Category Archives: COVID-19
Walmart Implementing Additional Safety Precautions
March 31st, 2020- Walmart will be taking the following additional measures for the health and safety of its associates during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Temperature Checks: Walmart will begin sending infr...
Mar 31, 2020
The Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Center "Give Blood Challenge"
March 31st, 2020- First, there was the Ice Bucket Challenge. Now there is the Give Blood Challenge. Illinois hospitals are facing a critical shortage of blood because bloodmobiles can no longer visit ...
Mar 31, 2020
LISTEN: City Daily Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe - March 31st
March 31st, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe talks about some grant money that Rodney Davis helped to secure, the challenge to get people to stay at home as much as possible, what she anticipates to hear...
Mar 31, 2020
AmerenCares Donates $500,000 For Relief Efforts in Illinois & Missouri
March 30th, 2020- Ameren Corporation announced that its AmerenCares charitable trust is donating $500,000 to help individuals, families, and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding ...
Mar 30, 2020
Congressman Davis Announces Nearly $5 Million in Disaster Recovery Grants for Central Illinois
March 30, 2020 – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis announced today that seven communities in IL-13 have received a total of $4,851,118 in Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Develop...
Mar 30, 2020
Howard G. Buffett Foundation Commits $60K to Partner with Christian County Restaurants to Offer Meals to First Responders
March 30, 2020 – The Howard G. Buffett Foundation today announced a $60,000 commitment to partner with locally-owned restaurants to offer free meals for first responders operating in Christian C...
Mar 30, 2020
Caterpillar Foundation Commits $8.5 Million to Global COVID-19 Response Efforts
March 30th, 2020- As the events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve rapidly, the Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Caterpillar Inc. announced it is committing $8.5 mill...
Mar 30, 2020
LISTEN: Everyday Heroes Spotlight - March 30th
March 30th, 2020- Parsons Elementary School teacher Dawn Hawkins has been nominated for ‘Everyday Heroes’ for her willingness to go above and beyond for her students including delivering n...
Mar 30, 2020
LISTEN: Impact of Crisis on Businesses with Kevin Breheny
March 30th, 2020- Kevin Breheny gives feedback on his personal interaction with businesses which gave him a sense of the scale of impact this crisis is having on them and talks about the importance of...
Mar 30, 2020
LISTEN: First Mid Bank & Trust Assess Impact of the Crisis by Reaching Out to its Customers
March 30th, 2020- John West of First Mid Bank & Trust talks about how his bank has been reaching out to their customers to assess the impact of the crisis on their businesses, gives some important...
Mar 30, 2020