Category Archives: COVID-19
IL Higher Ed Emergency Fund Raises $550K
April 19, 2020 – Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Community College Board, and Illinois Student Assistance Commission are rallying private funders to support grants to meet emergency...
Apr 19, 2020
City Buses To Require Masks
April 19, 2020 -City of Decatur Buses will now require riders to wear a mask. Buses have continued to operate on Decatur routes for people who see the buses as a lifeline for getting to jobs, medical ...
Apr 19, 2020
Kroger Launches COVID-19 Response Fund
April 19, 2020- Kroger has started a COVID-19 response fund to help families in need. Kroger established the fund to address the urgent and increasing needs arising from the current health crisis. Don...
Apr 19, 2020
COVID 19 Hurts 2020 Census
April 17th, 2020- The coronavirus outbreak has put a damper on the 2020 census, which now has been extended until April of 2021. Sherrie Taylor, the Interim Lead of the Illinois Data Center Network fo...
Apr 17, 2020
Richland Community College To Host Virtual Graduation Ceremonies
April 17th, 2020- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Richland Community College will be moving its May commencement to a virtual format in order to celebrate its graduating students. "In these uncertain ti...
Apr 17, 2020
WI-FI Hotspot Map Supporting Illinois Students during COVID-19 Pandemic
April 17th, 2020- Illinois state agencies released a wi-fi hotspot map today to help students across the state who lack internet access in their homes. The effort was spearheaded by the Illinois Board...
Apr 17, 2020
IL Schools To Remain Closed To In Person Instruction For Rest of Academic Year
April 17, 2020 – Illinois' governor on Friday ordered schools throughout the state closed for the rest of the semester because of the lingering threat of the coronavirus. Pritzker announced the ...
Apr 17, 2020
Macon County Announces 7th Death Due COVID-19
April 17th, 2020- Macon County Joint Crisis Communication Team announces 7th death due to COVID 19. The patient was a female in her 80s, who was a resident at Fair Havens Senior Living facility. Read ...
Apr 17, 2020
LISTEN: Uniting Through Prayer with Wayne Kent
April 17th, 2020- Wayne Kent of First Christian Church joins Byers & Co. to talk about an initiative to unite area residents through a prayer that will be simultaneously broadcast on all Neuhoff s...
Apr 17, 2020
LISTEN: Workout Classes Online with Angela Foulke
April 17th, 2020- Angela Foulke of the Decatur Family YMCA talks about the variety of workout classes their instructors are making available online, and how they are seeing a good amount of people par...
Apr 17, 2020