Category Archives: COVID-19
Efforts To Stop Price Gouging Continue
April 2, 2020 – The president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association is applauding the Illinois Attorney General's efforts to stop price gouging during the COVID-19 outbreak. Illinois Atto...
Apr 02, 2020
State Expanding Services For Domestic Violence Victims
April 2, 20202 – Today, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced it is launching a $1.2 million plan to increase the capacity of its current statewide network of services for d...
Apr 02, 2020
Gov Announces "All In Illinois" Initiative
April 2, 2020 – Governor JB Pritzker launched a new statewide effort today called 'All in Illinois' to reinforce the state's core message, backed by scientists and public health experts: stay at...
Apr 02, 2020
YMCA To Provide Child Care To First Responders and Medical Professionals
April 2, 2020 – The Decatur Family YMCA will be providing child care for first responders and medical professionals in Macon County. With assistance from the Community Foundation of Macon County...
Apr 02, 2020
City Waives Bus Fare and Adds New Protocol
April 2nd, 2020- In order to protect bus drivers from potential exposure the City of Decatur is asking all those who still rely on the bus system for transportation to now enter and exit the buses fro...
Apr 02, 2020
LISTEN: State Representative Dan Caulkins
April 2nd, 2020- State Representative Dan Caulkins joins Byers & Co. to talk about how he is helping his constituents, whether there is room for party politics, the role of the National Guard, and...
Apr 02, 2020
LISTEN: City Hall Insider with Paul Osborne
April 2nd, 2020- Former Mayor Paul Osborne joins Byers & Co. to bring you this week’s City Hall Insider. Osborne talks about being inspired by some of the stories he is seeing during the cri...
Apr 02, 2020
LISTEN: City Daily Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe - April 2nd
April 2nd, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co. to bring you today’s City Daily Update. The Mayor talks about honor for Caterpillar, the changes to the bus service operations, the...
Apr 02, 2020
Truckers Needed: Drivers Essential For Delivering Medical Supplies
April 1st, 2020- Truckers are delivering essential medical equipment to the front lines across Illinois. Don Schaefer, executive vice president of the Mid-West Truckers Association, said the COVID-19 ...
Apr 01, 2020
EDC of Macon County Offers Small Business Webinars
April 1st, 2020- The Macon County EDC in partnership with the Champaign County EDC, are working together to provide accurate training, information sharing, and guidance on the different financial assi...
Apr 01, 2020