By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Top leaders of the Illinois House and Senate say there is still no timetable for calling lawmakers back into session, but they have launched a process for narrowing down the topics they’ll need to address whenever they do return. In recent […]
The Champaign County Association of Realtors (CCAR) is reporting strong activity early in March prior to the global coronavirus pandemic slowdown. Champaign County area home sales rose 12.06 percent compared to March 2019 while there were also increases in both median and average home sale prices. CCAR reported there were […]
April 22, 2020 – In anticipation of an extension of Illinois’ stay-at-home order and restrictions on gatherings, the Champaign County Forest Preserve District has now canceled all on-site public programs through the end of May. This cancellation includes the highly popular, heavily attended Bird Migration Fest and Take Me Fishing […]
Lexi Ribbe Cheer (2 years), Dance (1 year), Maroon Platoon, Maroon Platoon Leader, Advisory Mentoring Program, Spanish Club Lexi lives in St. Joseph with her family. She has one older brother. Her hobbies include traveling, walking, shopping, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends. Lexi has a […]
Konnor George FFA Konnor lives in St. Joseph with his family. He has four siblings: one older sister, two younger sisters, and one younger brother. His hobbies revolve around music, and Konnor really enjoys playing the guitar. His greatest memory at SJO was Homecoming during his freshman year. After high […]
Urbana, Ill.— Carle Health and Community Blood Services of Illinois, are collaborating on an investigational treatment with a century-old approach to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients. First Community Blood Services of Illinois collects plasma from a recovered COVID-19 donor. Then, physicians use it to treat the sickest COVID-19 patients. Carle is the first […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Pritzker announced that people in Illinois who still owe money on private student loans can now qualify for temporary relief while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. He also announced families with school-age children who receive food assistance will qualify for additional benefits. Pritzker said […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Changes are coming to the stay-at-home order, Gov. JB Pritzker said again at his daily COVID-19 briefing Tuesday in Chicago, but it is unclear what they are and when they will happen. More information on what models the state is using […]
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing two new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 98 cases. In addition, we are reporting one more death in Champaign County. This person was a […]
Oakwood’s Katelyn Young knows what it means to take a chance. The chance she took in joining the Comets’ track and field team in the spring of 2017 paid off exponentially. “I did track in middle school, but once I got to high school I decided to play softball because […]
