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 […]
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Heritage explores options as Villa Grove ends co-op in several sports
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 […]
Illinois COVID-19 deaths dip to lowest daily number since March
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 […]
2020 Oakwood Football Schedule
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. […]
Villa Grove/Heritage 2020 Football Schedule
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 […]
2020 St. Joseph-Ogden Football Schedule
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 […]
Phase 4 of IHSA Return to Play approved
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 […]
CUPHD provides active COVID-19 cases in Champaign County, Active cases in St. Joseph, Homer
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. […]
Mendoza: New fiscal year will be even more challenging than height of budget impasse
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. […]
CCFPD seeks input on new interpretive center at Homer Lake Forest Preserve
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 […]
