Category Archives: COVID-19
Illinois Receives First 43K Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
December 14, 2020 - (AP) - Illinois received about 43,000 doses in its first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine Monday as health officials reported another 103 coronavirus deaths statewide. Most of the sh...
Dec 14, 2020 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
Neuhoff Media Honored with Macon County Legacy Community Partner Award
December 14, 2020 - For 16 years, the Macon County Legacy Do Something Great Awards have honored impactful social and philanthropic initiatives, companies, and individuals making a positive impact on ...
Dec 14, 2020
Village of Forsyth Launches Voucher Program to Support Local Restaurants
December 14, 2020 - The Village of Forsyth is working with local restaurants to provide help during the COVID-19 pandemic. The village contacted all 15 restaurants in Forsyth and seven of them plan to...
Dec 14, 2020
Dove and City Taking COVID-19 Financial Assistance Appointments
December 12, 2020 - The City of Decatur in partnership with Dove Financial Assistance will assist City of Decatur residents with rental/mortgage and utility assistance beginning 8:00 am on December 14...
Dec 12, 2020
Deadline Quickly Approaching for Small Businesses to Apply for Business Interruption Grants
December 10, 2020 - Struggling small businesses have just a few days left to apply for state Business Interruption Grants or BIG. The deadline to submit an application for a BIG is this coming Tuesday...
Dec 10, 2020
United Way Releases Grim Poverty Report on Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck
December 9, 2020 - The United Way of Illinois has released it's 2020 ALICE Report for the state and it shows the number of ALICE families and those living below the Federal Poverty Level is not improv...
Dec 09, 2020
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective By FDA, Will Undergo Further Testing
December 9, 2020 - After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration deemed the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective on Tuesday, Illinois officials are working to assure the public the same. The FDA i...
Dec 09, 2020
Teachers Unions Want Clear Metrics Before Returning to In-Person Learning
December 8, 2020 - State teacher unions are calling on lawmakers to implement and enforce IDPH guidance as schools consider returning to in-person learning. The Illinois Education Association and the ...
Dec 08, 2020 Alan Levine
COVID Vaccine to be Phased Release
December 7, 2020 - Illinois could soon have a COVID-19 vaccine, but don't expect it to immediately stem the pandemic as the phased-in release is expected to take place over the course of a few months....
Dec 07, 2020
DPS61 Plans Return to In-Person Learning Jan. 19th
December 5, 2020 - Decatur Public Schools is tentatively planning to return to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 19th after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The district still carries the cave...
Dec 05, 2020