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 […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated mask guidelines Friday, saying students and teachers who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks while inside school buildings. Currently, COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency approval for children ages 12 and older. In the updated guidance, the CDC is […]
Brogan Hennesy and Julia Schultz took photos at the St. Joseph Fourth of July parade. Thank you to Christie Clinic for sponsoring this gallery. To see all the photos in gallery format visit https://sjodaily.smugmug.com/2021-Saint-Joseph-Fourth-of-July-Parade.
The Village of St. Joseph Board of Trustees approved the hire of Joseph Hackney as Village Administrator Tuesday night. Hackney has been the City Administrator in Valley Falls, Kansas, a town with a population of 1,039 (2019)since June 2019. St. Joseph Mayor Tami Fruling-Voges said that of 10 applicants, 4 […]
Tolono is ready to get back to the fun. The annual Tolono Fun Days are ready to kick off with a golf cart parade beginning at 8 p.m. A family movie at West Side Park is to follow, weather permitting. Saturday’s festivities will kick off with a Flag Ceremony at […]
St. Joseph will be decked with red, white and blue for the 2021 Fourth of July celebration. A parade that will begin at St Joseph Middle School at 12:30 pm, heading down Main Street, Grand and Park before ending at the St. Joseph Community Park will end with a Flag Retirement […]
The University of Illinois will require students on their three campuses — Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield — to receive a complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before the beginning of the Fall 2021 semester, if they are able to do so. According to a Mass Mail on Monday, faculty and […]
Seven-year old James Draper knew his humor belonged somewhere, but he believed it was a far-off dream. “I would do impressions and tell jokes with my family constantly,” Draper said. “But as I grew up in Rock Island, I could see there weren’t any opportunities to make that a reality. […]
