Beginning March 26, Sam’s Club locations nationwide will offer early shopping hours every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. for seniors and those with disabilities or compromised immune systems. This includes our pharmacy and optical centers and will last until further notice. Additionally, Sam’s Club will offer […]
Amid COVID-19 outbreak, revenues could fall 20 percent By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A commission that advises the General Assembly on revenue and economic issues is warning that a slowdown of business activity caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to bring about a recession that […]
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker announced a number of financial initiatives Wednesday to assist owners of bars, restaurants, hotels and other small businesses during the economic slowdown caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. By Friday, he said, owners of businesses with fewer than 50 employees […]
The Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that it is still looking for ways for the 2020 spring season to happen. Currently, all practices and games, along with school, are canceled until April 8 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In a letter from IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson, athletic […]
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 eight confirmed cases in Champaign County. Because community transmission is occurring […]
Pritzker bracing for revenue drop, possible budget cuts By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday the state is stockpiling medical supplies and working to expand its hospital capacity, even by converting some closed hotels into isolation facilities, as it braces for a sharp […]
The following St. Joseph-Ogden High School students earned honors on Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. High Honors Freshmen McGwire Atwood Kaytlyn Baker Olivia Baltzell Tyler Burch Maddux Carter Yamilka Casanova Ariana Chambers Cale Coursey Morgan Cramer Aiden Cromwell Zachary Dahman Emily Elsbernd Joselyn Frerichs […]
The Museum of the Grand Prairie will host a virtual Night at the Museum on March 27 from 7 to 8 p.m. A Facebook event that went out today encourages people to join from the Museum of the Grand Prairie Facebook page as they broadcast a live tour of “The […]
Champaign, Ill.— Champaign County 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 four confirmed cases in Champaign County.Community transmission is occurring in multiple locations throughout the state. All of us should consider ourselves at […]
236 new confirmed cases, 3 more deaths reported by health department By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker detailed the state’s efforts to stock up on personal protective equipment and said President Donald Trump was “responsive” to the state’s needs in a phone call Monday, […]
