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2020 Vermilion County Fair Canceled

The Vermilion County Fair and Expo board released a statement Tuesday, cancelling the 2020 Vermilion County Fair, which was scheduled for June 24 to 28. “With the state’s plan to reopen, it wouldn’t allow for us to open,” the board’s President Rick White said. “Our number one priority is keeping […]

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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing May 12, 2020

Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing 10 new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 308 cases. In addition, we are reporting one more death in Champaign County. This person was a […]

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Central Region meeting benchmarks established in Restore Illinois plan

New modeling data shows that the State of Illinois’ COVID-19 cases won’t peak until mid-June, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The updated model, developed by the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Northwestern University’s School of Medicine, University of Chicago, is the result of adding two-and-a-half weeks of data.  “The essence […]

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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing May 11, 2020

Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing 32 new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 298 cases. There have been a total of six COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]

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Heritage prepares for Class of 2020 graduation

Heritage High School Principal Cory White was looking forward to celebrating with the Class of 2020 as they received their diplomas. “The Class of 2020 will always be special to me as they will be the first graduating class since becoming principal of Heritage High School,” White said. “I was […]

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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing May 8, 2020

Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing 18 new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 254 cases. There have been a total of six COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]

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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing May 7, 2020

Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing 19 new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 236 cases. There have been a total of six COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]