Decatur City Council to Bring Back Tim Gleason as City Manager
Pending an official vote this coming Monday, the Decatur City Council is poised to bring back Tim Gleason as the next City Manager. Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe announced the Council's intention to hire Gleason at a press conference Thursday afternoon. Current City Manager Scot Wrighton is retiring in May 2024. Gleason prev...
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Could Affect IL Farmers
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Could Affect IL Farmers (Springfield, IL) -- This week's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore could have an impact on Illinois farmers. A container ship slammed into the bridge early Tuesday, causing the bridge's collapse. The Port of Baltimore is the main port for the import ...
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Resource Officer at Eisenhower High School in Decatur Under Investigations
Resource Officer at Eisenhower High School in Decatur Under Investigations (Decatur, IL) -- A school resource officer at Eisenhower High School in Decatur is under investigation for having an improper relationship with a staff member. Decatur Police say the resource officer has been removed from the school. Decatur Pol...
Mar 27, 2024
New IL State Troopers Receive Pay Boost
New IL State Troopers Receive Pay Boost (Springfield, IL) -- New state troopers who graduate from the Illinois State Police Academy are in line to receive a starting salary of 90 thousand dollars. State Police Director Brendan Kelly says the starting salary reflects the competition for new recruits and the need to make...
Mar 26, 2024
IL Community College Enrollment Increases
IL Community College Enrollment Increases (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois community college enrollment increased by a little more than five percent for the Spring semester this year. It's the third-largest increase in student enrollment in the past 15 years. Officials say it outpaces the national average growth for commu...
Mar 25, 2024
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Bills in IL Senate Would Give Parents Tax Credits for Child Care
Bills in IL Senate Would Give Parents Tax Credits for Child Care (Springfield, IL) -- Lawmakers in Springfield are discussing two proposals that would provide parents with tax credits for child care. One proposal would give parents a state tax credit equaling 25 percent of the federal childcare tax credit for every chi...
Mar 22, 2024
Decatur Police Say Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting was Carrying BB Gun
Decatur Police Say Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting Was Carrying BB Gun (Decatur, IL) -- Decatur Police say a suspect who was shot and killed by officers Monday night was carrying a BB gun -- not a real gun. Police say the suspect matched the description of a man who held up the Decatur Discount. Police say 38-y...
Mar 21, 2024
Attorneys General, Investigators Monitored Primaries
Attorneys General, Investigators Monitored Primaries (Springfield, IL) -- Elections across the state were under the scrutiny of state investigators yesterday to ensure against fraud. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul assigned more than 190 attorneys general and investigators across the state yesterday to monitor pr...
Mar 20, 2024
Suspect In Officer-Involved Shooting In Decatur Is Dead
Suspect In Officer-Involved Shooting In Decatur Is Dead (Decatur, IL) -- Police in Decatur say a suspect in an officer-involved shooting yesterday has died. Police Chief Shane Brandel says the 38-year-old suspect had encounters with police before. Police were searching for the suspect following a robbery at the Decatur...
Mar 19, 2024
Listen In! Podcast: Guys on Ice, the Ice Fishing Musical Comedy
Jerry Johnson and Ernie (Jayson Albright) stopped by for a visit with Jeff Daly on Decatur Today recently to talk about the production, which is a fundraiser for the Decatur Area Arts Council. Performances this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30. Click HERE for tickets!
Mar 18, 2024
Illinois Bobcat Season Ends
Illinois Bobcat Season Ends (Springfield, IL) -- The bobcat season in Illinois is over, with 370 bobcats taken by hunters and trappers. That compares with 367 last year. State natural resources officials say hunters and trappers reported 19 bobcats in Jo Daviess County, the most of any county this year. They say 55 per...
Mar 18, 2024
Primient To Pour $400M Into Decatur Manufacturing Plant
Primient To Pour $400M Into Decatur Manufacturing Plant (Decatur, IL) -- A global producer of food and industrial ingredients says it will invest 400 million dollars at its Decatur manufacturing facility. Company leaders with Primient say the financial shot-in-the-arm will focus on infrastructure and operations, includ...
Mar 15, 2024
Severe Storms Forecast Across Central IL
Severe Storms Forecast Across Central IL (Springfield, IL) -- There's a risk of severe thunderstorms across central Illinois today. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 am today along and north of Interstate 72. Forecasters say the main threats from the storms are hail and strong gusty winds, though a torn...
Mar 14, 2024
IL Lawmakers Work To Improve Healthcare Licensing Process
IL Lawmakers Work To Improve Healthcare Licensing Process (Springfield, IL) -- Republican lawmakers in the Illinois House in Springfield say the state is failing its healthcare providers with delays in the licensing process. They claim many doctors and nurses have to wait up to a year before their licenses are renewed ...
Mar 13, 2024
Bill Would Pay Student Teachers
Bill Would Pay Student Teachers (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are debating a bill that would pay student teachers as they're learning to teach students. Under the bill, student teachers would be paid about ten thousand dollars per semester that they teach. The proposal would cost the state between 50 and 54 m...
Mar 12, 2024