Category Archives: COVID-19
Pritzker to Resume Daily Press Briefings
October 20, 2020 – Governor Pritzker has announced that he will resume his daily COVID-19 briefings due to every region in the state moving in the “wrong direction.” The Governor wil...
Oct 20, 2020
Region Five to be Placed Under Additional COVID-19 Safety Measures
October 20, 2020 – Southern Illinois will be the latest region to be placed under more strict COVID-19 safety measures. Governor Pritzker says Region Five currently has a test positivity rate of...
Oct 20, 2020
LISTEN: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe on Macon County Returning To COVID Warning List
October 20,2020 – Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co for her daily update to talk about the area being put back on the COVID warning list, new COVID-19 numbers and local testing.
Oct 20, 2020
Pritzker Announces Eviction Moratorium Extension
October 19, 2020 – Governor Pritzker has again extended the stay on evictions in Illinois. The governor’s office announced the executive order on Friday and the eviction moratorium will be...
Oct 19, 2020
Decatur Rotary Club Hosting Upcoming Community Blood Drive
October 19, 2020 – Decatur Rotary Club #180 will be hosting a community blood drive in partnership with Community Blood Services of Illinois. The drive will be from 11am-2:30 pm on Tuesday, Octo...
Oct 19, 2020
LISTEN: Tanya Andricks of Crossing Healthcare
October 19, 2020 – Tanya Andricks of Crossing Healthcare joined Byers and Co to talk with guest host Kevin Breheny about the importance of COVID-19 testing and some amazing hard work being done ...
Oct 19, 2020
LISTEN: Steve Horve of Horve Hospitality
October 19, 2020 – Steve Horve of Horve Hospitality talks with guest host Kevin Breheny about the hospitality industry since COVID-19, being competitive with other states, the proposed tax amend...
Oct 19, 2020
LISTEN: City of Decatur Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe
October 19, 2020 – Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joined Byers and Co to talk with guest host Kevin Breheny about dealing with COVID-19, vaccines, listening to medical experts, city council meetings, a...
Oct 19, 2020
Illinois Unemployment Rate Drops for Third Consecutive Month
October 16, 2020 – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.8 percentage point to 10.2%, while nonfarm payrolls lost 12,000 jobs i...
Oct 16, 2020
Macon County Placed Back on Warning Level for COVID-19
October 16, 2020 – The IDPH reported 34 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for COVID-19. Macon County is one of the additions to the list after being removed from the l...
Oct 16, 2020