Category Archives: News
CMofIL to hold annual Duck Derby Saturday
May 15, 2024 - The Children's Museum of Illinois is selling ducks for it's annual Duck Derby, taking place on May 18th at the Museum, with a chance for one lucky duck to win $3000. "The Duck Derby is ...
May 15, 2024
History of the Heartland to honor SDHS 1960's basketball teams Saturday
May, 8, 2024 - The History of the Heartland will be hosting its third annual Living Legends event on May 18th at Doherty's in Downtown Decatur. The event will honor the Stephen Decatur High School bas...
May 15, 2024
Caterpillar takes over 600 interns to Peoria for orientation
May 15, 2024 - Hundreds of college students are kicking off their summer internships with Caterpillar this week, including more than 50 from the University of Illinois. Caterpillar took more than 625 ...
May 15, 2024
LISTEN: Memorial Medical's Drew Early on Byers & Co
May 15, 2024 - Drew Early of DMH joined Byers & Co to talk about what they are doing for National Hospitals Week, engaging with the community outside of the hospital, student opportunities, the Me...
May 15, 2024
LISTEN: Decatur Park District's Clay Gerhard on Byers & Co
May 15, 2024 - Clay Gerhard of the Decatur Park District joined Byers & Co to talk about the success of their ladies' golf outing, upcoming summer openings, Devon shows, and getting their new app ...
May 15, 2024
More than 660,000 disenrolled from Medicaid following expiration of COVID-era rule
May 14, 2024 -About 73 percent of Illinois' Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 recipients have b...
May 14, 2024
Republicans sue over law banning legislative candidate slating
May 14, 2024 - Several would-be Republican candidates for seats in the General Assembly are suing over a law they say will block them from the ballot. Majority Democrats earlier this month passed a la...
May 14, 2024
Submissions now accepted for State Treasurer's Cream of the Crop Photo Contest
May 14, 2024 - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs has launched the 2024 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest, inviting young photographers aged 8 to 18 to capture scenes of agriculture in the state ...
May 14, 2024
New report warns of triple natural gas prices without state intervention
May 14, 2024 - Consumer natural gas bills could triple over the next 10 years without state intervention, according to a report from the Building Decarbonization Coalition and Groundwork Data. The rep...
May 14, 2024
Macon County Conservation District to hold open house Thursday for bike trail grant
May 14, 2024 - The Macon County Conservation District will be holding an open house to give residents a chance to view the proposed plans for the Rock Springs-Fairview Park Bike Trail renovation, and ...
May 14, 2024