October 30, 2025 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Wednesday’s weather-related closings

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Wednesday

Governmental organizations
Mail delivery in St. Joseph has been suspended for the day. The post office is still open.

Homer Village Hall is closed. If you have an emergency please leave a message on office phone 896-2521. The Clerk will be checking answering machine frequently.

The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is closed. Including Lake of the Woods, Museum of the Grand Prairie, Homer Lake, Homer Lake Interpretive Center, River Bend, Middle Fork River, Sangamon River and Kickapoo Rail Trail locations.

The Champaign County Humane Society is closed to the public.

The Ogden Rose Library is closed.

The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office and the Brookens Center will also be closed.

Due to forecasted temperatures the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office has decided to close the Champaign County Courthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 30. All court dates will be rescheduled, and filings submitted on Wednesday will be file stamped for the following day.

Family Service of Champaign County, along with their Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) will be closed. Meals on Wheels will not be delivered. The Helen Mary Stevick Senior Center will also be closed.

All Vermilion County Government Buildings will be closed.

St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library will be closed.

The CRIS Healthy-Aging Center will be closed Jan. 30 The CRIS Breakfast Café will and the Senior Center is canceled. All CRIS Healthy-Aging staff should report to from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

CRIS Rural Mass Transit District is canceling general transit service to rural areas of Vermilion County for Jan. 30. Service will continue for Champaign and Vermilion County Medicaid and MCO riders and DMT paratransit riders.

St. Joseph Village Hall will be closed Wednesday. It will reopen on Thursday at 8 a.m


Businesses
Homer Vintage Bakery is closed.

Geschenk Boutique and Coffee and Tea Haus
is closed

Appl sanitary will not be picking up recycling this week due to the cold weather. At this time they are planning on running their regular Wednesday route but they will be starting later in the day due to the landfill being closed.

Schuren Nursery and Garden Center will be closed all week and will reopen on Feb. 5

The Wheelhouse will be closed.

All classes at Gallo Dance Studio are cancelled.

Belly Deli in Homer will be closed Wednesday.

All Busey Bank locations in Illinois are closed.

Schools
SJO, PVO,and St. Joseph Grade School have no school Wednesday.

SJO Freshman Boys Basketball vs. PBL is cancelled.


SJO JV and Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Olympia has been rescheduled for Feb. 6 at SJO. JV will tip-off at 5:30 p.m.


SJO Youth volleyball registration rescheduled to Feb. 2 at SJO from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and Feb. 5 at SJO from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Heritage Schools are closed and all activities are canceled.

All Champaign County Head Start locations will be closed.

The U of I, Parkland, EIU and ISU have canceled classes.

Churches
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church office will be closed. Youth activities are canceled.

Living Word Family Church Night Service.

Homer New Life Church night Prayer & Bible Study are cancelled, and the church offices will be closed.

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