Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Farm Progress Extends its Commitment to Decatur
Farm Progress has announced it has extended its contract with Brush College, LLC., confirming Farm Progress Show's biennial location in Progress City USA at Richland Community College in Decatur, Illi...
Gina Volk Mar 24, 2022

Decatur Police Department Releases St. Patrick's Day Enforcement Results
The Decatur Police Department announced it made 5 DUI arrests and issued 3 seat-belt citations during the St. Patrick's Day enforcement period. "We strongly enforce traffic laws for one reason - to sa...
Gina Volk Mar 23, 2022 Dave Wright / CC

Decatur Mother Receives Probation In Daughter's Death
A Decatur mother is receiving two years of probation in the death of her four-year-old daughter. Dalvon Taylor was sentenced after pleading guilty yesterday to endangering the life or health of a chil...
Gina Volk Mar 23, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC

IDHS Awarding Millions For Possible Behavioral Health Workers
The Illinois Department of Human Services is awarding four-million-dollars in grant funding to support students preparing to become Behavioral Health workers. The funding will go toward the Certified ...
Gina Volk Mar 23, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC

Illinois AG Leads Coalition Looking To End Immigration Policy
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is leading a coalition of attorneys general across the country in effort to terminate certain immigration policies. The coalition filed an amicus brief urging the...
Gina Volk Mar 23, 2022 Susan Ruggles / CC

Pritzker Launches Overdose Action Plan
Governor Pritzker is launching an Overdose Action Plan for Illinois. The plan is designed to combat the opioid epidemic in the state. The governor said nearly three-thousand Illinois residents died of...
Gina Volk Mar 23, 2022 Find Rehab Centers / CC

Arts Council Announces April Exhibit
Decatur Area Arts Council announces the April 2022 exhibit in the Anne Lloyd Gallery at the Madden Arts Center, 125 N. Water St. in downtown Decatur. Entitled "Jane Mueller Collection - Fundraiser Art...
Gina Volk Mar 22, 2022

Court Says Children And Family Services Chief Is In Contempt
The head of the Department of Children and Family Services is found to be in contempt of court. Marc Smith was found in contempt of court for the seventh time in ten weeks. The decision comes because ...
Gina Volk Mar 22, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC

GOP Governor Candidate Wants Investigation in to Pritzker's Staff
A Republican candidate for governor is calling for an investigation into what he says is patronage hiring by Gov. J.B. Pritzker's staff of close allies of former House Speaker Michael Madigan. Emails ...
Gina Volk Mar 22, 2022

BCBS Hit with Fine from the Illinois Department of Insurance
The Illinois Department of Insurance has announced a $339,000 fine against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for violating the material change notice requirement in the state's Network Adequacy and T...
Gina Volk Mar 22, 2022 Jim Bowen / CC






