Category Archives: COVID-19
Vaccine Shortage Slows Distribution Across Illinois
January 26, 2021 - As Illinois rolls out the second phase of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, a shortage of vaccines is slowing the process. Phase 1B includes about 3.2 million residents, which includes...
Jan 26, 2021
MCHD Announces Online Registration Portal
January 25, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) announced that they now have an online registration portal. The MCHD will be holding COVID-19 Moderna Vaccination Clinics on January 26th a...
Jan 25, 2021
Governor Pritzker Announces New Vaccination Webpage
January 25, 2021 - Today, Governor Pritzker announced a new COVID-19 vaccination webpage. The information is on the state's coronavirus website. It features a searchable database of vaccination sites,...
Jan 25, 2021
Recent Survey Shows Vast Majority of Small Businesses Want COVID-19 Liability Protection
January 25, 2021 - The vast majority of Illinois small businesses want COVID-19 liability protection and a check on the governor's unilateral authority, according to the National Federation of Indepen...
Jan 25, 2021
Governor Pritzker Announces Investments to Help Small Businesses Access Funding
January 22, 2021 - Governor JB Pritzker today announced new investments by the State of Illinois to help more small businesses access federal COVID-19 emergency programs. The Illinois Department of Co...
Jan 22, 2021
State Unemployment Rate Increases in December
January 22, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced today that the unemployment rate increased +0.7 percentage point to 7.6%, while nonfarm payrolls were nearly unchanged, down...
Jan 22, 2021
IRS Warns Illinois Taxpayers of COVID-19 Scams
January 21, 2021 - The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is warning Illinois taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second ro...
Jan 21, 2021 Finger at "SCAM ALERT" On Keyboard Button
Region 6, Including Macon County, Moves To Phase 4
January 21, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced Region 6 (Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iro...
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Memorial Health System Offers Infusion Treatment to Help Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Symptoms
January 21, 2021-Tim Yarnik, his wife and daughter were on their way to an outing in St. Louis and planned to visit his dad, who lives in Staunton, on the way there. His dad, Art, who's 87 years old a...
Jan 21, 2021 Art Yarnik relaxes in his Staunton home. He was one of 365 people who have already received an infusion therapy for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 symptoms. Memorial Health System offers the outpatient procedure to help keep COVID-19 patients from facing hospitalization. (Photo: Kara Slating / Memorial Health System)
SBA Opens PPP To All Participating Lenders
January 21, 2020 - The SBA has opened the Paycheck Protection Program to all participating lenders. Eligible small businesses can apply for a First or Second Draw PPP loan. What's a First Draw PPP Loa...
Jan 21, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC