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With information rapidly changing, we are committed to providing accurate training, information sharing, and guidance on the different financial assistance options available to small businesses and non-profits in Illinois. SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Illinois small businesses and non-profits can apply for the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program. SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster […]

To the residents of St. Joseph: I want to encourage the residents of St. Joseph to keep up the good work and continue getting their Census Responses sent in online. I have a little wager going on with the Mayors of Mahomet and Savoy. I looked up the numbers for […]

Taking the lead is where St. Joseph-Ogden High School’s Danielle Kelso is comfortable. Kelso’s quick start as the first runner helped the Spartans edge out DuQuoin in the 4×200-meter relay at the 2019 IHSA Class 1A State Championship; St. Joseph-Ogden crossed the finish line in first place at 1:44.81, Duquoin […]

Jonathon Perry, 28, of Homer, is in police custody after a double homicide left two women dead in St. Joseph Township.  Deputies were dispatched at 4:15 a.m. after a caller said that Perry had made comments that made the caller believe that there were residents that were injured or dead. […]

METCAD911 and Champaign County Emergency Preparedness provide emergency alerts via text message and email based on your preferences.  Champaign County residents can sign up here.   The system is intended to be used for emergency alerts, such as weather alerts, as well as non-emergency incidents that may have significant impacts to […]

By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The social distancing guidelines that led Illinois county fairs to cancel off-season events on their grounds through the end of April is one part of a financial impact double-whammy, a trade official said. Many local fairs use revenue from off-season events […]

Unprecedented legislation and actions by both the United States and Illinois governments have left residents with a lot of questions about how they move forward. Every measure from the CARES Act, the July 15 tax extension, programs for small businesses to questions about a looming recession and skyrocketing unemployment numbers […]

SPRINGFIELD – State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala declared today that Remote Learning Days will begin for schools statewide on March 31 and continue until in-person instruction can resume. During Remote Learning Days, schools may implement either an E-Learning Plan or a Remote Learning Day Plan that provides […]

A report by the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service on Wednesday recommended that Congress amend the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA) to “eliminate male-only registration and expand draft eligibility to all individuals of the applicable age cohort.” Since May 18, 1917, the President has had the power […]