Category Archives: Decatur Radio

The Macon County Health Department is pleading with the public to take action in an effort to fight the current surge in COVID-19. Health officials issued an urgent notice for the public to wear masks...

Richland Community College is offering a variety of noncredit courses this spring, virtually or in-person, that are career-enhancing, personal enriching, or just fun for the whole family. Please view ...

The Salvation Army announced it has reached it's 2021 Christmas Fundraising Goal of $600,000. They were able to help families this Christmas and because of the community's generosity, and will be in t...

Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon has released the identity of the woman stabbed to death Tuesday night in Thayer as Deidre Silas, 36, of Springfield. In a Wednesday afternoon press conference, DCFS...

Tuesday evening, Decatur Police responded to Decatur Memorial Hospital, in reference to a 3 year old from Decatur suffering from gunshot wounds. The child had been brought to the hospital by private v...

Amelia and Oliver were the top baby names in Decatur for 2021 at Decatur Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. Mary's Hospital. Eight girls were named Amelia, although some parents chose variant spellings - ...

Today's $302 million payment completes a loan that covered Illinois' medical expenses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic Two years ahead of schedule, Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza has made the f...

The Scholarship Committee of the Mt. Zion Chamber of Commerce has announced that it is now accepting applications for its annual college scholarship. To learn more about the criteria and application p...

Illinois' Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter of last year grew by 1.9 percent, the highest of neighboring midwest states. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows a mixed bag. Missouri's G...

Illinois lawmakers will return to the state capitol in Springfield Wednesday for one day this week. The Legislature was scheduled to be in session on Tuesday and Thursday this week, but those days hav...