Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois is launching a new water assistance program for low-income families. The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program provides 42-million-dollars in shut-off avoidance for residents unable t...

A Chicago resident is Illinois' first confirmed case of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant. Health officials say the person was a known contact of a confirmed Omicron case from another state who visited Chi...

Governor JB Pritzker says the state is doing what it can to tackle the problem as COVID cases continue to rise. He adds that the Delta variant surge is causing him to talk with doctors all over the st...

A hearing of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority could promote proposals law enforcement groups say would chill recruitment. Illinois Sheriffs Association's Jim Kaitschuk said the auth...

Adult-use cannabis sales decreased in November from October by around $2.3 million for a total of $120 million. But from November last year to this year, the state's licensed dispensaries sold more th...

More than 180,000 fewer Illinoisans are looking for work than there were two years ago, and that's one reason behind the flood of "Help Wanted" signs around every corner. Data from the Bureau of Labor...

Applications are now open for the second round of the Illinois Rental Payment program. The reopening will provide an additional 297-million-dollars to renters and landlords in an effort to prevent evi...

A Democratic state lawmaker from the suburbs of Chicago is proposing a bill that would require unvaccinated Illinoisans to pay for their own COVID-19 health care expenses. State Representative Jonatha...

Illinois State police are making progress with reducing a backlog of FOID renewals. The backlog reached nearly 139-thousand in November 2020. That number is now down to 78-hundred. The ISP is also cur...

The beloved tradition is back as Millikin University will be hosting its 88th annual Cookie Party for members of the University community on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 2 - 4 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Banquet...