The Oakwood School District’s “Return to Learn” task force met Monday to finalize the plan that will be presented to the Oakwood School board on July 15. Using guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education, the initial draft focused on all day, in-person instruction, keeping the students and staff […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that repairs to two bridges on Interstate 74 in Champaign County begin July 14. The work is on the bridges that carry I-74 over Union Pacific railroad tracks just east of St. Joseph and will reduce the interstate to one lane in each direction. […]
A week after releasing Phase 4 Return to Play guidelines, the IHSA has amended the rules to align with directives from the Illinois Department of Public Health and Gov. JB Pritzker’s office. Teams were allowed to begin Phase 4 practice on July 6. IHSA’s executive director Craig Anderson announced […]
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois attorney general’s office on Tuesday night asked a downstate judge to address the one outstanding issue in Rep. Darren Bailey’s lawsuit challenging Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Until Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said he would like to see a coordinated national COVID-19 containment strategy that requires people to wear masks, and he reiterated the need for a federal financial support […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Days after the governor donated $51.5 million of his personal fortune to a committee supporting a graduated income tax constitutional amendment, a new coalition has begun an effort to defeat the measure. At stake is Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature policy proposal […]
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois economy shrank at an annual rate of 5.4 percent during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, according to federal data released Tuesday, an indicator of just how severely the COVID-19 pandemic affected commercial activity. The gross domestic […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com High school sports face a picture of uncertainty as the fall season draws nearer. At Heritage High School, the uncertainty extends beyond the short-term and is due to more than the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought an abrupt and premature end to sports last spring. For nearly […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Illinois declined significantly over the holiday weekend and into Monday, touching their lows since the state began reporting the figures daily in April. There were 1,395 COVID-19 patients hospitalized as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday as the number […]
According to 2020 football schedules released by the IHSA, Oakwood is scheduled to begin their season at Iroquois West on Aug. 28 and finish at home against Hoopeston Area/Armstrong-Potomac on Oct. 23. The IHSA and IDPH approved participation in Phase 4 of the Return to Play plan Friday. OAKWOOD Aug. […]
