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State Superintendent releases statement on graduation, Superintendents seek clarity

Dr. Carmen Ayala released a statement to school districts late Wednesday, giving guidance on end of school year graduation ceremonies.  In part, the statement read: “In-person graduation ceremonies of any kind are not allowed at this time. This directive extends to drive-through graduation ceremonies or events where students come in […]

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Oakwood Senior Spotlight: Hillery Montgerard, Jasmine Makowski, Joie Sollers, Katelyn Young and Katie Thompson

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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 29, 2020

Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing 10 new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 124 cases. There have been a total of six COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]

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SJ-O, Heritage, Villa Grove and Oakwood still await final word from IHSA on potential summer games

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com State championships are out of the question in 2020 for athletes and teams that participate in any Illinois High School Association spring sport. The statewide organization announced that decision last week. However, there is a possible caveat. At the same time, the IHSA kept open the […]

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Second state lawmaker files suit against Pritzker stay-at-home order

By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A second Republican state representative on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker alleging he overstepped his authority in ordering Illinoisans to stay at home to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The outcome of Machesney Park Rep. John […]

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Pritzker blasts lawmaker exempted from stay-at-home order by court

By BEN ORNER Capitol News Illinois Borner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday denounced a state representative from southern Illinois, calling the lawsuit that defeated his stay-at-home order in court “a cheap political stunt.” Referring to state Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, only as “the state representative from the 109th district,” […]

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Illinois Attorney General to appeal judge’s ruling halting stay-at-home order against lawmaker

By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Attorney General’s office filed a notice to appeal a downstate judge’s ruling releasing one Republican representative from the governor’s executive orders, according to court documents. Xenia Republican Rep. Darren Bailey alleged in his lawsuit that by issuing successive 30-day […]