Pritzker Calls on Insurers to Expedite Claims for Damaged Businesses

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State’s COVID-19 Metrics Continue to Improve By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki @ capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Insurance are calling on insurers to expedite claims and payments to businesses hit by looters in recent days. “It is my expectation and the expectation of the Illinois Department of Insurance that insurance companies will do everything in their power to give their customers the resources they need to rebuild and get back on their feet as soon as possible,” Pritzker said. “To that end, my administration has been in consultation with major insurance companies on the … Read More

Students-Athletes Returning to Participation Outdoors

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•June 10, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports For weeks, area coaches and athletic directors have been waiting for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors to announce guidelines that provide the first step in IHSA student-athletes returning to participation. Their biggest complication: the difficulty of planning for the unknown. “Events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have constantly been changing so it has been extremely difficult to plan for what seems to be at times a bunch of different scenarios,” Sullivan athletic director Ryan Aiken said last Sunday. After delaying the announcement for new guidelines for nearly a … Read More

LLC NSLS Inducts New Members

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•June 10, 2020• The National Society for Leadership and Success at Lake Land College welcomed several new members in May. The society offers these students the opportunity to be part of a nationally recognized organization providing access to some of the country’s top leaders. … Read More

Superintendent-Y Stuff: A Walk with Mr. Walk

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•June 10, 2020• By Supt. Ted Walk, Sullivan CUSD #300 This week, schools were given the ability to allow for certain in-person activities. Each school is required to have approval from their local health department as well as other agencies before allowing students back into the buildings. Sullivan Schools are in the process of obtaining our final approvals, and we hope to begin specific programs as early as June 15 for middle and high school students. … Read More

Pritzker Administration Distributes Thousands of Face Masks to Businesses

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•June 10, 2020• As some employees begin to return to the workplace in Phase 3 of Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, face coverings will be a key tool to keeping workers healthy and safe. To aid in this effort, the State of Illinois has distributed more than 450,000 cloth face masks to private sector businesses that support critical infrastructure sectors. “Many of these industries were among the first companies to donate their existing supplies of PPE to protect healthcare workers and frontline staff in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said IEMA Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau. “These companies provide key … Read More

13th Positive COVID-19 Case

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•June 10, 2020• The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) has confirmed the 13th case of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) in Moultrie County. The patient is a male in his 50s and is recovering at home in isolation. Public health officials are contacting all close contacts. To date, 496 Moultrie County residents have been tested for COVID-19. Of those tests, 13 have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. As public organizations and businesses reopen, it is important that everyone continues to use precautions to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19 infection. To help contain the spread of COVID-19, the MCHD recommends that … Read More

Obituaries 6-10-2020

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Steven Booker Steven R. Booker, 68, of Sullivan, passed away Sunday June 7, 2020 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Private family services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Fred Leeds officiating. Visitation will be from 1 – 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Findlay Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Findlay American Legion. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. … Read More

Brynna Sentel Named 2020 HCAC Female Athlete of the Year

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•June 10, 2020• Franklin College junior swimmer Brynna Sentel has been named the 2020 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s (HCAC) Female Athlete of the Year, announced by the league on Monday (Jun. 8) afternoon. The Sullivan native becomes the second Franklin female athlete to earn the league’s top individual honor, joining 2015 winner Anna Murdock. Sentel earned the award after putting together a dominant season in the pool, qualifying for the NCAA National Championships and being named an NCAA All-American for the second straight year. … Read More

Emergency Call Number Changes

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•June 10, 2020• Starting July 1, 2020, the EMERGENCY number for Sullivan Fire & Ambulance, Bethany Fire & Ambulance, Lovington Fire & Ambulance, and Dora Fire Protection District is 911 for dispatching EMERGENCY calls. If you dial the normal seven digit EMERGENCY number for your responding agency for Fire or Ambulance, Coles County 911 will answer, take your information, and dispatch the appropriate agency. This is the same as dialing 911 for an emergency. Eventually, the seven digit numbers will be put out of service. The purpose is to get residents use to dialing 911 for EMERGENCIES. The complete changeover … Read More