Category Archives: Decatur Radio

The Illinois Department on Aging is now accepting nominations for the Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame. Nominations are open to adults age 65 and older who excel in the categories of community service, ...

Illinois is deploying more than two-thousand healthcare workers across the state to help hospitals hardest hit by COVID-19. COVID hospitalizations across the state have reached a record high. Governor...

The Illinois General Assembly is canceling all in-person work next week due to COVID-19 concerns. Lawmakers have been instructed to continue working remotely. The announcement comes after state health...

Scholarship Granting Organizations approved by Illinois' Invest In Kids program are gearing up to grant scholarships to private schools. The program was created in 2017. Empower Illinois will have par...

Illinois was both warmer and wetter than the 1991-2020 normal in 2021. The statewide average annual temperature was 53.7 degrees, 1.1 degrees above normal and tied for the 10th warmest year on record....

State Representative Tom Demmer is running for the Republican nomination for state treasurer. The Dixon Republican is challenging current state treasurer Michael Frerichs in this year's election. Demm...

The Illinois Department of Corrections is temporarily pausing intakes from county jails in response to COVID-19 outbreaks at correctional facilities. The facilities include the Graham, Logan, Menard a...

Illinois is launching a campaign to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The "On the Fence" campaign will feature stories from Illinoisans who were initially hesitant but are now fully vaccin...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is warning residents about "pop-up" COVID-19 testing sites. Raoul says these testing sites aren't licensed or regulated by any government agency, and the Attorney...

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin is demanding answers about the director of the state's child welfare agency being held in contempt of court. Durkin wrote the chairperson of the Illinois Hous...