The Champaign County Forest Preserve has announced that the Museum of the Grand Prairie and the Homer Lake Interpretive Center will reopen, on a limited basis, on July 8, 2020. Beginning July 8, 2020. Homer Lake Interpretive Center will be open from 1:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, […]
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AG: Gathering restrictions regulate Illinoisans’ conduct, not speech
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — State regulation of the number of people allowed at gatherings does not violate Illinoisans’ First Amendment rights, the attorney general’s office argued in a court document. A lawsuit filed on June 15 by the state’s Republican Party alleged Gov. JB Pritzker’s […]
As state enters Phase 4 Friday, Pritzker ‘not afraid’ to move backwards if COVID-19 cases surge
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new tool to track county-by-county progress in the fight against the novel coronavirus Thursday, but as the state readied to enter the next phase of reopening, he also warned that he would not hesitate to move […]
State continued unemployment claims remain over 700,000
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Department of Labor released statistics Thursday showing 705,878 Illinoisans received unemployment insurance for the week ending June 20. While that was a decrease of 4,401 continued unemployment claims overall from the previous week, according to the data, the state […]
OGS PTO Color Run on August 15
Oakwood Grade School PTO has been given the green light to host a Color Run on August 15. The fundraiser, which is in its second year, will benefit Oakwood Grade School. The 3.1 mile run/walk will begin at Oakwood Park in Oakwood, Ill. with music and activities for the whole […]
St. Joseph Board to discuss moratorium on food trucks until Phase 5 of Restore Illinois
The St. Joseph Village Board of Trustees will discuss a moratorium on food trucks at the July board meeting, according to Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges. “We want to do everything right now to help our businesses to hang in there,” Fruhling-Voges said. She expects the moratorium to extend through the end […]
Illinois Schools Can Return to In-Person, State Provides Guidelines
Illinois school districts received the recommendations that they had been awaiting from the Illinois State Board of Education Tuesday. Gov. JB Pritzker recently released details for Phase 4 of Restore Illinois, which specifically stated that schools could re-engage after being closed since mid-March. ““Classroom learning provides necessary opportunities for our […]
More businesses to reopen in Phase 4, groups of 50 will be allowed
All regions of Gov. JB Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan have met the requirements to move into Phase 4 by June 26. In a press release, the Pritzker administration cited significant progress in reducing new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, with the average 7-day statewide case positivity rate falling to just […]
Stage 2 of Return to Play awaiting IDPH approval
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) released a draft for Stage 2 of Return to Play guidelines Wednesday. Currently, the plans are pending Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) approval. Stage 2 could begin as early as June 26 if the Phase 4 requirements of Restore Illinois are met throughout […]
Taking time to learn about Juneteenth
By Mariah Madison Although June 19th is recognized as a holiday in all states except four, a lot of people don’t know what Juneteenth is. Juneteenth is one of America’s oldest holidays and is observed each year on June 19 to mark the official end of slavery in the US. As an African […]
