Category Archives: Decatur Radio

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Illinois. Health officials reported nearly 60-thousand news cases last week. That is up from the less than 50-thousand cases reported the week prior. The state is als...

InnovaFeed, a French biotechnology company, is building the world's largest insect farm in Decatur, Illinois, next to ADM's corn processing plant. Maye Walraven, business development director for Inno...

One person is charged with theft after toys were stolen from the Toys for Tots bin in Decatur. Officials say the theft took place December 11th when a passenger on an arriving flight took the toys out...

The Illinois Secretary of State's office is again extending expiration dates for driver's licenses and ID cards. The three-month extension will last until March 31st. Officials say the move is due to ...

Illinois' unemployment rate is down. The state's Department of Employment Security announced that the state's jobless rate fell point-three-percentage points to five-point-seven percent last month. St...

The office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is launching a pilot program to provide families in the state with free child ID kits. The Attorney General's office is partnering with the National...

Illinois' richest man is denying rumors that he has chosen his candidate to challenge Governor J.B. Pritzker. Reports yesterday said billionaire Citadel founder Ken Griffin had decided to financially ...

The City of Decatur has once again teamed with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to allow commercial fishing in Lake Decatur from October 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022. The Illinois Depart...

The Salvation Army is reporting that on December 14th while a volunteer group was ringing bells at Farm and Fleet, 2 gold coins were donated to the Christmas Kettle Campaign. It's the first report of ...

The Illinois State Police is offering another option for customers to apply for and update FOID cards. Customers can now utilize FOID Kiosks at three ISP facilities across the state. The facilities ar...