Area News
ICYMI: Budzinski Introduces First Bill to Support Apprenticeship & Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
The bipartisan LEAP Act utilizes tax incentives to expand workforce development opportunities WASHINGTON — Last week, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Mike Carey (R-OH-15), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) and Val Hoyle (D-OR-4) introduced the Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act, a bipartisan bill to address the job skills gap by supporting apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The bill uses…
Read MoreNext DMH Community Education Session to Focus on Colorectal Cancer
DECATUR – Colorectal cancer will be the topic of the next Community Education Series event at Decatur Memorial Hospital. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and draws attention to the third most common cancer among both men and women in the United States. Memorial Specialty Care physicians Ranjodh Singh, MD, and Nathan Pyle, DO,…
Read MoreNews About Celebrating 100 Years of Lake Decatur
July 2023 marks 100 Years of Lake Decatur! Please join us at the Centennial Lake Fest & grand opening of the “Staley Basin” – July 8 & 9, 2023. This two-day event will feature tons of activities in the Marina and along the lake front. 100 Years of Lake Decatur is a collaboration between the…
Read MoreDAAC Awards Grants to Local Arts Programs
The Decatur Area Arts Council grant program supports and promotes events and creative learning experiences offered by schools and other non-profit organizations where the arts are the main focus. DAAC is proud to announce the following recipients of the latest grants for arts programming: Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre – Production expenses for the play Spring…
Read MoreCity Council approves state grants for T/CCI EV compressor facility, Staley Family Foundation watershed support
Decatur, IL – Highlights from the March 6, 2023, Decatur City Council meeting include an agreement with the State DCEO to help fund the conversion of T/CCI’s compressor plant, and an agreement with the Staley Family Foundation that will support Lake Decatur’s 100th anniversary and future watershed management initiatives. DCEO grants to…
Read MoreCHAMPAIGN & MACON COUNTIES: Budzinski Announces $10 Million in Head Start Funding
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that Head Start programs in Champaign County and Macon County will receive more than $10 million in federal support. The funding was awarded to the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission and Anna Waters Head Start from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.…
Read MoreRichland Community College Opens Free Success Closet, Holds Professional Development Events for 2023 Career Week
Decatur, IL – Next week, Richland Community College is holding their 2023 Career Week. Along with temporarily opening a free Success Closet for students, the week will be filled with events and workshops to assist students with professional development as they prepare for the Career Fair on March 31st. On Monday, March…
Read MoreFree Colon Cancer Test Kits Available at Drive-Thru Event
DECATUR – Free take-home screening tests for colon cancer will be distributed at an upcoming drive-thru event sponsored by the Regional Cancer Partnership, which includes Decatur Memorial Hospital. Kits will be distributed starting at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, at Cancer Care Center of Decatur, 210 W. McKinley Ave. The kits will…
Read MoreScherer Working to Connect Laid-Off Akorn Workers with Available Resources
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is working to ensure workers affected by sudden layoffs at Decatur’s Akorn Pharmaceuticals have access to support and job training resources. “Akorn chose to cut ties with 400 employees in a Zoom meeting, and didn’t give the legal notice those workers and our community are owed,”…
Read MoreDecatur Area Church Women United To Hold World Day Of Prayer March 3
The Decatur Area Church Women United will hold their World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 3rd at 1:00 held at the First United Methodist Church, 201 W. North St. Decatur. All are welcome to attend. Susan Hawbecker is chair of the program entitled “I have heard about your faith” and has volunteers from various…
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