Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois State Fire Marshal Awards Grants To Fire Departments And EMS Providers
Illinois State Fire Marshal Awards Grants To Fire Departments And EMS Providers (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois State Fire Marshal is awarding one-point-five-million-dollars in grants to 64 fire departm...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 06, 2023 Navajo Firefighter about to close the door of his truck

Illinois Promoting New Initiative To Address Teacher Shortage
Illinois Promoting New Initiative To Address Teacher Shortage (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is promoting a new initiative designed to address understaffed school districts in the state. The proposed T...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 06, 2023 interior of a traditional school classroom with wooden floor and furniture. 3d render

Press Conference For The 100th Birthday of Lake Decatur at the Centennial Lake Fest
The City of Decatur, Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Decatur Park District and Staley Family Foundation invite you to a Press Conference on Tuesday, March 7 at 2:00pm at Lake Patrol. De...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 03, 2023

Open house meeting on Main and Water streets improvements in Decatur scheduled for March 30
Open house meeting on Main and Water streets improvements in Decatur scheduled for March 30 DECATUR - The public is invited to attend an open house at the Decatur Civic Center on Thursday, March 30, r...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 02, 2023

Mr. Jim Taylor awarded as Decatur Citizen of the Year
Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe presented Mr. Jim Taylor with his award as Decatur Citizen of the Year at tonight's Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce Award Ceremony. He is recognized for his consis...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 02, 2023

San Jose Man Sentenced For Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography
San Jose Man Sentenced For Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography (Springfield, IL) -- A San Jose, Illinois man is being sentenced to 60 months in prison for the distribution and receipt of chi...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 02, 2023 Judge’s gavel, Themis sculpture and collection of legal books on the brown background.

Man Charged With Murdering Decatur Man
Man Charged With Murdering Decatur Man (Peoria, IL) -- A man is charged in killing of a Decatur man in January. Lamentae Turner was indicted on two counts of murder and one count of unlawful possessio...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 01, 2023 Tony Webster / CC

Illinois Launches Coalition To Eliminate Viral Hepatitis in Illinois
Illinois Launches Coalition To Eliminate Viral Hepatitis in Illinois (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is launching a new effort to eliminate viral hepatitis in Illinois. T...
Jerry Hinkle Mar 01, 2023 Governor Tom Wolf / CC

NWS: Three Tornadoes Hit Central Illinois
NWS: Three Tornadoes Hit Central Illinois (Champaign, IL) -- The National Weather Service is confirming that multiple tornadoes hit central Illinois. Three tornadoes touched down yesterday morning in ...
Jerry Hinkle Feb 28, 2023 A tornado spins in a field beneath a supercell thunderstorm during a severe weather event in Selden, Kansas.

Illinois AG Urges Supreme Court To Reject Arguments Against SAFE-T Act
Illinois AG Urges Supreme Court To Reject Arguments Against SAFE-T Act (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is asking the state Supreme Court to toss out a challenge made against...
Jerry Hinkle Feb 28, 2023 Judge’s gavel, Themis sculpture and collection of legal books on the brown background.






