Author Archives: MyRadioLink

Fireworks Will Fly in Effingham
The Effingham Noon Rotary announced that the city's annual fireworks show will happen as scheduled. They did mention that the 4th of July celebration might look different this year, but they still pla...
MyRadioLink May 15, 2020

Twelfth Positive COVID-19 Case in Shelby County
According to the Shelby County Health Department, a twelfth resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The patient is an 80-year-old woman and a resident of Shelbyville Manor. She was tested on May 6t...
MyRadioLink May 15, 2020

Illinois Republicans Urge Congress to Prevent Governors from Withholding Federally Appropriated Funding from Municipalities
Collinsville, Illinois - U.S. Representatives John Shimkus (IL-15), Darin LaHood (IL-18), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Rodney Davis (IL-13), and Mike Bost (IL-12) sent a letter today to Congressional Leade...
MyRadioLink May 15, 2020

2020 Red, White and Blue Days Celebration is Cancelled
According to a recent post on the Charleston Red, White and Blue Days Facebook Page, the committee announced today, "It is with much regret that we have voted to cancel concerts and activities related...
MyRadioLink May 15, 2020

IBHE NAMES HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS TO COVID-19 CAMPUS REOPENING COMMITTEE
SPRINGFIELD - Following the release of Governor JB Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan, the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has convened a committee to shape guidance on how campuses across the...
MyRadioLink May 15, 2020

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Announces Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program Grant Opportunity Release Date & Virtual Community Briefing
CHICAGO-On Friday, May 15, at 11 a.m., The Office of the Lieutenant Governor will host a virtual community meeting to share information about two Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) program grant opport...
MyRadioLink May 14, 2020

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Announces All State Veteran’s Home Residents and Employees Have Received COVID-19 Testing
SPRINGFIELD - Building on Governor Pritzker's efforts to expand testing capacity statewide and the administration's commitment to timely, responsible, and transparent communication about COVID-19, the...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2020

HHS Awards $586,159 to Support Telehealth Providers in Illinois During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $586,159 to seven organizations in Illinois to increase telehealt...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2020

Shelby County Board Votes to Re-open
The Shelby County Board has approved a measure that will allow businesses to re-open despite the executive order. Board members voted unanimously to allow the move, but warned that if a business does ...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2020

COVID-19 Claims Another Life in Coles County
Coles County Health Department is saddened to announce the death of a third Coles County resident with COVID-19. This person was a resident at Charleston Rehab and Healthcare facility. We would like t...
MyRadioLink May 13, 2020


