The 2021 Sangamon County Citizens Survey has been sent out.

The survey, which has been conducted every other year for the past 10 years, asks for residents' opinions on important topics related to the community, equality, COVID-19, trust and confidence, economy and employment, and demographics.

The survey is a collaborative effort between the University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership, Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, and United Way of Central Illinois.

This story aired on WAND TV June 7, 2021.

The 2021 Sangamon County Citizens Survey will start arriving in residents’ mailboxes the week of June 7-11. The survey, which has been conducted every other year for the past 10 years, asks for residents’ opinions on important topics related to the community, equality, COVID-19, trust and confidence, economy and employment and demographics.

The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a public webinar “COVID-19 and Returning to Work: Implications for the Workforce, Women and Work Sectors.”

In the webinar, panelists will discuss how issues like childcare and the lingering fear of COVID-19 infection are affecting the state and local workforces, why women may be more affected than men in returning to work and what re-start challenges businesses are facing.

Gov. JB Pritzker has named John J.