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 […]
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Pritzker: Changes to stay-at-home order coming, but ‘normal’ a long way away
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-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 22, 2020
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 […]
Katelyn Young encourages athletes to take a chance
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 […]
IHSA cancels spring state tournaments, remains open to possibility of spring sport game this summer
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors announced its decision to cancel all IHSA spring state tournaments Tuesday. The decision to cancel the spring state tournaments comes in conjunction with Friday’s (April 17) announcement by Governor Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education that all Illinois high schools […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 21, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing one new case today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 96 cases. There have been a total of four COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]
SJ-O family atmosphere helped propel Hannah Rajlich in running career
Sometimes a brother’s influence can be a good thing. St. Joseph-Ogden’s Hannah Rajlich wouldn’t have found her passion for running had her brother not nudged her towards cross-country when she was in the fifth grade. “I was never actually interested in the sport beforehand, but my brother forced me to […]
St. Joseph, Ogden, Homer, Royal, Broadlands and Oakwood Restaurant Plans April 20-27
Broadlands Lincoln Street Lounge will be open for lunch Tuesday through Friday 11 to 1:30. Homer Charlie’s Pizza is still open for take out 11 to 9 p.m. Call (217) 896-2073 to place your order. Large 3 topping $15.95, 2 medium 1-topping $17.95, 2 large 1-topping $20.95, Family Savers: $21.50 […]
St. Joseph-Ogden Senior Spotlight: Nate Marshky, Jarrett Stevenson, Braydon Rupert and Josh Sextonand
Nate Marshky Coffee Club, STEP Program Nate lives in St. Joseph with his family. He has two younger brothers. His hobbies include walking his dog and cat, and he enjoys going to the Disc Replay store in Champaign. Nate has a lot of great memories at SJO. Over the years, […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 20, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing no new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 95 cases. There have been a total of four COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]
