Category Archives: News

July 25, 2022 - The USTA/Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic and Billingsley Elite Wash in South Shores will be awarding one lucky spectator up to $700 in a motor fuel gift card by attending the event at t...

July 25, 2022 - The Decatur Public Transit System has established a new Facebook page in order to keep residents up to date on any changes among the recent announcement of fares returning. The page wi...

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....

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...

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!

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...