The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated their mask guidance, recommending that all persons, even those who are fully vaccinated, wear masks indoors, especially where transmission rates are high, in order to curb the spread of the Delta variant. The Delta variant now accounts for 83-percent of all U.S. COVID_19 […]
After trusting the benefits of sunscreen for decades, news that several sunscreen brands had benzene, a chemical linked to blood cancers such as leukemia, left many consumers curious as to whether or not sunscreen is the safest way to protect their skin from UV rays. Christie Clinic dermatologist Will Miller, […]
Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman is asking the Champaign County Board for help in staffing the Champaign County jail. In a letter to the county board, Heuerman said the correction division is “experiencing critical levels of staffing in the jails.” “We have seen an increase in employee turnover in multiple […]
Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 0135 into law Thursday, granting Illinoisans access to birth control over the counter. The legislation removes barriers to care that may have previously prevented residents from accessing hormonal contraception, including lack of access to a physician willing to prescribe birth control. It also expands Medicaid to […]
What is a TIF District? TIF stands for Tax Increment Financing. The popular tool designed to boost economic development was originated in California in the 1950s. Instead of a municipality planning ahead to save money or asking taxpayers for a referendum to fund public infrastructure or requiring developers to put […]
Sleepy Creek Vineyard is ready to party. The 20-year old vineyard will embark on the annual Sleepy Creek Vineyards Art & Music Festival as over 50 art vendors, musicians, and food trucks pair with their award-winning wine collection on July 24 and 25. In its 13th year, owners Janette and […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The state’s higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinois to issue mandatory vaccine policies. “Vaccination against COVID-19 is now widely available, and all persons over the age of 12 are eligible,” the guidance document […]
Champaign County Public Health officials are encouraging those who are eligible and have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to do so as the Delta variant has become present in Champaign County. Anyone 12 years of age or older is able to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Moderna and Johnson & […]
OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois will expand the SHIELD CU COVID-19 testing program to testing sites at Parkland College beginning July 14. The testing sites will be open at Parkland College in the M-4 parking lot tent, 2400 W Bradley Ave. in Champaign on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays […]
The Chickadee Sermon has something for your soul. It comes directly from their soul. “Music has been in my life from the start–my dad is a bluegrass musician so I grew up trying to sneak on stage to sing the high harmony,” Jennifer Hood-Sturm said. “As I got older, I […]
