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Oglesby Mansion to host open house August 26th and 27th
August 24, 2023 - The Governor Richard J. Oglesby Mansion will be hosting Open Houses on Saturday, August 26, and on Sunday, August 27. The doors will open at 2 pm and the Mansion will close at 4 pm e...
Aug 24, 2023
Decatur sees 1.4% increase in unemployment over last year
August 24, 2023 - In Decatur, the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 1.4 percentage points to 6.9 percent in July 2023 from 5.5 percent in July 2022. There were an estimated 3,180 une...
Aug 24, 2023 Dan DeLuca / CC
State Treasurers office announces streamlined process to get unclaimed cash
August 24, 2023 - More than 66,000 people are in line to receive up to $5,000 from the state's Unclaimed Property program and all they have to do is open their mailbox, Illinois State Treasurer Michae...
Aug 24, 2023
State announces Federal grant supporting tradeswomen in Illinois
August 24, 2023 - Governor JB Pritzker has announced a $1.35 million federal grant to the Illinois Department of Labor. This funding will go towards supporting tradeswomen-led efforts to train and sup...
Aug 24, 2023
Back-to-school tax benefits available for both parents and educators
August 24, 2023 - With back-to-school time upon us, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding taxpayers that they may be able to claim school expenses for their K-12 students on their 202...
Aug 24, 2023 Jimmie Quick / CC
LISTEN: RCC Ag Program on Byers and Co
August 24, 2024 - Jess Smithers, Director of Agricultural Programs at RCC and Carter Hitchings, RCC Agriculture Transfer Student joined Byers & Co to talk about the RCC Ag Program, the new 10,000 ...
Aug 24, 2023
LISTEN: City Hall Insider Paul Osborne talks Farm Progress origins on Byers & Co
August 24, 2023 - Former mayor Paul Osborne joined Byers & Co for the City Hall Insider to talk about the heat, the origins of the Farm Progress show, letters to the editor, and more. Listen to th...
Aug 24, 2023
Macon County Environmental Management to host hazardous waste collection October 28
August 23, 2023 - Macon County Environmental Management, in collaboration with Illinois EPA, will host a hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, October 28. "Illinois EPA's one-day Household Haz...
Aug 23, 2023 Jay Wennington / Unsplash
Applications open for third cohort of Richland's pre-apprenticeship program
August 23, 2023 - Applications are now open for the third cohort of Richland Community College's free pre-apprenticeship program, which allows participants to transition to a Department of Labor-regis...
Aug 23, 2023 Dean's Photo / Unsplash
Decatur Family YMCA launches 'Memory Keeper's Chorus' to combat effects of memory loss
August 23, 2023 - The Decatur Family YMCA is launching a new program that will help combat the effects of memory loss-and it's all through music. Memory Keeper's Chorus is a new non-audition choral gr...
Aug 23, 2023 David Beale / Unsplash