The unpredictability of summer 2020 has left nothing untouched. Even pastimes, such as childhood sports, have been canceled or modified to curb the spread of COVID-19. In the last two months, high school coaches, athletes and athletic directors in Illinois have taken what they can get. They have spent time […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. That program, enacted as part of the federal CARES Act, provides 100 percent federally funded jobless benefits to independent […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The state’s rolling COVID-19 positivity rate ticked upward Wednesday for the third straight day as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced its largest one-day confirmed case count since June 2. The 1,598 new cases reported were among 39,633 test results reported over […]
Editor’s Note: The formal complaint by Rita Conerly was addressed by Mayor Sean Widener at the Village of the Mahomet Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night. The following includes the statement by Widener and the report the Village of Mahomet released on the complaints against Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler. […]
To the Editor: MISSION STATEMENT “The mission of the Mahomet Police Department is to safeguard the lives and property of the citizens we serve. We will work in partnership with the community to enforce the law impartially, protect lives, and enhance public safety. We will at all times conduct ourselves with the […]
To the Editor: I would like to open my letter with gratitude in thanking those such as Michelle Matthews, Paul Saban, and Maggie Kinnamon, along with those in the community of Mahomet who have been very supportive throughout this time. My experience in Mahomet had been a peaceful one prior […]
To the Editor: Please consider this letter to be a formal, written complaint against the Mahomet Police Department (MPD), of Mahomet, Illinois. The MPD has violated my First Amendment right to free speech, by suppressing my ability to engage in free speech on the public forum, on their public, official […]
A local public health department holds the same role in a pandemic as it does during an infectious outbreak: to educate the public and mitigate the spread of communicable infections. The difference, though, is that when the world is in a pandemic, the public health department’s work and role is […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board approved Superintendent Lindsey Hall’s recommendation to begin the 2020-21 school year with a hybrid learning option. Pre-K through grade 5 will attend school in-person four days a week, Tuesday through Friday, in half-day segments. Grades 6-12 will be on an A/B schedule, attending school in-person two […]
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department has released strategies that districts must implement and recommendations they should consider as they approach the 2020-21 school year. CUPHD says that the guidance in the document should be used in combination with guidance provided by the Illinois State Board of Education. The additional strategies […]
