Category Archives: News
Ceremony to commemorate Illinois workers being held at Workers Memorial monument
April 27, 2021 - On Wednesday, April 28, at 5:30 pm, local workers, union officials, and community leaders will gather at the Workers Memorial monument for a ceremony to honor workers who have died or...
Apr 27, 2021
Pedaling for Parkinson's returns to Decatur YMCA
April 26, 2021 - The Decatur Family YMCA has relaunched their Pedaling for Parkinson's program, a physical activity and well-being initiative that helps people affected by Parkinson's. Registration is...
Apr 26, 2021
Electronic Filing now operational for the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
April 26, 2021 - Filing and case management are now fully paperless processes for the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission (IWCC). The cloud-based system, called CompFile, allows for the filing a...
Apr 26, 2021
Millikin lecturer receives award for ongoing research on child marriage laws
April 26, 2021 - Amber Lusvardi, lecturer of political science at Millikin University, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Berenice A. Carroll Feminism, Peace, and Social Justice Award from the P...
Apr 26, 2021
Macon County Farm Bureau hosting Community Blood Drive
April 26, 2021 - Macon County Farm Bureau will host a Community Blood Drive from 8 am to 11 am on Saturday, May 15th at 1150 W Pershing Rd., inside Bloodmobile. To donate, please contact Betty Gosda a...
Apr 26, 2021
Macon County back at Warning Level for COVID-19
April 23, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department is reminding residents that our county has moved into and maintained its presence in the warning level status for COVID-19 metrics. A county is put ...
Apr 23, 2021
Crappie USA competition coming to Lake Decatur
April 23, 2021 - Crappie USA is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of providing competitive fishing to crappie anglers in 2021. Anglers will travel from across the country to join the competition on Lak...
Apr 23, 2021
LISTEN: MacArthur High School student Lilly Renfro
April 23, 2021 - MacArthur High School student Lilly Renfro joined Byers & Co to talks about her quest to become an Eagle Scout and an inspiring project she is working on to place a mural over a p...
Apr 23, 2021
Tate & Lyle installing new gas-fuelled boiler to reduce emissions
April 22, 2021 - As part of a $150 million dollar investment across multiple sites, Tate & Lyle are investing in their Decatur production facility, the largest site in their global network, to ins...
Apr 22, 2021
Staind cancels 2021 Illinois State Fair performance
April 22, 2021 - Staind has cancelled their performance at the 2021 Illinois State Fair due to scheduling conflicts. "We are disappointed that Staind will not be a part of our 2021 grandstand lineup,"...
Apr 22, 2021