The Illinois Department of Public Health issued new sport guidance Wednesday afternoon. “Whether they’re new to the game, or have been training since they could walk, kids want to play sports,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “Parents want to cheer from the stands and watch the kids succeed and offer some […]
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Remington’s no hitter puts Royal Giants over Paxton
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jesse Remington spent most of the last three summers pitching in an Independent League in California, hoping to catch the attention of a major league affiliate. His plan to return to the West Coast in 2020 was thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down the […]
IESA cancels several junior high fall sports, approves plan Speech Advisory Committee
The IESA Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to cancel the regular season and IESA state series in the sports of boys and girls golf, boys baseball, girls softball, and boys and girls cross-country for the 2020-21 school year. “We know that there will be many people within the school […]
Spartans and Comets ready to go, await IHSA decision on fall sports
The unpredictability of summer 2020 has left nothing untouched. Even pastimes, such as childhood sports, have been canceled or modified to curb the spread of COVID-19. In the last two months, high school coaches, athletes and athletic directors in Illinois have taken what they can get. They have spent time […]
State employment agency hit in nationwide fraud scheme
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program. That program, enacted as part of the federal CARES Act, provides 100 percent federally funded jobless benefits […]
State COVID-19 positivity rate increases for third straight day
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The state’s rolling COVID-19 positivity rate ticked upward Wednesday for the third straight day as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced its largest one-day confirmed case count since June 2. The 1,598 new cases reported were among 39,633 test results […]
Royal Giants leading E.I. Baseball League after two weeks of doubleheaders
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two weeks ago, the Eastern Illinois Baseball’s abbreviated regular season opened up. This week, the regular season in the 85-year-old league concludes. The Royal Giants are alone atop the standings after two weeks of doubleheaders. Unbeaten Royal swept El Paso 9-1 and 10-0 on Monday in […]
Why social distancing and masks are important in schools
A local public health department holds the same role in a pandemic as it does during an infectious outbreak: to educate the public and mitigate the spread of communicable infections. The difference, though, is that when the world is in a pandemic, the public health department’s work and role is […]
CUPHD releases additional guidance for Champaign County Schools
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department has released strategies that districts must implement and recommendations they should consider as they approach the 2020-21 school year. CUPHD says that the guidance in the document should be used in combination with guidance provided by the Illinois State Board of Education. The additional strategies […]
How to help children prepare to go back to school
There is a lot of anxiety in the air. Whether a parent is worried about what back-to-school plan a district might choose or how to keep their child and family safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many questions without concrete answers. Carle’s Neena Tripathy, MD, associate medical director of […]
