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MASKS MANDATED INDOORS IN ILLINOIS; VACCINES REQUIRED FOR TEACHERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS
State warns of decreasing intensive care bed capacity amid latest surge By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The statewide mask mandate indoors is back, and educators and health care professionals will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday amid an ongoing surge in the…
Read MoreR BAR & GRILLE TO REOPEN IN DOWNTOWN DECATUR THIS FALL
Dagan Stocks, former owner of Red Barn Kitchen at the Decatur Airport, has purchased R bar & grille, 157 W. Main St., from the estate of Randall “Randy” West, who died in January. His son, Austin West, said, “I am extremely happy to be able to pass the reins of R bar to…
Read MoreANNUAL LABOR DAY BOOK SALE POSTPONED BECAUSE OF HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
The annual Labor Day Book Sale held by the Decatur Friends of the Library is being postponed it was announced today by President Faith Vaught. Ms. Vaught said it was very disappointing to have to do this since they were not able to hold the sale last year because of the pandemic. “We had…
Read MoreDECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP IN SOLVING CRIME OF THE WEEK
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week. On July 26th at approximately 1:10 P.M., Decatur Police responded to the intersection of E Condit / N Illinois in reference to a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and observed numerous shell casings near this intersection. A short time…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: MACON COUNTY HEADED WRONG WAY IN COVID-19 BATTLE
I knew when I received the notification that the Joint Crisis Communication Team (CCT) would be holding a press conference Friday in the Macon County Office Building that it would not be good news — and it wasn’t. The message delivered was: “Macon County continues to experience high transmission levels of COVID-19.” In fact,…
Read MoreJOSH TANNER TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION AS MACON COUNTY CLERK
Josh Tanner has announced he will seek re-election as Macon County Clerk. “There have been many challenges in my first term and with the help of my staff and hundreds of election judges we have overcome those obstacles.” Tanner was elected to his first term as Macon County Clerk in 2018. Prior to that…
Read MoreMACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS RISING NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES
Since the Macon County Health Department’s last report on August 13, 2021, there have been 147 new COVID-19 cases reported in Macon County. Saturday: 44 new cases Sunday: 40 new cases Monday: 63 new cases This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 11,828 since the start of the pandemic.
Read MoreCITY BEAT: IMPRESSED BY INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SHANE BRANDEL
I enjoyed getting to know Interim Police Chief Shane Brandel better during a one-on-one conversation in my office at the Tribune recently. Brandel was appointed to the position by City Manager Scot Wrighton and began his duties on July 30 when Chief Jim Getz retired. Brandel was serving as deputy police chief before his…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: GOOD NEWS KEEPS COMING DESPITE EFFORTS OF ‘DECATUR DOWNERS’
Let’s face it. We have some people in Decatur who spend a lot of time and energy complaining about our community instead of doing anything constructive to make it better. I’m sure they can never enjoy the beauty of a rose bush because they are afraid of getting stuck by the thorns. Despite a…
Read MorePOLICE OFFICERS DISPATCHED TO SHOOTING IN 1100 BLOCK OF EAST DIVISION –8-YEAR-OLD WOUNDED
At approximately 11:22 PM on 07/28/21, Decatur Police officers were dispatched to an address in the 1100 block of E. Division reference a shooting. According to witnesses, subjects in a light-colored sedan fired multiple shots at the address. At the time of the incident, the residence was occupied by adults and juveniles, including an…
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