According to 2020 football schedules released by the IHSA, Villa Grove/Heritage is scheduled to begin their season at home against Fisher on Aug. 28 and finish at home against Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond on Oct. 23. The IHSA and IDPH approved participation in Phase 4 of the Return to Play plan Friday. VILLA […]
According to 2020 football schedules released by the IHSA, St. Joseph-Ogden is scheduled to begin their season at Nashville on Aug. 28 and finish at home against Monticello on Oct. 23. St. Joseph-Ogden is also scheduled to host Unity at home on Sept. 18. The IHSA and IDPH approved participation […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the IHSA’s Phase 4 Return to Play plan. The plan can be instituted by local high schools on July 5. A few weeks ago, Phase 4 was designated as Stage 2, but IHSA has decided to match the verbiage used in the […]
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department will now include updates on active cases of COVID-19 by zip code to their website. Since March, CUPHD has kept Champaign County informed by providing demographics of total COVID-19 infections by zip code. The stats also shows cases by age and onset of symptoms. St. […]
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The state of Illinois, like most states, began a new fiscal year on July 1 and the person in charge of managing the state’s bank accounts said she fears it could be one of the most difficult years in modern memory. […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is holding a virtual public meeting to seek input on the study being conducted to envision a new interpretive center at Homer Lake Forest Preserve. This meeting is the first public input session of the study, which will be completed in August 2020. The […]
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) received notification from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regarding a multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite, which is believed to be linked to packaged garden salad. There are currently six cyclosporiasis cases […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The seven-day rolling positivity rate for COVID-19 tests conducted remained at 2.7 percent Monday as the state reported the lowest single-day death total related to the pandemic since March 30. There were 14 deaths reported Monday after 15 were reported Sunday […]
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed the presence of the algal toxin, microcystin, along the northern bank of the Illinois River at the Starved Rock Lock & Dam. Algal toxins (e.g., microcystin and cylindrospermopsin) sometimes produced by blue-green algae can cause sickness or other adverse health effects in people […]
Homes sales in Champaign County took a sharp decline in May 2020, according to a Champaign County Association of REALTORS® release. A total of 234 residential homes were sold in May, down 30.97 percent from 339 sales in May 2019. The median home sale price in May for the Champaign […]
