Gov. JB Pritzker asked media and community members to respect the privacy of his two teenage children during a press conference on Tuesday. NBC 5′s Mary Ann Ahern asked the Governor Monday if he would adhere to Chicago’s travel advisory, which asks but does not mandate Chicagoans to forgo nonessential […]
The Heritage School District Board of Education decided to support the decision to keep students in a hybrid learning model at this time Monday night. Community members joined the Nov. 16 meeting to advocate for the hybrid model for those 388 district students who want to learn in-person. About 20-percent […]
(Danville, Ill.) – November 16, 2020 – Deanna and Don Witzel, Owner/Operators of six McDonald’s restaurants in Vermilion County, were awarded McDonald’s inaugural Community Award, an accolade that recognizes McDonald’s Owner/Operators for outstanding contributions to their community through their work, commitment to service, and community engagement. Earlier this year, McDonald’s […]
The number of active COVID-19 cases in area code 61873, which includes St. Joseph, currently stands at 43 active, up 22 from Monday, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 17 statistics. On Nov. 9 61873 had 9 active cases. Area code 61859, including Ogden, has 8 active cases, […]
After a Friday afternoon meeting with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Director Julie Pryde, St. Joseph-Ogden District 305, which includes the high school, has decided to continue to offer in-person instruction to students on the hybrid model. Thursday afternoon, CUPHD released a statement to Superintendents and held a press conference to […]
The Urbana Park District has announced that it will suspend all indoor activities through Dec. 7 with cases of COVID-19 rising throughout East Central Illinois. Beginning Nov. 16, indoor fitness programs at Phillips Recreation Center and Brookens Gym. indoor lap swim, water exercise classes and swim team at Urbana Indoor […]
Beginning Nov. 16, Costco will require all members, guests and employees to wear a face mask or face shield at Costco locations, even if they have a medical condition. Children under the age of 2 will be the only exception to the rule. Costco has had a face mask policy […]
Eastern Illinois University will transition to online-only learning for all classes following the Thanksgiving holiday break and for the remainder of the Fall semester, including finals. “Please know the decision to transition to online-only learning is out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to do our part […]
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Driver Services facilities statewide will be closed to the public for in person transactions effective Tuesday, Nov. 17 and will reopen on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, due tothe worsening COVID-19 pandemic. White is encouraging the public to take advantage of online services. In […]
The number of active COVID-19 cases in area code 61873, which includes St. Joseph, currently stands at 21 active, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 16 statistics. On Nov. 9 61873 had 9 active cases. Area code 61859, including Ogden, has 4 active cases, up 4 from Nov. […]
