Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Ten of Illinois' major metropolitan areas lost population from year-to-year as Illinoisans move to other states. The latest U.S. Census data shows Illinois' population decline reached record levels in...

New legislation makes "ghost guns" illegal in Illinois. Ghost guns are often built from kits you can buy online without a background check, or with a 3-d printer. The problem is, they don't have a ser...

Illinois legislators are working to address the rising number of Fentanyl-related deaths. One bill, sponsored by State Senator Bob Peters of Chicago, lets pharmacists and other medical professionals g...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is shutting down the ten Community-Based COVID-19 testing sites in the state this week. Operations will end Thursday due to a sharp drop in demand for COVID te...

The City of Decatur is requesting proposals from qualified professional planning consulting firms who can assist the City in implementing a corridor planning study for a 3-mile extent of the Jasper St...

Governor Pritzker is establishing the Illinois Cyber Security Commission. The commission is designed to support a coordinated effort across all levels of government to build and enhance cyber security...

The Illinois Supreme Court is ruling that campaign funds can be used to pay criminal defense attorneys in some cases. The ruling was handed down yesterday in response to a case involving former Chicag...

New legislation is designed to improve protections for health insurance consumers in Illinois. The proposed bill does several things including limits on how long patients have to wait to get in to see...

Illinois' unemployment rate continues to drop. The state's Department of Employment Security says the jobless rate fell point-two-percent to four-point-eight-percent last month. The number of payroll ...

Voting is underway in the Illinois Manufactures' Association's third annual "Makers Madness" contest to see what wins the title of the coolest thing made in Illinois. More than 400 products from aroun...