Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Veterans Day Salute - Bud Walters
A heartfelt Veterans Day salute of thanks to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country while protecting the freedoms of our great nation. At Cromwell Media, we want to recognize our own le...
Gina Volk Nov 11, 2021

Education Pensions Fuel Increased Expenditure Projections
The fiscal projections for Illinois' state government show total expenditures of state funds will increase to nearly $50 billion by 2027, according to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. T...
Gina Volk Nov 11, 2021 Jim Bowen / CC

Applications Being Accepted for Conservation Achievement Scholarship
The annual Conservation Achievement Scholarship is now accepting applications, and State Senator Doris Turner invites eligible Illinois high school seniors to apply. The Conservation Achievement Schol...
Gina Volk Nov 11, 2021 Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington / CC

Richland Community College Recognizes Veterans In Celebration of Veterans Day
Richland is recognizing its students and staff who are military veterans this week in honor of Veterans Day, by providing special parking spaces near all the main entrances to campus designated as "Ve...
Gina Volk Nov 11, 2021

Illinois Unemployment Trust Fund Debt at $4.4 Billion Dollars
If nothing is done soon to address Illinois' unemployment trust fund debt, employer groups say the costs to do business in Illinois will continue to increase. Illinois is past due on its unemployment ...
Gina Volk Nov 11, 2021 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC

Committee Meets to Target Improved Care for Veterans
A joint committee meeting focused on ways to improve health care for veterans, including access to medical cannabis, in Illinois ahead of Veterans Day. The meeting included the Illinois Veterans Affai...
Gina Volk Nov 11, 2021

Decatur Police Seeking Information on Tuesday Shooting
At 3:14 PM Tuesday, Decatur Police were dispatched to Water and Mound reference shots fired. Responding officers found a 32-year-old male Decatur resident, who had been driving a vehicle in the area, ...
Gina Volk Nov 10, 2021

Illinois 32 South of Lovington to Close November 15th
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the closure of Illinois 32 a half-mile south of Lovington in Moultrie County begins Monday, Nov. 15. The work involves upgrading the capacity o...
Gina Volk Nov 10, 2021 KOMUnews / CC

ILFOP Vows to Hold Democrats Responsible for HCRCA Amendment
The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police vows to hold Democrats and Gov. J.B. Pritzker politically accountable for supporting changes to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act to enforce COVID-19 manda...
Gina Volk Nov 10, 2021 Jason Rojas / CC

Recreational Marijuana Is A Billion Dollar Industry For Illinois
Recreational marijuana sales continue to grow in Illinois. In just the past ten months, sales have surpassed one-point-one billion dollars, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Profes...
Gina Volk Nov 10, 2021 Cannabis Culture / CC






