The Champaign County Forest Preserve will continue to take undecorated, real Christmas trees until Jan. 15 at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Homer Lake Forest Preserve and the Middlefork River Forest Preserve. Drop-offs are accepted at the marked sites only: • Mahomet, Lake of the Woods: west maintenance entrance […]
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Congress passes $900 relief bill, extends unemployment benefits
The U.S. Congress reached an agreement on a roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief package that extends unemployment benefits, provides stimulus checks to Americans within a certain income bracket and funding to small businesses, but it fell short of providing direct funding to state and local governments. The relief package approved […]
Three candidates to run for four seats on Oakwood School Board
Bob Linn, Mark Janesky and Brenda Ludwig have filed as candidates for the Oakwood School Board in the consolidated election. Janesky and Ludwig are seeking re-election. Jason Adams and Todd Creason are not seeking re-election. The consolidated election to fill four seats will be held on April 6, 2021.
Homer Village board candidates for 2021 consolidated election announced
Two candidates, Raymond K Cunningham Jr and Jeremy R Richards, will run for mayor within the Village of Homer in the 2021 consolidated election. Four candidates have also filed for three board seats: Joseph E Bear, Skip James, Ray F Ryerson and Zachary Wells. The consolidated election will be held […]
Five candidates file for four seats on Heritage School Board
Curt Elmore, John W Lannon, James Andrew Lubben, Courtney Montgomery and Catherine Roland have filed as candidates for the Heritage #8 School Board in the consolidated election. Elmore, Montgomery and Lannon are seeking re-election. Robert Benschneider did not file to seek another term. The consolidated election to fill four seats […]
Three candidates file for three seats in St. Joseph-Ogden #305 School Board Election
James Rein, Mitchell Schluter and Alicia Maxey have filed as candidates for the St. Joseph #305 School Board in the consolidated election. All three candidates are running for re-election. The consolidated election to fill three seats will be held on April 6, 2021.
Four candidates file for four seats on St. Joseph #169 School Board
Danielle Aguirre, Jennifer Carlson, Scott E Perkins and Brooks Bennett-Miller have filed as candidates for the St. Joseph #169 School Board in the consolidated election. All four candidates are running for re-election. The consolidated election to fill four seats will be held on April 6, 2021.
Four candidates file for three seats on Prairieview-Ogden School Board
Darrin Flessner, Kyler Gorman, Dirk Harms and Alex Mohr have filed as candidates for the Prairieview-Ogden School Board in the consolidated election. Dirk Harms currently serves as board president and Darrin Flessner as vice president. Alex Mohr also currently serves on the board. The consolidated election to fill three seats […]
Oakwood board approves hire of John Odle as Oakwood High School principal
John Odle will become the next principal at Oakwood High School, following Tim Lee, who is set to retire at the end of the 2020-21 school year after 33 years with the district. Oakwood School Board Vice President Brenda Ludwig said a committee of nine constituents spent hours interviewing candidates […]
ISBE releases guidance for spring assessments, unions ask for tests to be put off
The Illinois State Board of Education has released guidance for assessment administration in the spring 2021, but several Illinois’ education unions are calling for standardized testing to be put off this school year. In a joint letter with the Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the Illinois Principals […]
