Category Archives: News
Connect Illinois Initiative Begins Effort to Collect Computers, Cell Phones for Low-Income Families
January 21, 2021 - One million households in Illinois do not have internet devices at home. That makes doing schoolwork, applying for jobs, registering for utility assistance, contacting doctors far m...
Jan 21, 2021
Operation Enduring Support Begins Work on Easter Care Packages for Deployed Military
January 21, 2021 - Operation Enduring Support is now accepting donations for Easter Care Packages for our deployed military that will be mailed on March 22nd. Our young men and women in foreign countr...
Jan 21, 2021
IRS Warns Illinois Taxpayers of COVID-19 Scams
January 21, 2021 - The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is warning Illinois taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second ro...
Jan 21, 2021
Illinois Conservation Police Seeking Public Input Through Online Survey
January 21, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on outdoor recreation activities and the work of Illinois Conservation Police Officers through an online survey ...
Jan 21, 2021
Region 6, Including Macon County, Moves To Phase 4
January 21, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced Region 6 (Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iro...
Jan 21, 2021 Mike Petrucci / Unsplash
Memorial Health System Offers Infusion Treatment to Help Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Symptoms
January 21, 2021-Tim Yarnik, his wife and daughter were on their way to an outing in St. Louis and planned to visit his dad, who lives in Staunton, on the way there. His dad, Art, who's 87 years old a...
Jan 21, 2021 Art Yarnik relaxes in his Staunton home. He was one of 365 people who have already received an infusion therapy for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 symptoms. Memorial Health System offers the outpatient procedure to help keep COVID-19 patients from facing hospitalization. (Photo: Kara Slating / Memorial Health System)
Tracy Byrd To Perform at the Devon
January 21, 2021 - The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater has announced that Tracy Byrd will perform on Friday, May 21, 2021 with special guest Lainey Wilson. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 19 at 10:00...
Jan 21, 2021
SBA Opens PPP To All Participating Lenders
January 21, 2020 - The SBA has opened the Paycheck Protection Program to all participating lenders. Eligible small businesses can apply for a First or Second Draw PPP loan. What's a First Draw PPP Loa...
Jan 21, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Drive Through Vaccine Clinic To Be Held Friday for Eligible Residents
January 21, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) will be holding a Drive-Through COVID-19 Moderna Vaccination Clinic on January 22, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Farm Progress S...
Jan 21, 2021 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
IDPH Urges Continuation of Social Distancing, Mask Wearing as Illinois Shifts Mitigations
January 20, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a statement urging everyone to continue to follow safety precautions as regions of Illinois begin to move through different levels of...
Jan 20, 2021