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HARDY and Lainey Wilson to headline Mahomet Music Festival

Hairbanger’s Ball, Champaign Freight, HARDY, Lainey Wilson and Mahomet native Onoleigh will headline the 2021 Mahomet Music Festival to be held on August 27 and 28.  Friday night’s lineup includes Hairbanger’s Ball and Champaign Freight! Saturday night will feature county music artist HARDY, Lainey Wilson and Onoleigh. The Saturday Christian […]

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2021 St. Joseph Garage Sale: Call for Listings

The 2021 Spring St. Joseph Community Garage Sales are scheduled for April 8, 9 and 10. The SJO Daily will produce a free online and print garage sale guide. Listings for the guide can be emailed to dani@sjodaily.com until April 5 at 5 p.m. The printed map will be distributed locally […]

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Champaign County Spring Recycling Event May 22

The Champaign County Spring Recycling event will take place on May 22, 2021. Online registration opens April 12, 2021. If all the spots on Saturday fill up, openings on May 21 may become available as well. Residents in participating communities, which are still to be determined, will be able to […]

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Bridge over I-74 near St. Joseph closed indefinitely

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Champaign County Road 2000E over Interstate 74 just west of St. Joseph is closed indefinitely.  The closure is necessary because of damage to the bridge from an oversize load striking it. Motorists are advised to use CR 1800E, CR 1900E (CH 24) and […]

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ISBE 5 Essential Survey to be released Feb. 3

The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey will be available for parents to take in order to provide feedback on school climate and learning conditions beginning Feb. 3.  The survey will close on April 2, 2021. Administered by a third party, the UChicago Impact at the University […]

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CUPHD now offering COVID-19 Vaccinations to Essential Frontline Workers Who Work or Live in Champaign County

CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will now be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for essential frontline workers who work or live in Champaign County. Essential frontline workers are limited to: Grocery […]