Category Archives: COVID-19
LISTEN: Virtual Corks & Forks with Jerry Johnson
April 22nd, 2020- Jerry Johnson joins Byers and Co. to talk about this year’s Corks & Forks which will be done virtually with guests joining via video conference suggested wine and local foo...
Apr 22, 2020
LISTEN: Daily City Update with Julie Moore Wolfe - April 22nd
April 22nd, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe talks about two additional deaths at Fairhaven’s, her expectation of a spike in positive cases when the 300 tests come back, how she is talking to small...
Apr 22, 2020
Illinois Supreme Court Will Hold Oral Arguments Via Zoom
April 21st, 2020- The Illinois Supreme Court, for the first time in its history, will hold oral arguments via the Zoom videoconference platform when it hears cases in May. The Court is doing this to p...
Apr 21, 2020
Governor Pritzker Announces Expansion of Payment Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
April 21st, 2020- Governor Pritzker and Secretary Hagan of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced that Illinois has secured relief options with twenty priva...
Apr 21, 2020
Children's Museum Cancels Fairy Tale Ball
April 21st, 2020- The Children’s Museum of Illinois has canceled the Fairy Tale Ball event scheduled for May 15th and 16th. The museum says guests who have already registered are able to apply t...
Apr 21, 2020
Millikin University Extends Deposit Deadline to June 1 for Fall 2020 Enrollment
April 21, 2020- Millikin University is extending the deadline for admitted students to make advance tuition deposits from May 1 to June 1, in recognition of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on fam...
Apr 21, 2020
IHSA Cancels Spring State Tournaments
April 21st, 2020- The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for their April meeting via a video conference call on Tuesday, April 21, where the Board of Directors announced it...
Apr 21, 2020
Illinois Receives $112 Million More In Nutrition Benefits For Children Across The State
April 20th, 2020- The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that Illinois has been approved to provide approximately 316,000 Illinois households with additional SNAP benefits. The USD...
Apr 21, 2020
LISTEN: Forsyth Village Board Update with Dave Wendt
April 21st, 2020- Dave Wendt joins Byers & Co to bring us an update on how Forsyth is dealing with the pandemic, previews an upcoming meeting they have that will discuss plans to eventually reopen...
Apr 21, 2020
LISTEN: Budgeting COVID-19 with Kevin Greenfield
April 21st, 2020- Macon County Board Chairman Kevin Greenfield joins Byers & Co. to talk about the process of figuring out areas to reduce the budget, the increasing deficit, looking at their mand...
Apr 21, 2020