Tag Archives: COVID
WATCH: Crossing Healthcare Administers Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff
December 28, 2020 - Crossing Healthcare received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and began to administration to Healthcare Staff. Crossing CEO Tanya Andricks said that a little over...
Dec 28, 2020
Illinois Receives First 43K Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
December 14, 2020 - (AP) - Illinois received about 43,000 doses in its first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine Monday as health officials reported another 103 coronavirus deaths statewide. Most of the sh...
Dec 14, 2020 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
Dove and City Taking COVID-19 Financial Assistance Appointments
December 12, 2020 - The City of Decatur in partnership with Dove Financial Assistance will assist City of Decatur residents with rental/mortgage and utility assistance beginning 8:00 am on December 14...
Dec 12, 2020
Deadline Quickly Approaching for Small Businesses to Apply for Business Interruption Grants
December 10, 2020 - Struggling small businesses have just a few days left to apply for state Business Interruption Grants or BIG. The deadline to submit an application for a BIG is this coming Tuesday...
Dec 10, 2020
Teachers Unions Want Clear Metrics Before Returning to In-Person Learning
December 8, 2020 - State teacher unions are calling on lawmakers to implement and enforce IDPH guidance as schools consider returning to in-person learning. The Illinois Education Association and the ...
Dec 08, 2020 Alan Levine
DPS61 Plans Return to In-Person Learning Jan. 19th
December 5, 2020 - Decatur Public Schools is tentatively planning to return to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 19th after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The district still carries the cave...
Dec 05, 2020
New Relief Grant Available for Rural Businesses, But Deadline Quickly Approaching
December 5, 2020 - The Local Initiatives Support Corporation or LISC is offering a new grant for businesses in rural communities affected by COVID-19, but the deadline is quickly approaching. The gran...
Dec 05, 2020
As State Considers Vaccine Rollout, Don't Count on Macon County Being at the Top of the List
December 5, 2020 - As the Food and Drug Administration gets ready next week to make a decision on the first COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois officials are mapping out how the distribution will work. But don...
Dec 05, 2020 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
When Will You Get A COVID-19 Vaccine? New York Times Releases New Timeline Tool
December 4, 2020 - The New York Times has released a new tool to help you determine where you are in line to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The New York Times worked with Surgo Foundation and Ariadne Labs to...
Dec 04, 2020
Boys and Girls Club Offering Free Evening Meals
The Boys and Girls Club of Decatur is going above and beyond in feeding children in the Decatur/Macon County Area by offering free evening meals to any and all community children. The program began ye...
Dec 03, 2020