A couple of weeks ago, Community Foundation of East Central Illinois and United Way of Champaign County announced the formation of a Champaign County COVID-19 Relief Fund to support community-based organizations providing direct relief for …
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Hamilton Walker’s is offering limited takeout items
Hamilton Walker’s has been closed for the past couple of weeks, but now they are doing limited takeout service of some of their cuts of meat for you to take home and cook, as well …
The Small Business Development Center is hosting webinars about receiving financial assistance
Small Business Development Center Director Don Elmore will be leading webinars about the financial assistance options available to small businesses during this crisis. There will be a 30-45 minute presentation, followed by a Q&A via …
MTD is still operating, but boarding has changed
MTD is continuing as an essential service during the stay-at-home order, with reduced service, but they will be boarding passengers differently to try to maintain social distancing as much as possible. Passengers will be asked …
An update from Unit 4: Food and school supply distribution
Unit 4 has made a change in how they will distributing food to students who need it, in order to make the process more efficient: Drive thru distribution sites will be MONDAYS ONLY at Booker …
Eastern Illinois Foodbank is continuing to provide while we stay at home
Since getting food to those who need it is essential, Eastern Illinois Foodbank will continue to operate and get food to their partners. As with everything else, things are constantly changing, so they’ve set up …
Grainger College of Engineering has a ventilator prototype
The emergency ventilator is called RapidVent. From their Facebook post: A team led by The Grainger College of Engineering and Carle Health has produced a prototype emergency ventilator to help address the expected surge in …
Two big recycling events for Champaign County have been cancelled
Both the Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Residential Electronics Collection that were scheduled this spring have been cancelled. The HHW collection scheduled for April 4th is now tentatively scheduled for April 2021: Registrants same 15-minute …
Channing-Murray Foundation and Red Herring are serving others with the Bucket Brigade
This week, we shared about Red Herring’s Meal Club, a new option for ordering food and supporting a local business. They’ve also been busy collaborating with the Channing-Murray Foundation to help those in the community …
Allerton has opened a few trails for use
You will now have another options for outdoor excursions in the area, at least in a limited way. Allerton Park and Retreat Center has opened trails on the South side of the park: Guests should …