Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Teen Killed In Decatur Shooting
A teenage boy is dead following a shooting in Decatur. Police say officers were called out Saturday night to the McDonald's on Mount Zion Road. They noticed a car speeding out of the parking lot. When...
Gina Volk Mar 07, 2022 Tex Texin / CC

Millikin University Choirs present Celtic Salute March 10th
From ancient chants to pub songs, the Millikin University Choirs will present a rollicking concert of old and new Celtic music on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 7 p.m. in Albert Taylor Theatre, located ...
Gina Volk Mar 04, 2022

3rd Annual "Makers Madness" Contest is Under Way
The search is on for the coolest thing made in Illinois. The Illinois Manufacturers' Association is launching its third annual "Makers Madness" contest in which the public will vote which product earn...
Gina Volk Mar 04, 2022 MINING.com / CC

Planning and Research Grants Available Through IDOT
Planning and research grants are being offered through the Illinois Department of Transportation. IDOT announced yesterday that ten-million-dollars is available to distribute as grants for select proj...
Gina Volk Mar 04, 2022

COVID-19 Cases Continue To Drop
COVID-19 cases continue to drop in Illinois. State health officials reported less than 12-hundred new cases yesterday. The seven-day statewide test positivity rate is one-point-seven-percent, the lowe...
Gina Volk Mar 04, 2022 sergio santos / CC

Chatham Village Trustee, Woman Killed in Shelby Co. Crash
A Chatham village trustee and a Springfield woman are dead following a crash in Shelby County. State police say Matthew Mau was driving Wednesday when his vehicle collided with a semi-trailer near Fin...
Gina Volk Mar 04, 2022 Andrew Malone / CC

Bill Would Ban Employers From Firing Workers Who Use Pot
Illinois House members are pushing legislation that would ban employers in the state from firing workers who use marijuana. If approved, an employer can't refuse to hire an individual or discipline an...
Gina Volk Mar 03, 2022 WeedPornDaily / CC

Pritzker's Administration Pushes For Nursing Home Reform
Governor Pritzker's administration is pushing for nursing home reform. The call to action comes after President Biden highlighted new nursing home accountability measures during his State of the Union...
Gina Volk Mar 03, 2022 UNC - CFC - USFK / CC

Illinois EPA Issuing $65M In Loans
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is issuing more than 65-million-dollars in water infrastructure loans for the second quarter of 2022. The money is going to local governments and sanitary ...
Gina Volk Mar 03, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC

Madigan Indicted on Federal Charges
Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation's most powerful legislators, was charged with racketeering and bribery on Wednesday, becoming the most promi...
Gina Volk Mar 03, 2022






