Illinois COVID-19
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Mahomet-Seymour School Board hears about Reopening Task Force
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Superintendent Lindsey Hall provided a COVID-19 Reopening Task Force Update to the Mahomet-Seymour School Board on June…
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Parkland Colleges announces plans for Fall 2020
Parkland College has given students an idea about what the fall 2020 semester will look like. Parkland’s plan is contingent…
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University of Illinois task force makes recommendations for fall 2020
A University of Illinois’ COVID-19 task force has proposed that fall semester begins as scheduled on August 24 with face-to-face…
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Workers’ comp omnibus passes both houses
Deal between business, labor sees near-unanimous support By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A compromise bill between business and…
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Illinois unemployment rate climbs to record 16.4% in April
New jobless claims in May appear to level out By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois unemployment rate…
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Mahomet graduate receives piece of Berlin Wall as reminder that nothing is permanent
The Berlin Wall fell in Nov. 1989; Carole Catron, a high school senior in California, watched the news reports of…
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Free COVID-19 testing site to open in Champaign
A free COVID-19 testing site will open in the parking lot of Market Place Shopping Center in Champaign on Tuesday,…
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Illinois businesses that move ahead of Restore Illinois plan could face misdemeanor charges
Opening too soon could now have consequences for Illinois’ restaurant, bar, gym and salon owners, according to a new penalty…
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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing May 15, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We…
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State saw nearly 73,000 new unemployment claims in final week before gig worker portal went live
50,000 pandemic unemployment assistance claims filed in first three days of new program By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD —…
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