Author Archives: Michelle Mitchell
Connect Illinois Initiative Begins Effort to Collect Computers, Cell Phones for Low-Income Families
January 21, 2021 - One million households in Illinois do not have internet devices at home. That makes doing schoolwork, applying for jobs, registering for utility assistance, contacting doctors far m...
Jan 21, 2021
Operation Enduring Support Begins Work on Easter Care Packages for Deployed Military
January 21, 2021 - Operation Enduring Support is now accepting donations for Easter Care Packages for our deployed military that will be mailed on March 22nd. Our young men and women in foreign countr...
Jan 21, 2021
IRS Warns Illinois Taxpayers of COVID-19 Scams
January 21, 2021 - The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is warning Illinois taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second ro...
Jan 21, 2021
Illinois Conservation Police Seeking Public Input Through Online Survey
January 21, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on outdoor recreation activities and the work of Illinois Conservation Police Officers through an online survey ...
Jan 21, 2021
IDPH Urges Continuation of Social Distancing, Mask Wearing as Illinois Shifts Mitigations
January 20, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a statement urging everyone to continue to follow safety precautions as regions of Illinois begin to move through different levels of...
Jan 20, 2021
Illinois Becomes One of Eight States to Include Prisons in First Tier of Vaccinations
January 20, 2021 - Governor J.B. Pritzker's decision to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations to the state's prison population was met with headlines that appeared he was putting healthy, young inmates in ...
Jan 20, 2021
Millikin University Hosting Panel Discussion on Human Trafficking
January 20, 2021 - The Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin University is partnering with Set Free Macon County to host its fourth annual panel discussion for Human Trafficking Awareness Month e...
Jan 20, 2021
Memorial Health Systems Easing Certain Visitor Restrictions
January 19, 2021 - As the number of COVID-19 inpatients decreases and the state lifts mitigation efforts in Central Illinois, Memorial Health Systems is easing some of its visitor restrictions at its ...
Jan 19, 2021
1.6 Million Illinoisans Apply for Class-Action Facebook Lawsuit
January 19, 2021 - About 1.6 million Illinoisans with a Facebook page who joined a class-action lawsuit could get about $350 in the coming months as part of a settlement. The checks are from a $650 mi...
Jan 19, 2021
Illinois Treasurer Urges Small Non-Profits to Apply for Grants Through Charitable Trust Stabilization Program
January 19, 2021 - Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs' office has urged small non-profit groups to apply for grants through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program. In the program's first cycle, ther...
Jan 19, 2021