Category Archives: News

LISTEN: MHS Graduates on Byers & Co for the Education Spotlight
May 3, 2023 - MacArthur High School Principal Cordell Ingram and students, Jayden Young, Jade Flournoy, and Isabel Bethard joined Byers & Co to talk about the year at school, their experiences thr...
May 03, 2024

Lauren Aliana coming to the Devon September 12th
May 2, 2024 -The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater has announced that country star Lauren Alaina will take the stage at The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater on September 12. This show will serve as the annual ...
May 02, 2024

LISTEN: Debbie Bogle of the United Way on Byers & Co
May 2, 2024 - Debbie Bogle of the United Way joined Byers & Co to talk about shows at the Devon, Cleveland's Baloonfest in 1986, lost traditions, the United Way's community investment process, and...
May 02, 2024

LISTEN: Martin Atkins talks Midwest Music Expo on Byers & Co
May 2, 2024 - Martin Atkins joined Byers & Co to talk about the Midwest Music Expo, some of his stories from being in the music industry, and Millikin's willingness to push the boundaries in the m...
May 02, 2024

Ahead of graduations, Ameren reminding residents of the danger of Mylar balloons to power lines
May 1, 2024 - With graduation season underway, Ameren is asking customers to use caution when including Mylar balloons as part of celebrations. Ameren is reminding customers that when Mylar balloons f...
May 01, 2024

Pritzker's donate Lincoln Civil War document to ALPLM
May 1, 2024 -Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker have announced a donation to the museum's collection. The ALPLM will soon display a key Civil War document: President Lincoln's order to be...
May 01, 2024

Illinois receives mixed grades from Lung Association "State of the Air" report
May 1, 2024 - Illinois' air quality received mixed grades from the American Lung Association's annual "State of the Air" report. While some counties in central and southern Illinois had low levels of ...
May 01, 2024

LISTEN: DCLI interns Ja'Rell Wright, & Eternity Jeffro, joined Thee Morris Code
May 1st, 2024, Ja'Rell Wright & Eternity Jeffro joined co-hosts, Dr. Juanita Morris & Dr. Jeremy Morris on Thee Morris Code, to talk about Jeffro's Passion for health care & past CNA exper...
May 01, 2024

Millikin's School of Theatre & Dance to present "The Spell of Red River" May 2-5
May 1, 2024 -When "The Spell of Red River" cast takes the stage at Millikin University'sVirginia Rogers Theatre for the musical's opening night on Thursday, May 2, 2024, it will be a historic event. T...
May 01, 2024

After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
May 1, 2024 - In 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that sought to wipe away the last vestiges of racial discrimination and redlining in Am...
May 01, 2024 Mario Treto Jr., secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, testifies before the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules in April about the final adoption of rules to implement the 2021 Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)