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The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) has announced it has distributed more than $5.5 million to nonprofit organizations across the state marking the initial grants issued since the fund was

The Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) has announced that due to the updated Shelter-in-Place order issued by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger that runs through the end of April, all ERBA Outreach

The Illinois Department of Human Services has announced that the state has been approved to provide approximately 316,000 households with additional SNAP benefits. The U.S. Department of

The Indiana State department of Health reported 505 new cases of the coronavirus Monday with 7 people dying from the disease. The total number of cases in the state is now at 11,700 with 569 total

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 1,151 new cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 59 additional deaths. The death toll includes a woman in her 80s in Jasper

The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation in partnership with the Lumpkin Family Foundation has established the Southeastern Illinois CO-VID 19 Relief Fund. The fund will make grants to

109th District State Represenative Darren Bailey will host a Telephone Town Hall Meeting Monday evening. The session will be for those who are experiencing issues with the Illinois Department of

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has extended his executive Stay-Home order for the state that was to expire Monday. It will now run to Friday May 1st. The Indiana State Department of Health reports

The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,197 new cases of coronavirus across the state with 33 more deaths. There are now 30,357 total cases of the disease with 1,290 deaths in

It is now official. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger Friday ordered all schools throughout the state closed for the remainder of the year. Students will continue to recieve instruction and