School closings/delays/e-learning days for January 26, 2026
A list of school closing and weather-related announcements for several counties in Central Illinois.
Tag: winter weather
PHOTOS: Central Illinois snowy weekend
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Closings/delays for January 25, 2026
A list of closing and weather-related announcements for several counties in Central Illinois.
Wind chills below zero Monday morning following severe weather and stark temperature drops
After severe storms and a cold front passed through Central Illinois, the National Weather Service said wind chills are expected to drop below zero again late Monday night and heading into Tuesday morning.
Severe storms possible Sunday followed by temperatures dropping from the 60s to the 20s
National Weather Service: a strong cold front on Sunday could produce severe storms with isolated damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and small hail.
Weather related closings, delays and e-learning days for Monday, December 15
Dangerous cold persists through Sunday night across central IL, with wind chills as cold as 12 to 22 degrees below zero at times north of I-70.
Dangerous cold continues in east central Illinois, Blowing snow is expected on Monday
Areas of blowing and drifting snow are possible late tonight into early Monday afternoon.
Parents say student found dead on University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus was an “energetic, happy-go-lucky kid”
Akul Dhawan’s friend called campus police about an hour after midnight on Saturday, Jan. 20. It wasn’t until 10 hours later that an unrelated university employee found the 18-year-old dead on a nearby porch.
School Closings/E-Learning Days for January 22
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY Champaign County Regional Planning Commission and LIHEAP Offices – Closed Champaign Public Library – Closing at noon Champaign Park District – all programming is canceled and facilities closed Champaign-Urbana Public Health District – Closed Champaign Unit 4 Schools – E-Learning Day City of Champaign Facilities – Closing at noon Parkland College – Closed
Fresh snow and Wind Chill Advisory until Saturday at noon
Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero.
Closings/Delays/E-Learning Days for January 19
VERMILION COUNTY Vermilion County Basketball Tournament — Friday night girls’ play has been moved from Danville Area Community College to Salt Fork High School in Catlin. 5 PM: Armstrong vs. Oakwood (5th place; 6:30 PM: Hoopeston Area vs. Georgetown-Ridge Farm (3rd place); 8 PM: Salt Fork vs. BHRA (championship). Danville School District 118 – E-learning
Update: Low water pressure forces Danville Schools and Community College to close for the day
Danville public schools are dismissing early due to a water issue.
Freezing temperatures complicate Chicago’s struggles to house asylum-seekers
For more than a year, Chicago has wrestled with how to house new arrivals until shelter space is free, with measures city leaders insist are a stopgap.
School Closings/E-Learning Days for January 17
MACON COUNTY Decatur Public Schools #61 – no school at the Stephen Decatur Middle School building on January 17 and 18 due to a water pipe break and flooding. DPS Alternative Education and Macon-Piatt Special Education students are also included in the cancellation. The SDMS home basketball game and wrestling matches on January 17 will
School Closings/Delays/E-Learning Days for Tuesday, January 16
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY Champaign Unit 4 Schools – E-learning Day Gifford Grade School – E-learning Day Heritage School District 8, Homer-Broadlands – E-learning Day Rantoul City Schools – E-learning Day Thomasboro Grade School, CCSD 130 – E-learning Day Urbana School District 116 – E-learning Day University Laboratory High School – E-learning Day Unit Seven Schools, Tolono-Philo