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Helping Small Buisnesses and Their Workers During COVID-19
Today, in a letter from the Illinois State Treasure, Michael Frerichs reveals plans to help small businesses who need loans. Here is the details from the Illinois Treasurer's May E-Newsletter: We know...
May 07, 2020
Freeze Watch Friday Night into Saturday Morning
A freeze watch goes into effect at midnight Friday evening and will carry into Saturday morning. This will effect our entire listening area and last until approximately 8 a.m. Saturday. From the Natio...
May 07, 2020
Indiana State Department of Health Announces 650 Additional Cases of COVID-19 (5/7)
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 650 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and...
May 07, 2020
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF AGING SHARE RESOURCES FOR OLDER ADULTS AT RISK DURING SOCIAL ISOLATION
CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Division of Mental Health, together with the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA), is sharing resources for all Illinoisans who are older adul...
May 07, 2020
IDES Processed More Than One Million Unemployment Claims Since Beginning of COVID-19 Pandemic
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today released new statewide data showing the department processed 74,476 new initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 2,...
May 07, 2020
May 7th Update From IDPH
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,641 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 138 additional deaths. Clinton County: 1 male 70s Cook County: ...
May 07, 2020
HHS Awards $25,226,505 to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Illinois
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $25,226,505 to 45 health centers in Illinois, to expand COVID-19...
May 07, 2020
Mattoon Chamber of Commerce Exec Director Offers Update on Restore Illinois Plan
Mattoon Chamber of Commerce Exec Director Offers Update on Restore Illinois Plan Thursday, May 7, 2020, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. At the...
May 07, 2020
National Weather Service Issues Freeze Watch
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING for Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Macon- Moul...
May 07, 2020
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Continue To Rise In Illinois
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Continue To Rise In Illinois (Chicago, IL) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in Illinois. State health officials announced over ...
May 07, 2020
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