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SAT College Board has canceled the May 2, 2020 SAT administration. Makeup exams for the March 14 administration (scheduled for March 28) are also canceled. Students who already registered for May, whose March test centers were closed, or who do not receive March scores because of any irregularities will receive refunds. In the coming days,… Read more

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity is working to secure access to helpful resources for small businesses throughout the State of Illinois. The U.S. Small Business Administration will work directly with state Governors to provide targeted, low-interest loans to small businesses and non-profits that have been severely impacted by COVID-19. As part of… Read more

From Twitter March 17, 2020 In compliance with local, state, and federal #COVID19 directives, all #AMCTheatres locations are now closed for at least 6-12 weeks. AMC Stubs A-List memberships will be paused automatically during the time AMC theatres are closed. Read more

I hear a fair amount of chatter online and in social media about what God is up to, especially these days.   Sometimes, half jokingly, I wish that God would get a Facebook account so that God Himself can tell us what is going on, rather than His people trying to work out what is… Read more

Supply chains feeling ‘tremendous stress’ By BEN ORNERCapitol News Illinoisborner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As store shelves across Illinois empty of key products during the COVID-19 pandemic, public and private-sector leaders are urging shoppers to put less stress on the supply chain by not hoarding items. Since the pandemic intensified in Illinois last week, customers have been… Read more

Press attorney says notice requirements, public access rules still apply By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker used his emergency powers Monday to waive a portion of the Illinois Open Meetings Act to allow local governments and other public bodies to hold “remote” meetings to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus disease,… Read more

Measure begins Tuesday, to last for at least two weeks By REBECCA ANZELCapitol News Illinoisranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced all offices under his purview, including driver services facilities, will be closed from Tuesday through March 31. A spokesperson said the hope is for services to resume April 1. Other offices closed include… Read more

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Events attended by more than 50 people are banned in Illinois as part of a statewide near-shutdown aimed at slowing the spread of novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, but there is no need to hoard toilet paper and like supplies. That message came from Gov. JB Pritzker and… Read more

The General Primary Election is still happening Tuesday, March 17, 2020.  All early voting sites are also universal polling locations (which means regardless of where you live you can vote in these locations. https://champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/early-voting  UPDATED: Polling Location Closings as of 3/16/20   Clark Lindsey-Urbana—voters will now go to St Matthew Lutheran Church, Urbana The Glenwood-Mahomet—voters will now go to… Read more

The University of Illinois will suspend face-to-face instruction for the rest of the 2020 spring semester following the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials to reduce the density of the population in their facilities and make the environment safer for those who must remain on campus. The… Read more