Category Archives: News
Millikin University radio station wins Golden Microphone Award
March 19, 2021 - Millikin University student-run radio station 89.5 WJMU The Quad received a Golden Microphone Award at the 81st Annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Conference and A...
Mar 19, 2021
DPS Superintendent Dr. Paul Fregeau accepts position at St. Louis School District
March 18, 2021 - The Decatur Public Schools Board of Education have announced they were notified this week that DPS Superintendent Dr. Paul Fregeau has accepted a position as superintendent of Fox C-6...
Mar 18, 2021
Illinois individual income tax filing deadline moved to May
March 18, 2021 - Governor Pritzker announced today that his administration is extending the individual income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15 to May 17. The Illinois Department of Revenu...
Mar 18, 2021
Pritzker announces 70% of 65 and older residents need vaccinated before return to "new normal"
March 18, 2021 - Before Illinois residents can return to what Governor J.B. Pritzker calls a "new normal," he says 7-in-10 residents 65 and older must get a COVID-19 vaccination. Pritzker appeared in ...
Mar 18, 2021
Pritzker Administration announces 41,000 small businesses served by development centers in 2020
March 18, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that 2020 was a record year for business support provided through the Illinois Small Business Development...
Mar 18, 2021
HSHS announces next CEO
March 18, 2021 - HSHS announced that Damond W. Boatwright has accepted an offer to serve as president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System. He will start in this role in June 2021, succeeding the...
Mar 18, 2021
Central Illinois Esports League Spring session adds Madden 21 to lineup
March 17, 2021 - Registration for the spring session of Central Illinois Esports League is now live with the addition of Madden NFL 21. This remote e-gaming league takes place using the player's own v...
Mar 17, 2021
Decatur receiving more than $50,000 in grants for Stevens Creek Bikeway
March 17, 2021 - Governor J.B. Pritzker today announced $885,300 in grants for seven local projects that will help communities develop and improve bike path facilities throughout Illinois. "As we head...
Mar 17, 2021
Rock Springs holding free program about hibernating animals
March 17, 2021 - Animals who hibernate are beginning to wake up and prepare for warmer weather. Explore this category of wildlife during Hibernators of Macon County at Rock Springs Nature Center on Su...
Mar 17, 2021
IDPH boosting mobile testing to help meet high demands
March 17, 2021 - In an effort to make one of the largest COVID-19 testing infrastructures in the country more easily accessible for residents, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is fine t...
Mar 17, 2021