Category Archives: News

IDPH announces 32,268 new COVID-19 cases in the past week
July 25, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 32,268 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 52 deaths since July 15, 2022....
Michelle Mitchell Jul 25, 2022

LISTEN: DCLI on Byers & Co
June 25, 2022 - Dr. Juanita Morris of the Civic Leadership Institute, Abby Emroski of Johns Hill, Keagan Cunningham of Thomas Jefferson, and incoming MacArthur freshman, Kameryn Johnson, talk about wh...
Jul 25, 2022

LISTEN: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe on Byers & Co
July 25, 2022 - Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joined Byers & Co to wrap up the IML conference in Decatur, as well as an update on the search for an ambulance service. Listen to the podcast now!
Jul 25, 2022

LISTEN: Kevin Breheny previews Soy City Buzz on First Mid Mondays
July 25, 2022 - Kevin Breheny joined Byers & Co to preview tonight's Soy City Buzz on First Mid Mondays. Listen to the podcast now!
Jul 25, 2022

Back to School Bash brought to Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
July 22, 2022 - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will hold a Back to School Bash on Saturday, August 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It's a free day of games and crafts for children ...
Jul 22, 2022

Johns Hill Magnet School to Insert an Alumni Walk
July 22, 2022 - An "Alumni Walk" will be installed in front of the newly-built Johns Hill Magnet School. Those who attended Johns Hill know that it was more than a school - it was a home away from hom...
Jul 22, 2022

Millikin University vocal performance alumni leads Monadnock Chorus
June 22, 2022 - In early July 2022, the Monadnock Chorus in New Hampshire announced Millikin University alumnus Morgan Bothwell as their new artistic director. Bothwell graduated from Millikin in 2015...
Jul 22, 2022

IL Unemployment at lowest since the start of COVID-19
July 21, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.5 percent, the lowest the rate has been since the start of the Covid...
Jul 22, 2022

LISTEN: EDC's Nicole Bateman on Byers & Co
July 22, 2022 - Nicole Bateman of the Economic Development Corporation joined Byers & Co to talk about regional cooperation, new developments, and potential projects in Decatur. Listen to the podc...
Jul 22, 2022

LISTEN: IL Municipal League on Byers & Co
July 22, 2022 - Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe, Champaign mayor, Deborah Frank Feinen, and Fairview Heights mayor Mark Kupksy joined Byers and Co to talk about the Illinois Municipal League's visit to Decatu...
Jul 22, 2022