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Old treatment applied to new virus bringing hope to sickest COVID-19 patients

Urbana, Ill.— Carle Health and Community Blood Services of Illinois, are collaborating on an investigational treatment with a century-old approach to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients. First Community Blood Services of Illinois collects plasma from a recovered COVID-19 donor. Then, physicians use it to treat the sickest COVID-19 patients. Carle is the first […]

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Pritzker announces expanded student loan relief, SNAP benefits

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Pritzker announced that people in Illinois who still owe money on private student loans can now qualify for temporary relief while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. He also announced families with school-age children who receive food assistance will qualify for additional benefits. Pritzker said the recently-passed […]

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Pritzker: Changes to stay-at-home order coming, but ‘normal’ a long way away

‘Mass opening’ of businesses not coming May 1, he says By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Changes are coming to the stay-at-home order, Gov. JB Pritzker said again at his daily COVID-19 briefing Tuesday in Chicago, but it is unclear what they are and when they will happen. More […]

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IHSA cancels spring state tournaments, remains open to possibility of spring sport game this summer

The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors announced its decision to cancel all IHSA spring state tournaments Tuesday.  The decision to cancel the spring state tournaments comes in conjunction with Friday’s (April 17) announcement by Governor Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education that all Illinois high schools […]

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Mahomet Restaurant Specials: April 20-27

Each week the Mahomet Daily will contact local business owners to get updated on options, hours and specials until the COVID-19 restrictions are over. We hope that you will continue to support all local businesses who are opening their doors and hearts to you. Arby’s Mahomet: Continues to utilize drive-thru […]

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Mahomet-Seymour calls off hiring freeze, letters paint picture of what freeze would mean for district

The Mahomet-Seymour School Board came out of closed session Monday with a decision regarding previous discussions about a hiring freeze: “Based on our closed session input (and) discussions tonight, we’re going to move forward with replacing current open positions and we’re going to move forward with the new positions that […]