If you’ve seen more people out shopping without face coverings lately, you’re not alone.
Another 190 Champaign County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past day, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Friday.
Of 5,471 new COVID-19 tests reported in Champaign County Thursday, 268 were positive, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.
It’s been more than seven years since it was announced that Cronus Chemicals announced would develop a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant west of Tuscola.
Champaign County started off December with COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continuing to rise.
A woman in her 70s became the 215th Champaign County resident to die of COVID-19, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde said.
If you’ve seen more people out shopping without face coverings lately, you’re not alone.
'It will take a couple of weeks before we learn all the facts about the transmissibility of this (variant), and the vaccine effectiveness and whether or not it makes people sicker or more severe illness'
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 86 Monday.
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 68 Friday over the past day.
For anyone who still needs a COVID-19 booster shot before Thanksgiving, shots are available until 4 p.m. Tuesday at the walk-in clinic at the I Hotel and Conference Center.
A woman in her 30s and a man in his 70s became the 212th and 213th Champaign County residents to lose their lives to COVID-19.
Here's where to find last-minute groceries, convenient care and COVID testing on Thanksgiving.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Champaign County remained above 900 Monday, but declined a bit from the weekend
COVID-19 cases have been escalating recently in Champaign County partly due to infections spreading among mostly unvaccinated school children and teens, a public health official said Friday
There were 941 active cases of COVID-19 in Champaign County Friday.
A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called “dark money” in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the sources of their contributions.
Another 129 Champaign County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest daily update from the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.
As medical studies catch up with COVID-19 incidence, it’s clear that once you’ve “recovered” from the virus, the effects continue.
Another 97 Champaign County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Wednesday.
Mahomet Christian Church’s colorful and patriotic Living Flag — usually performed leading up to Veterans Day — will come to life on Saturday.
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 72 Tuesday.
Coach won't accompany team to Saturday's game at Iowa
The number of COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 38 Monday.
“We are looking forward to the families coming back. There were few good movies during the holiday season last year."
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Coronavirus response | Carle physician assistant's new book aimed at helping kids understand vaccine
Carle physician assistant Nicole Peterson has published a children's book parents and kids can read together about getting vaccinated for COVID-19.
Jim Dey, a member of The News-Gazette staff, can be reached at jdey@news-gazette.com or 217-393-8251.
More opportunities have been scheduled in Champaign to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and vaccine for kids ages 5-11.
UI academic departments were asked — firmly — to submit their lists of required course materials to the Illini Union Bookstore as soon as possible, in an email sent Wednesday afternoon.
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 78 Friday, with no new test data reported in the past day.
In a letter to families, Superintendent Shelia Boozer wrote: "We understand that our plans may pose challenges for some families and appreciate your continued support as we seek to ensure equitable access to these life-saving vaccines for our students."
Police were called to the DeLand-Weldon school board meeting Wednesday night, but ended up leaving shortly after they arrived after the Piatt County Sheriff said the department would not enforce mask mandates.
Another 104 Champaign County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District reported Thursday
'Sometimes these holidays, the students don’t know the meaning behind them, but when you can attach it to someone you know ... it hits closer to home and has a little more meaning.'
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 94 Wednesday.
Twenty-eight housing locations on and around campus are currently classified as outbreak sites, whose residents are subject to every-other-day testing, said UI spokesperson Robin Kaler.
“This is the first time any Illinois team has needed to cancel a competition because of internal COVID-19 concerns,” said Associate Athletics Director Kent Brown.
Health officials reported another 85 COVID-19 cases in Champagn County Tuesday, and the number of currently-active cases in central Champaign continued to rise
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County roe by 30 Monday, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.
Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch bracing for a holiday shortage.
New and currently active COVID-19 cases in Champaign County continued to rise Friday.
Social gatherings and infections among children were likely driving up new COVID cases in Champaign County.
Walgreens is set to close its store at Old Farm Shops, Champaign.
A man in his 50s became the 208th person to die of COVID-19 in Champaign County.
In the week ended Nov. 2, there were 94 cases detected on campus — four more than the previous three weeks combined. Most of them — 76 — were among undergraduates.
Danville physician Dr. Michael Ottney said he resigned over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and plans to leave the state.
COVID-19 vaccinations for kids ages 5-11 will begin Friday in Champaign County.
Developing a park, roadwork and street lighting are among the ideas for using Ludlow's coronavirus fiscal relief money.
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 55 Wednesday, with 7,943 new tests added in the past day.
The seven-day average of COVID vaccine shots being administered each day in area counties: Champaign County, 1,019 ... DeWitt, 42 ... Douglas, 59 ... Ford, 52 ... Iroquois, 100 ... Piatt, 113 ... Vermilion, 212.
“Alexander’s Steakhouse will look to hire and add to its existing staff so we may reopen after the first of the year in 2022 when we hope that the business climate will have a positive change and people will be looking to work."
COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 20 Monday, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.
“I voted no because I strongly feel this change to the (law) will negatively impact thousands of families and workers in our state,” state Rep. Carol Ammons said. “People have the right to object on the same grounds as the original intention of the law. We cannot take this right away based on expedience.”