While grocery stores across the nation continue to provide products and services Americans need, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to make changes to how and when the products are delivered. Mahomet Daily put together information from most locally-run grocery stores in East Central Illinois so that consumers can stay […]
Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, that is evident from Joe and Elisa Dodge’s superhero Christmas display located at 206 N. Spruce Dr. in Mahomet. Dodge caught attention in 2016 when he created 22 life-sized Marvel and DC comic book characters. Since […]
Champaign, Ill.— Under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), area healthcare organizations will be providing daily media briefings. The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing one new cases. CUPHD is reporting a total of 56 cases in Champaign […]
Champaign, Ill.— Beginning Monday, April 6, Carle is adjusting resources for the continued safety of patients, staff and the community. Patients who have Upper Respiratory and Respiratory Symptoms ONLY are still advised to STAY HOME unless having serious symptoms. Carle Urbana on Windsor and Carle Mahomet will be open daily […]
Champaign, Ill.— Under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), area healthcare organizations will be providing daily media briefings. The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing three new cases. CUPHD is reporting a total of 55 cases in Champaign […]
What do “open doors” look like when the doors have been forced closed? This is the question local congregations had to answer immediately when they received two updates in March: one asking pastors to limit gatherings over 50 people, then another when Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered Illinoisians to “stay at […]
Nearly 300,000 Illinoisans filed first-time claims in past two weeks By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – First-time unemployment claims skyrocketed again in Illinois and throughout the nation in the last week of March as businesses closed their doors or scaled back operations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Board of Directors met on Friday, April 3 via a telephone conference call, making the decision to cancel all remaining IESA state series activities for spring 2020. The decision includes the bowling state series, the scholastic bowl state series, all music solo and ensemble […]
The main lake at Lake of the Woods will be closed for fishing until further notice. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District asked the Champaign County Forest Preserve to close the lake Thursday night over concerns that anglers, fishing for trout, would overwhelm the property when trout season begins on April […]
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is providing a new way for Champaign County residents to track local cases of COVID-19 based on zip codes. The comprehensive page breaks down active, recovered and hospitalized totals of COVID-19 and tracks cases by age, gender, race and the date the infection was confirmed. […]
