please follow the CDC guidelines and if you’re eligible, don’t wait another day to go get the vaccine. We are still losing too many lives. It is our responsibility to do our part and take care of others by following CDC guidelines and getting the vaccine. I hope we all […]
Illinois Department of Public Health Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
SPRINGFIELD – In accordance with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution. The CDC […]
Christie Clinic Department of Pediatrics in Mahomet Now Offering Extended Hours and Same-Day Appointments
MAHOMET, IL—— Christie Clinic Department of Pediatrics in Mahomet located at 1001 Commercial Dr., Mahomet will be offering extended hours and same-day appointments for non emergent pediatric conditions including allergies, infections, and colds starting April 5, 2021. In the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Michael Palazzolo diagnoses and treats childhood illnesses […]
Unofficial Election Results: Mahomet
The following are the unofficial results from the Champaign County Clerk. Mail-in ballots still have to be counted. VILLAGE PRESIDENT VILLAGE OF MAHOMETSEAN WIDENER (IND) . . . . . . . 1,445 100.00 VILLAGE TRUSTEE VILLAGE OF MAHOMET (3)BRIAN T. METZGER (IND) . . . . . . 1,217 34.96DAVID […]
Mahomet Community Blood Drive on April 15
Mahomet, IL – Mahomet Community will host a community blood drive from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 15 at 312 E. Main, inside Bloodmobile. Help us replenish the blood supply following the Easter holiday! All presenting donors get a voucher for their choice of donor socks or […]
CUPHD COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics April 5 Update
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 will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for anyone 16 years of age or older who has not yet received their first dose of the vaccine. […]
Letter to the Editor: Lady Justice, Be Like Her
I’m one of the truly lucky ones. It was at the end of my junior year in high school when I decided I wanted to be a court reporter. Here I am now, decades later, having made a career of it. How many people are fortunate enough to be in […]
Champaign County voters can now use drop boxes for Consolidated Election
Champaign County voters can now can utilize drop boxes for the Consolidated Election and beyond thanks to HB 1871 that Governor Pritzker signed into law yesterday. The locations for drop boxes around Champaign and Urbana will be opened Saturday by 9AM and available for use until April 6 at 7PM for the Consolidated Election. The […]