The General Primary Election is still happening Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Early voting goes until Monday, March 16, 2020. This link has early voting info and times https://champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/early-voting UPDATED: Polling Location Closings as of 3/15/20 Clark Lindsey-Urbana—voters will now go to St Matthew Lutheran Church, Urbana The Glenwood-Mahomet—voters will now go to Elk’s […]
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COVID-19 concerns temporarily closes Stephens Family YMCA
The Stephens Family YMCA will temporarily be closed beginning March 15 at 6 p.m. until the end of the day on March 29. “We are hoping to open on March 30th, but we are not clear if that will be possible at this time. This includes all programs and facilities,” […]
Illinois State Parks closed until further notice
All state parks across the state of Illinois are closed until further notice. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources made the announcement on their Facebook page on Sunday. Here’s the full post by IDNR: “Effective immediately, all IDNR-owned properties are closed to the public to help stem the spread of […]
Champaign County Public Health confirms first case of COVID-19 in Champaign County
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District announced a Champaign County resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The woman is a 50-year old female who is in her home in isolation and recovering. She presented to Carle’s emergency department earlier this week. The patient was not admitted, but sent home under the […]
Gov. Pritzker Announces Bars and Restaurants Will Close to Public by End of Monday
Chicago — As the state continues to take aggressive action to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, Governor JB Pritzker announced that all bars and restaurants in the state of Illinois will be closed to the public, beginning at close of business Monday, March 16th through Monday, March 30th. […]
Schnucks to reduce hours temporarily
Beginning March 15, Schnucks stores that are normally open 24 hours will now close at midnight, while all other stores will now close at 10pm. In a press release, Schnuck’s stated that they “are continuing to see an increase in customers and this temporary reduction in hours will allow us […]
Oakwood Public Library closes March 16
Due to the rapidly changing updates on the Coronavirus the Oakwood Public Library has decided to be closed Monday March 16 and reopen Tuesday March 31. If you have books or movies checked out, don’t worry about fines as we are now fine free. They will also have the WiFi […]
Heritage Schools to figure out what’s next
From Heritage School District Facebook post at 10:45 a.m. March 15: K-8 Principal Mrs. Sanders, HS Principal Mr. White, Superintendent Mr. Davis are scheduled to meet this afternoon to assess guidance coming in from Illinois State Board of Education for the coming shut down. A Food Plan for Free/Reduced students […]
COVID-19 SATURDAY UPDATE: Pritzker to Illinoisans: Stay home this weekend
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The first novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in central and southern Illinois, spanning eight counties, state officials said Saturday. Gov. JB Pritzker’s message to residents, as the state’s positive COVID-19 count reached 64, was clear at a news briefing in […]
Oakwood Sports Canceled until April 5, 2020
Oakwood High School and Junior High are canceling all athletic activities effective today through April 5th. They are also the Oakwood High School Athletic Awards Night for March 17th. Coaches will be contacting athletes to distribute their awards.