December 8, 2025 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Closings and cancellations for Friday

Email stjosephrecord@gmail.com to be included on the list.

For Thursday the following schools are doing remote learning:
PVO
St. Joseph #169
SJO
University of Illinois
Heritage and EIU are having a snow day.

Closings
County offices:
Champaign County Forest Preserves depending on local road conditions
Champaign Urbana Public Health District

St. Joseph:
St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library
Country Chics
Geschenk Coffee, Cafe and Gifts

Ogden:
Billy Bobs

The News-Gazette will not be delivering a paper Friday. Thursday and Friday’s paper will be delivered Saturday.

By Nora Maberry February 4, 2022

in Villages

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