Category Archives: News

Ronald McDonald Charities of Central Illinois encouraging McDonalds customers to "Give a Little Love"
February 1, 2024 - From today to March 31st, you can help support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois by buying a heart at any participating McDonald's in central Illinois. To particip...
Feb 01, 2024

LISTEN: Heritage Behavioral Health on Byers & Co
February 1, 2024 - Mary Garrison, Nealita Spann, and Thomas Cruz of Heritage Behavioral Health Center joined Byers & Co to talk about their Behavioral Health Urgent Care Hub and Living Room progra...
Feb 01, 2024

LISTEN: City Hall Insider Paul Osborne on Byers & Co
February 1, 2024 - Former mayor Paul Osborne joined Byers & Co to talk about his origins with the Decatur Tribune, the mission of his paper, and meeting Nikki Budzinski. Listen to the podcast now!
Feb 01, 2024

LISTEN: Neuhoff's Mike Hulvey discusses Decatur market's new ownership on Byers & Co
February 1, 2024 - Mike Hulvey joined Byers & Co to talk about the overall strategic decision of the Neuhoff family to depart the broadcast industry after nearly 70 years and the announcement that...
Feb 01, 2024

Neuhoff Media announces sale of Decatur and Danville markets
February 1, 2024 -Neuhoff Family Limited Partnership, the parent company of Neuhoff Media-Decatur, LLC and Neuhoff Media-Danville, LLC has announced it has entered into an agreement to sell the assets...
Feb 01, 2024

Central Illinois in the path of a rare cicada occurrence
January 31, 2024 -A loud chorus of cicadas is coming to Illinois this spring. Illinois will be in the bullseye of a rare cicada emergence that hasn't happened since Thomas Jefferson was president. Two...
Jan 31, 2024

February 1st is National Unclaimed Property Day. Do you have something waiting for you?
January 31, 2024 - February 1 is National Unclaimed Property Day, and Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging people to check the I-CASH website to see if they have cash or property owed to...
Jan 31, 2024 Eric Hunsaker / CC

State Comptroller warns of tax scams during filing season
January 31, 2024 - State Comptroller Susana Mendoza is warning Illinoisans of email, telephone and mail tax scams as the 2024 filing season begins. One scam, for example, may contain a letter in a car...
Jan 31, 2024

Millikin University joins AWS Academy to equip students with in-demand cloud computing skills
January 31, 2024 - Millikin University has announced its approval as a member institution of AWS Academy, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) program that provides higher education institutions with a ready-...
Jan 31, 2024

Salvation Army Thrift Store temporarily closed for reset
January 31, 2024 - The Salvation Army's thrift store on North Water is closed temporarily while the store gets a facelift. According to the Salvation Army, they expect the store to open in 45 days or ...
Jan 31, 2024