Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois labor statistics show the state has not yet fully recovered from the pandemic. Almost 252-thousand jobs are still missing compared with pre-pandemic levels, although the state added 262-thous...

Cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are slowly falling in Illinois but fatalities from the virus have reached record highs. State health officials reports 121 deaths attributed to the coronavir...

A southern Illinois lawmaker is filing a bill that would reinstate the death penalty as a punishment for killing a police officer. Republican Dave Severin of Benton is filing House Bill 4746, saying h...

Wednesday morning, the Macon County Sheriff's Office responded to the Hickory Point Terrace group home in Forsyth for the report of a male resident of the facility actively attacking other residents i...

City crews will be removing trees in the 800 block of West Wood Street beginning Thursday, January 27th. This work will cause the closure of the 800 block of West Wood Street starting at 8:00 a.m., Th...

Dozens of local businesses in and around the district Senator Doris Turner represents were recently awarded approximately $3.3 million in funding from the Back to Business Program to help them recover...

The number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 in Illinois is the lowest so far this year. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the number of patients in intensive care with the ...

The Illinois Fire Marshal's office is providing tips to residents who are trying to stay warm during the winter season. Spokesman JC Fultz says to check your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to mak...

Illinois is launching a COVID-19 sick leave initiative for vaccinated school staff in the state. The joint initiative provides protections for educators, school employees, and their families. It inclu...

Young Leaders In Action(YLIA) of Macon County has announced a grant application for nonprofit organizations aiming to impact youth within Macon County. The $5,000 grant will help fund these organizati...