Category: Local

Dear Families & Friends of The Glenwood Communities, In conjunction with IDPH and HFS, effective at 11PM this evening: The Glenwood Communities are restricting all non-essential visitors. As we share a great love for each resident, we understand the discomfort that this provides for many of you. Please know, this was a difficult decision and… Read more

Effective immediately, through March 31, 2020, Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services has implemented new restrictions in order to minimize the impact and spread of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus. These actions are being taken to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients, staff and our communities.  Please do not come to GAHHS unless… Read more

Urbana, Ill.—Following Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) guidance, Carle is acting in accordance with best practice to cancel or postpone in-person gatherings of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks, or until April 10. If you are uncertain if an event or support group is continuing, please check Carle.org/events or call… Read more

Our team has been advised that at this time, it is okay for people to be in some outdoor spaces in SMALL (like stay with your family) groups. Should that change, we will update this list. People should not do the following items if they: ·         are symptomatic or “quarantined;” ·     … Read more

Parkland College spring break has been extended by one week, with instruction resuming March 30. This allows faculty an additional week to reformat instruction for online delivery and for support services to transition to a remote format. All instructional delivery will be conducted online through Cobra Learning. There will be no in-person lab sessions, studios, or… Read more

BY JASON SCHIFO It is a strange time, isn’t it? As I look back on the almost 50 years that I have been alive, there isn’t a time that mirrors the feelings I am feeling in myself and seeing in others.  It is a strange time because for the first time the future seems uncertain. … Read more

Posted on Facebook March 16, 2020 A message from Chief Metzler: As we all adapt to changes locally, at the state level, nationally and internationally, in response to COVID-19, you can be assured the men and women of the Mahomet Police Department will continue to be available and of service. The need to reduce the… Read more

Do you feel that lump in your throat? That’s not coronavirus. That’s called fear. I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m scared (and for those who know me and call me fearless, they know that that takes a lot).  I’m the type of girl who wakes up and eats fear for breakfast. But today… Read more

The General Primary Election is still happening Tuesday, March 17, 2020.  Early voting goes until Monday, March 16, 2020. This link has early voting info and times https://champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/early-voting  UPDATED: Polling Location Closings as of 3/15/20   Clark Lindsey-Urbana—voters will now go to St Matthew Lutheran Church, Urbana  The Glenwood-Mahomet—voters will now go to Elk’s Pavilion at Lake of the… Read more

By The Mahomet Daily Immediate plans for Mahomet area restaurants after Governor JB Pritzker announced that all bars and restaurants in the state of Illinois will be closed to the public. Measures are being put into place to continue food delivery and put in place drive-thru and curbside pickup options for restaurants. Some restaurants operators… Read more