Category Archives: COVID-19
IL Department of Labor: Safety Measures for 2020 Planting Season
April 13th, 2020- COVID-19 has hit the pause button for millions of people in Illinois - but that does not include the state's farmers. While the state's stay-at-home mandate has reduced vehicular tra...
Apr 13, 2020
Hotel To Serve As Emergency Housing For First Responders
April 13, 2020 – Hundreds of Illinois hotels with millions of empty rooms are offering their services to first responders who want to avoid bringing the virus home to family and loved ones. Nati...
Apr 13, 2020
COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries
April 13th, 2020- The Treasury Department has released new guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries. The Treasury Depar...
Apr 13, 2020
Gas Prices Continue To Decline
April 13, 2020 – The national gas price average has steadily declined for seven weeks, pushing the average cheaper by 61-cents to $1.86 today. During this timeframe (since late February), U.S. d...
Apr 13, 2020
LISTEN: Amber Kaylor of Children's Museum on Virtual Tours
April 13th, 2020- Amber Kaylor of the Children’s Museum of Illinois talks about how they are serving their patrons after a month of being closed including extending memberships and adding “...
Apr 13, 2020
LISTEN: Kevin Breheny of First Mid on Insurance Reaction To COVID- 19
April 13th, 2020- Kevin Breheny talks about his Easter weekend, the role of insurance during the pandemic, and being inspired and moved by images of long lines at a food bank in San Antonio, Texas. Li...
Apr 13, 2020
LISTEN: Park District's Bill Clevenger on How to Still Enjoy Local Parks
April 13th, 2020- Bill Clevenger of the Decatur Park District talks about what he is seeing in the parks, the value of having so much open space, the challenges they are facing from artist negotiation...
Apr 13, 2020
LISTEN: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe talks about latest COVID-19 cases at Fair Havens
April 13th, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe talks about the large jump in COVID-19 positive tests over the weekend stemming from the situation at Fairhaven’s, details how they are using contact tr...
Apr 13, 2020
IL Department on Aging Distributes $7 Million in Meal Assistance
April 12, 2020 – The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is distributing $7 million across the state to meet the growing demand for meal assistance by older Illinoisans impacted by the coronavir...
Apr 12, 2020
State Launches New Telehealth Programs, Mental Support Hotline
April 12, 2020 – Expanding on efforts to protect the physical and mental health of Illinois communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker announced the launch of a new Remote Pa...
Apr 12, 2020