Category Archives: COVID-19
Macon County Nearing COVID-19 Warning Level
September 19, 2020 – Macon County’s cases per 100,000 has now spiked to 165 and the positivity rate is up to 7.2%, the highest rate Macon County has seen. If the positivity rate hits 8%, M...
Sep 19, 2020
DPS Issues Statement Announcing Remote Learning will be Extended Through November 13th
September 18, 2020 – Decatur Public Schools announced today that students will remain learning virtually for at least the first half of the Second Quarter of the school year, or from October 13t...
Sep 18, 2020
Six Illinois Counties Removed from COVID Warning Level List
September 18, 2020 – Today, the IDPH has reported that 24 Illinois counties are considered to be at a warning level for COVID-19. Counties enter warning levels when two or more risk indicators t...
Sep 18, 2020
Illinois State Fairgrounds Holding Free COVID Testing
September 18, 2020 – The Illinois Department of Public Health will be setting up a mobile COVID-19 testing site at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on September 23rd and 30th. Anyone can be tested...
Sep 18, 2020
LISTEN: City of Decatur Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe
September 18, 2020 – Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joined Byers and Co to talk with guest host Kevin Breheny about community quality of life and connecting people with needed resources. Listen to the ...
Sep 18, 2020
IDES Data Suggests Illinois Unemployment Rate Declining
September 17, 2020 – The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced today that the unemployment rate in Illinois fell .5 percentage points to 11%. Nonfarm payrolls added 66,000 jobs in...
Sep 17, 2020
Pritzker, IHSA at Odds over Fall Sports
September 17, 2020 – Governor Pritzker is remaining firm in his stance on high school contact sports this fall being put on hold. Yesterday, Pritzker spoke on the issue. "One of the reasons Illi...
Sep 17, 2020
LOOK AND LISTEN: Groundbreaking for Lazy River at Splash Cove
September 17, 2020 – Today was the groundbreaking for the Lazy River at Splash Cove in Decatur. Stacey Young, President of the Decatur Park Board answered some questions about what to expect fro...
Sep 17, 2020
Pritzker Says State is Preparing for Budget Cuts
September 16, 2020 – Governor Pritzker said on Tuesday that the state is preparing to make budget cuts if Congress does not pass another COVID-19 relief package. State lawmakers passed a budget ...
Sep 16, 2020
LISTEN: Mike Hicks and Robyn Riesing of HSHS St. Mary's Hospital
September 16, 2020 – Mike Hicks and Robyn Riesing of HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital joined Byers and Co to talk with guest host Kevin Breheny. Listen to the podcast now.
Sep 16, 2020