Category Archives: News
Macon County Conservation District accepting applications for upland game hunting
August 26, 2021 - The Macon County Conservation District is accepting applications for upland game hunting at Friends Creek Conservation Area's Upland Game Management Area. Hunters must apply by Octob...
Aug 26, 2021
Governor Pritzker Announces COVID-19 vaccine requirement for education, healthcare workers to slow spread of Delta variant
August 26, 2021 - As COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates across the state continue to increase, particularly in downstate communities with the lowest vaccination rates, Governor JB Pritzker a...
Aug 26, 2021 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
Illinois Federation of Teachers and Illinois Education Association issue statement supporting a vaccination mandate
August 26, 2021 - Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) President Dan Montgomery and Illinois Education Association (IEA) President Kathi Griffin issued this joint statement welcoming Governor Pritzke...
Aug 26, 2021
Free hands-on monarch butterfly event is fun for all ages
August 26, 2021 - Monarch butterflies, like other pollinators, are a crucial part of our ecosystem. In addition to being valuable, the monarch butterfly is one of the most recognizable and fascinating...
Aug 26, 2021
American Dreamer STEM Academy closing through Labor Day due to COVID
August 25, 2021 - Decatur Public Schools is closing American Dreamer STEM Academy, starting Thursday, August 26, 2021, through Labor Day, due to the number of students identified as close contacts to ...
Aug 25, 2021
Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people with compromised immune systems offered at Memorial's drive-thru lab
August 25, 2021 - Memorial Health System began scheduling a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccines today at its drive-thru lab on South Sixth Street in Springfield for people with compromised immune syst...
Aug 25, 2021
LISTEN: Dr. William McClain of Millikin University
August 25, 2021 - Dr. William McClain of Millikin University joined Byers & Co to talk about his career, the role of the conductor, and the Labor Day Pops Concert from the Millikin Decatur Symphon...
Aug 25, 2021
Governor Pritzker warns mitigations could return if COVID numbers continue to rise
August 24, 2021 - Governor J.B. Pritzker is warning that significantly stricter measures will be put back into place if COVID-19 numbers do not improve. With cases on the rise, the Governor is saying ...
Aug 24, 2021
Laws updating sex education in Illinois
August 24, 2021 - Two new laws update sex education in Illinois schools. One law gives sex ed a major overhaul, requiring schools that teach the subject to include things like consent, healthy relatio...
Aug 24, 2021
FBI Springfield Division Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox retiring
August 24, 2021 - Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Sean M. Cox of the FBI Springfield Division will retire effective September 2021. SAC Cox has served the FBI for more than 22 years working in the Chica...
Aug 24, 2021