Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois Awarding $30M In grants For Local Park Projects Illinois is awarding more than 30-million-dollars in grants for 87 local park projects across the state. The grants will help communities acqui...

Illinois DCFS Held In Contempt Of Court Again The director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is under fire again. Marc Smith has been held in contempt of court for the 12th ti...

Pritzker At White House Today Governor Pritzker is in Washington, DC today. Pritzker is joining President Biden and other legislators at the White House to celebrate the Safer Communities Act. The law...

Four Macon County Students Receive Hospital Foundation Scholarships Four graduates of high schools in Macon County who are pursuing careers in health care and agriculture have received a total of $17,...

Funeral Services Today For Three Highland Park Victims Several of the victims killed in the Highland Park shooting will be laid to rest today. A funeral service for Stephen Straus is being held at Jew...

City Issues Update on New Ambulance Services for Decatur The ambulance working group met again this week to discuss developments in the search for new ambulance services for Decatur and Macon County. ...

Search Underway For Missing Bloomington Girl A search continues for a 12-year-old Bloomington girl who went missing last month. Emily Buchen was last seen June 15th leaving her home. Police said she m...

Darren Bailey Apologizes For Comments After Highland Park Shooting Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is apologizing for insensitive comments he made shortly after the deadly mas...

Lisa Holder White Becomes First Black Woman On Illinois Supreme Court A downstate Republican judge is making history on the Illinois Supreme Court. Judge Lisa Holder White has officially joined the st...

Ford County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Kidnapping A Ford County man is pleading guilty to attempted kidnapping. Prosecutors say Paul Theesfield of Roberts admitted that he had attempted to kidnap ...