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Local
Additional early voting sites open on March 27
The Champaign County Clerk’s office opened additional early voting sites in Champaign County opened on March 27. All early voting…
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Museum of the Grand Prairie Receives Highest National Recognition
Mahomet’s Museum of the Grand Prairie has once again been recognized with accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).…
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IDPH Launches $30 Million Program to Distribute Air Purifiers in Illinois Schools
The quality of air in schools became a topic of discussion as parents and educators discussed how to navigate the…
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House Bill 243 looks to ban ‘Zoom’ calls while driving
Three years after Zoom became the go-to for work meetings and presentations anywhere, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is…
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Life
Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey retires from CCFPD after 22 (actually 32) years
By Dani Tietz There’s something special about Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey. Maybe it’s her soft demeanor that greets patrons at the Museum…
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Events
Oral Histories from The Doris Hoskins Collection to be presented on Aug. 13
DeBorah Ault, a Robert F. Smith summer intern at the Museum of the Grand Prairie at Lake of the Woods…
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Events
Culpepper and Merriweather Circus coming to Homer
The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus will visit Homer, Ill. on August 16 with two 90-minute shows at 5 and 7…
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Homer to hold special meeting to appoint new mayor
The Village of Homer will hold a special meeting tonight to accept the resignation of Mayor Jeremy Richards and appoint…
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New three-digit suicide prevention hotline 988 launches to help with mental health crisis
Finding support in a mental health crisis is now easier with a national network of more than 200 crisis centers…
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Ameren electric to raise prices June 1
The cost of everything seems to be rising—and for Ameren customers, electricity prices will go up again beginning June 1.…
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