Category Archives: News

LISTEN: Mark Tupper on another notable Illini basketball coaching hire
July 10, 2025 - Mark Tupper talks about how the sports calendar is becoming crowded year round and the Illini basketball team's hiring of Kevin Kruger as Assistant to the Head Coach. Listen to the pod...
Lindsay Romano Jul 10, 2025

LISTEN: Former mayor Paul Osborne talks about former President Truman's stop in Decatur
July 10, 2025 - Former mayor Paul Osborne joined Byers & Co to talk about the preservation of landmark buildings, continuity of leadership, local candidates, and former president Harry Truman's st...
Lindsay Romano Jul 10, 2025

LISTEN: Desiree Wright on Thee Morris Code
July 9th, 2025- Desir'ee Wright, from the DCLI Institute joined co-hosts Dr. Juanita Morris & Dr. Jeremy Morris on Thee Morris Code to talk about her DCLI summer experience & the return of the...
Lindsay Romano Jul 09, 2025

City of Decatur and Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations to host National Night Out on Aug 5th
July 9, 2025 - The City of Decatur and the Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations will hold the 2025 National Night Out (NNO) on August 5th at Johns Hill Park. NNO is an annual community-building cam...
Lindsay Romano Jul 09, 2025

Heartland CASA 2025 Playhouse Raffle tickets now available
July 9, 2025 - Heartland CASA has announced its 2025 Playhouse Raffle fundraiser, featuring a custom-built Backyard Oasis garden shed and a lineup of summer prize drawings to support its child advocac...
Lindsay Romano Jul 09, 2025

Ice Cream Safari returns to Scovill Zoo July 20th
July 9, 2025 - Scovill Zoo will host its annual Ice Cream Safari on July 20th, presented by Tillamook Ice Cream . The ice cream Safari will be held Sunday, July 2oth, 1 pm-4 pm, and will feature numer...
Lindsay Romano Jul 09, 2025

State agencies recognize extreme heat safety month
July 9, 2025 - July is Extreme Heat Safety Month, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is asking everyone to understand the danger to you, your famil...
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LISTEN: Tanya Andricks on potential impact to healthcare of policy changes
July 9, 2025 - Tanya Andricks of Crossing Healthcare joined Byers & Co to talk about unintended consequences from policy changes, how interconnected people are, and the possibility of hospitals cl...
Lindsay Romano Jul 09, 2025

LISTEN: State Senator Doris Turner talks about bringing money back to communities
July 9, 2025 - State Senator Doris Turner joined Byers & Co joined Byers & Co to talk about Sonya Massey's passing a year later, transportation funding issues in Illinois, bringing money back ...
Lindsay Romano Jul 09, 2025

LISTEN: Mark Tupper on the dangerous Brewers and football reality tv
July 9, 2025 - Mark Tupper talks about the dangerous Milwaukee Brewers and their young phenom pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, the Bears on Hard Knocks a year later, this year's Hard Knocks with the Bills, ...
Lindsay Romano Jul 09, 2025