Category Archives: News
State launches vaccine appointment call center
March 14, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched the Vaccine Appointment Call Center to assist people who do not have access to or who have difficulty navigating online services ...
Mar 14, 2021
Survey finds teacher shortage issues continue
March 14, 2021 - A survey by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) that logged responses from 591 of the state's 853 districts, concluded that 77% of participating sc...
Mar 14, 2021
LISTEN: Education Spotlight on the new DPS Prep Academy
March 12, 2021 - Ashley Grayned of Decatur Public Schools and Dr. Denise Cruz of Richland Community College joined Byers and Co to talk about the DPS and RCC partnership on the Prep Academy, providing...
Mar 12, 2021
Decatur advances to the top 8 in Makers Madness Contest
March 10, 2021 - After nearly 140,000 votes from around Illinois were cast during the last round, the Top 8 products have been determined in the second annual "Makers Madness" contest. The Decatur-mad...
Mar 10, 2021
DPS61 announce new program that would allow students earn diploma and Associates degree at the same time
March 10, 2021 - Decatur Public Schools has announced The Prep Academy, a new partnership with Richland Community College, offering DPS students the opportunity to earn an Associate's Degree at the sa...
Mar 10, 2021
Richland to participate in statewide virtual job fair
March 8, 2021 - Richland Community College is participating in a statewide virtual career fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021. The event brings together 17 community colleges, the Ill...
Mar 09, 2021
Secretary of State warns of new investment scams
March 8, 2021 - The Illinois Secretary of State's office is warning Illinoisans of possible investor scams. The North American Securities Administrators Association, which includes the Illinois Securi...
Mar 09, 2021
Academic Influence Ranks Richland "Best Community College"
March 8, 2021- Richland Community College was recently ranked #45 in the nation and #2 in Illinois as best community college by Academic Influence. Academic Influence is a college ranking system that ...
Mar 09, 2021
U of I SHIELD COVID test gets emergency authorization from FDA
March 8, 2021 - The SHIELD COVID-19 test, which has been used on University of Illinois campuses since last summer, is about to go statewide. The Food and Drug Administration has given the saliva test...
Mar 08, 2021 Incoming University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana students test at the indoor COVID-19 testing station at the State Farm Center. The university offers faculty, staff and students free on-campus COVID-19 walk-up testing sites across campus. The sites administer an innovative saliva-based test, a process developed by the university’s COVID-19 SHIELD: Target, Test, Tell team. Unlike conventional nasal testing, saliva samples are collected non-invasively, without requiring skilled health care workers.
Here Come The Mummies coming to the Devon
March 8, 2021-The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater has announced "Here Come The Mummies" will perform in June. The headliner act will perform Saturday, June 5. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 12 at 10:00...
Mar 08, 2021