Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Roadwork Notice
City of Decatur Concrete crew will be repairing the pavement due to a water main break near the intersection of E. Wood St. at S. Jasper St. beginning Wednesday, December 31st, 2025. This work will ca...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 30, 2025 Сonstruction site with a Road Work Ahead sign, traffic cones, hard hat, shovel against a white background. Road safety, construction work, civil infrastructure maintenance engineering projects. 3D

SPORTS BETTING TAX
SPORTS BETTING TAX The Sports Betting Alliance says Chicago's new municipal tax on sports wagering will drive more sports bettors to illegal websites and bookies. The tax is part of the $16.7 billion ...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 30, 2025 Sports betting website in a mobile phone screen, ball, money. High quality photo

Libraries To Stock Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications
Libraries To Stock Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications Libraries across the state will soon be required to keep opioid overdose reversal medication on hand. The move was prompted by reports of multip...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 30, 2025 Opioid death crisis and prescription painkiller addiction epidemic concept as an ekg or ecg monitor life flatline over pills as a medical addict problem as a 3D illustration elements.

HOUSE GOP LEADER DISPUTES PRITZKER'S "ACCOMPLISHMENTS"
HOUSE GOP LEADER DISPUTES PRITZKER'S "ACCOMPLISHMENTS" After Gov. J.B. Pritzker released a statement celebrating what he referred to as his administration's accomplishments in 2025, Illinois House Min...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 30, 2025 The Illinois state flag waving along with the national flag of the United States of America. In the background there is a clear sky. Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States

Decatur Shooting Has Police Looking For Witnesses
Decatur Shooting Has Police Looking For Witnesses Decatur Police are looking for more information after a shooting over the weekend. Officers responded to Grand Avenue and Illinois Street just after m...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 30, 2025 Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background
Two Tornadoes Strike Macon County
Two tornadoes struck Macon County Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service reports. One touched down near Blue Mound, crossing Route 48, but left no damage. The second tornado hit the Long Creek...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 29, 2025
Detonation of Large Quantities of Tannerite
Jerry Hinkle Dec 29, 2025
Possible Tornado Touched Down In Macon County
Possible Tornado Touched Down In Macon County Macon County officials are waiting on confirmation as to whether or not a tornado touched down in Long Creek yesterday. The National Weather Service obser...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 29, 2025

TRUMP V. ILLINOIS
TRUMP V. ILLINOIS Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it was a "big win for Illinois and American democracy" when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of a district court's order blocking President Donal...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 29, 2025 Abraham Lincoln statue standing proud in front of the state capitol building in Springfield, Illinois.

Decatur Man Accused of Attacking Wife
Decatur Man Accused of Attacking Wife A Decatur man is accused of attacking his wife. Authorities say Carl Klaus faces two felony counts of aggravated domestic battery by strangling and aggravated bat...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 29, 2025 A defocused police car sits behind crime scene tape with flashing lights at night.






