Category Archives: COVID-19
Drive Through Vaccine Clinic To Be Held Friday for Eligible Residents
January 21, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) will be holding a Drive-Through COVID-19 Moderna Vaccination Clinic on January 22, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Farm Progress S...
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IDPH Urges Continuation of Social Distancing, Mask Wearing as Illinois Shifts Mitigations
January 20, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a statement urging everyone to continue to follow safety precautions as regions of Illinois begin to move through different levels of...
Jan 20, 2021
Millikin University Hosting Panel Discussion on Human Trafficking
January 20, 2021 - The Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin University is partnering with Set Free Macon County to host its fourth annual panel discussion for Human Trafficking Awareness Month e...
Jan 20, 2021
Memorial Health Systems Easing Certain Visitor Restrictions
January 19, 2021 - As the number of COVID-19 inpatients decreases and the state lifts mitigation efforts in Central Illinois, Memorial Health Systems is easing some of its visitor restrictions at its ...
Jan 19, 2021
Illinois Treasurer Urges Small Non-Profits to Apply for Grants Through Charitable Trust Stabilization Program
January 19, 2021 - Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs' office has urged small non-profit groups to apply for grants through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program. In the program's first cycle, ther...
Jan 19, 2021
IDPH Launches Surge Staffing Program for Hospitals, Allowing Adjusted Mitigation Metrics
January 18, 2021 - With the state of Illinois launching multiple health care staffing contracts to increase hospital staffing, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adjusting its mitigati...
Jan 18, 2021
Decatur's Region 6 Moves Into Tier 1 Mitigation, Allowing Limited Indoor Dining
January 18, 2021 - Region 6, which includes Decatur and Macon County, has moved into Tier 1 Mitigation under the Restore Illinois Plan. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adjusting its...
Jan 18, 2021
3 Regions Moving Out of Tier 3 Mitigation
January 17, 2021 - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that three regions of the state will be allowed to move out of Tier 3 mitigations in a move that will allow those regions to loosen restrictions, but th...
Jan 17, 2021
MCHD Says All Vaccine Appointments Are Taken At This Time
January 14, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department says that all appointments are currently all taken for the Phase 1B vaccination plan as of now. The Health Department announced they would be taki...
Jan 14, 2021 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
PPP Loan Portal To Re-open Friday
January 14, 2021 - The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Treasury Department will re-open the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or les...
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