BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com When my daughters were pretty little, we went to Meijer on one of our weekly grocery shopping trips. I remember putting the girls in the cart and one of them put her mouth on the metal. It was late winter, and I was horrified. About 24 […]
In a massmail issued today, University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen and the chancellors from the system’s three universities issued new guidelines for students, faculty, and staff amid the global COVID-19 pandemic: Dear faculty, staff and students: We write today to share new policies for the University of Illinois […]
Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons has consulted with the Director of Champaign Urbana Public Health (CUPH) and out of an abundance of caution has decided to close polling locations that are located at long term care facilities. As of March 11, there are no reported cases of COVID-19 in Champaign […]
Beginning March 23, 2020, Parkland College will be shifting as many courses as possible to an online format in order to reduce exposure to COVID-19. According to a press release, Parkland’s campus is not closed; Parkland will remain open and operational. Administration and staff will remain on campus for regular […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com A cruise ship quarantined with passengers on board, elevated travel precautions, reports of fatalities and talk of a pandemic have captivated news reports for months, with an escalation in both national and local reports in the weeks since the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed […]
