Students at Oakwood Grade School will be learning remotely for three days as local public health officials work to identify students and staff who were exposed to COVID-19 after “individual(s)” tested positive on Aug. 29, a letter from Superintendent Larry Maynard said Sunday. “ The health and safety of Oakwood […]
Heritage High School’s Julianne Harper may be approaching her senior year of high school under different terms than she’d imagined, but she knows that the principles she grew up with still apply. All 2020 marching band competitions have been canceled, but Harper will still lead the 2020-21 Heritage band both […]
The Village of Ogden noted water pressure issues on Aug. 28 prior to placing a boil order in effect until further notice.
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Illinois residents should expect fewer road repairs, community programs and other local government-provided services and higher locally-imposed tax rates as officials struggle with COVID-19-induced revenue shortfalls, a municipal government advocacy group warned this week. According to a survey conducted by the Illinois Municipal […]
Fred Kroner isn’t done telling stories. After more than 50 years of work at The Champaign-Urbana Morning Courier, The Springfield State-Journal Register, The Bloomington Daily Pantagraph, The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, the Mahomet Citizen and the Mahomet Daily, Kroner has also published five books highlighting everything from the Eastern Illinois Baseball League […]
The Illinois Elementary School Association updated face mask guidance for students, coaches, and fans when participating and/or attending IESA contests on Aug. 26. ATHLETES Face coverings must be worn when riding a bus to and from contests; Face coverings must fully cover the mouth and nose; Face coverings are […]
URBANA, Ill. – Carle community flu clinics begin Sept. 26 and will run through Oct. 22 this year at various locations in east-central Illinois. For those looking for convenient ways to get their flu shots, Carle’s popular drive-through is expanding to two new sites this year: Urbana on Windsor, 1818 […]
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new statewide restaurant and bar policy requiring patrons to wear a mask during any interaction with the wait staff, food service workers, and other employees at bars and restaurants beginning Aug. 26. “Face coverings must be worn over the nose and mouth when patrons are […]
The Village of St. Joseph will discuss moving forward with hiring a Village Administrator at Tuesday’s board meeting. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Comments can be sent to tasmetzer@gmail.com with full name, phone number, and address in the email. Visitors are also welcome per Illinois Department of Public […]
The IHSA has approved a modified postseason state series tournaments for boys and girls golf, boys and girls cross country, girls swimming & diving, and girls tennis this fall. The approved plan will allow for a single round of regional geographic competition to be conducted the week of October 19-25, […]
