Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois to Receive Funding for Pollution Control Efforts Illinois is due to receive 75-million dollars to clean up pollution across the state. The money is coming from money that has been set aside f...

Federal Report Calls Out State Department of Employment Security for Not Disclosing Misspending The Labor Department has released a report that calls out Illinois and other states for not providing re...

COVID-19 Cases Currently Surging in Southern Illinois State health officials say cases of COVID-19 are currently surging across Southern Illinois. The CDC reports 58 Illinois counties are rated at hig...

Beloved Silverback Gorilla at Brookfield Zoo Dies A beloved resident of the Brookfield Zoo has died. JoJo was a male silverback western lowland gorilla who was known around the zoo for keeping order i...

University of Illinois Educating Students About Monkeypox Ahead of School Year The University of Illinois does not plan to limit social events because of the spread of monkeypox as the school year is ...

Illinois Man Admits to Depositing Worthless Checks in $157K Scheme A Granite City man has admitted to depositing hundreds of worthless checks in a scheme that netted him more than 157-thousand dollars...

Eighth Person Dies from Wrong-Way Crash In Northern Illinois A father has died days after a wrong-way crash in McHenry County killed his wife and four children as well as two other people. Authorities...

HSHS St. Mary's Hospital's Partnership with Gateway Foundation Offers Patients Substance Abuse, Treatment and Recovery Program HSHS St. Mary's Hospital's substance abuse, treatment and recovery progra...

Illinois Attorney General Presses for Extension of Student Loan Forgiveness Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul wants to extend and expand the government's student loan forgiveness program. Borrower...

Mega Millions Mega Winner Still Hasn't Claimed $1.34B Jackpot Illinois Lottery officials say the winner of last week's one-point-34 billion dollar jackpot has yet to come forward. They're encouraging ...