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Illinois residents can now preregister online for driver’s license or identification card
In an attempt to cut down on wait times and long lines at the DMV, Secretary of State Jesse White announced that Illinois residents can preregister online when applying for a driver’s license or identification card. Customers may go to www.cyberdriveillinois.com to access the preregistration application for driver’s licenses and ID cards and input specific…
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Mahomet-Seymour School Board hears about Reopening Task Force
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Superintendent Lindsey Hall provided a COVID-19 Reopening Task Force Update to the Mahomet-Seymour School Board on June 8. Hall likened planning for the 2020-21 school year to “building a plane while flying it.” The district, like all other districts in Illinois, are awaiting guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)…
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Pritzker expands vote by mail, makes election day a state holiday
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Anyone who cast a ballot in the last three years or who registered to vote or changed addresses after the March primary will be sent an application to vote by mail after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill expanding the program Tuesday. In a news release, Pritzker’s office…
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Slight increase in Illinois motor fuel tax scheduled for July 1
The Illinois gas tax will increase again on July 1, 2020. The automatic increase is part of the 2019 legislative session that doubled the motor fuel tax—from $.19 to $.38 as part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s $45 billion Rebuild Illinois plan. The law also allows for the tax to increase with inflation In each subsequent…
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Mahomet Farmer’s Market to begin June 20
The Mahomet Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2020 Mahomet Farmer’s Market schedule, which will begin on June 20. Featuring four to six vendors, the market will take place on Saturday mornings from 8 to 11 a.m. at Sangamon on Main. The market will be adjusted for social distancing guidelines.
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Champaign-Urbana wins bid for IHSA boys’ basketball state finals
The IHSA boys basketball state finals will move to Champaign-Urbana beginning in 2021. After being held in Peoria for 25 years, the State Farm Center won the bid as part of a joint proposal from the University of Illinois, the Fighting Illini Athletic Department, State Farm Center, Visit Champaign County, and the Champaign-Urbana communities. “We…
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Mahomet-Seymour fall sport coaches proceed with caution in Phase I of Return to Play
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s not business as usual, but it is nonetheless back to business for Mahomet-Seymour athletes. The M-S district – along with others who are members of the Illinois High School Association – are entering Week 2 of a plan to get students who are involved with sports to be active again.…
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Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Pritzker will issue an Executive Order cancelling the Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs this year. The announcement of the cancellations has prompted the Department of Agriculture to offer a safe, creative way to ensure youth exhibitors still get a chance to showcase their hard work. The annual…
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After 40 years of business in Mahomet, Bill Cook ready to retire (kind of)
*Editor’s Note: During a conversation with Bill this afternoon, he asked me to report that he is grateful for all the support and opportunity provided in Mahomet over his career. He said, “Thank you.” By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some people relocate a business and do so by moving across town. Bill Cook did that once.…
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Champaign’s Orpheum Children’s Museum to close its doors
Champaign’s Orpheum Children’s Museum has announced that despite support, donations, a PPP loan and grants, the museum will not reopen it’s doors. “Since March, we have not been able to welcome guests to our museum or our camps,” a press release states. “ The impact of this pandemic has regrettably been too great. We are…