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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing March 30, 2020

Champaign, Ill.— Under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), area healthcare organizations will be providing daily media briefings.The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing three new cases; a male in his 80s, a male in his 40s and […]

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Homer man in custody after double homicide

Jonathon Perry, 28, of Homer, is in police custody after a double homicide left two women dead in St. Joseph Township.  Deputies were dispatched at 4:15 a.m. after a caller said that Perry had made comments that made the caller believe that there were residents that were injured or dead. […]

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Sign-Up to receive Champaign County emergency alerts

METCAD911 and Champaign County Emergency Preparedness provide emergency alerts via text message and email based on your preferences.  Champaign County residents can sign up here.   The system is intended to be used for emergency alerts, such as weather alerts, as well as non-emergency incidents that may have significant impacts to […]

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County fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdowns

By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The social distancing guidelines that led Illinois county fairs to cancel off-season events on their grounds through the end of April is one part of a financial impact double-whammy, a trade official said. Many local fairs use revenue from off-season events […]

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Illinois schools expected to begin remote learning Tuesday, Pritzker suspends state assessments for spring 2020

SPRINGFIELD – State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala declared today that Remote Learning Days will begin for schools statewide on March 31 and continue until in-person instruction can resume. During Remote Learning Days, schools may implement either an E-Learning Plan or a Remote Learning Day Plan that provides […]

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Pritzker closes Illinois golf courses

Golf courses in the State of Illinois are closed as of Thursday, March 27, 2020 until further notice. Earlier in the week, it was announced that walking golfers could still use courses after Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-10, the stay-at-home order. When golf courses drew large crowds the […]

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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing March 27, 2020

Champaign, Ill.— Under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), area healthcare organizations will be providing weekday media briefings.The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. As of today, there are 11 confirmed cases in Champaign County, the newest a woman in her […]