Category Archives: Decatur Radio

TREASURER ENCOURAGES BRIGHT START INVESTMENTS Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging holiday gifts of education. Frerichs says investments to young people's Bright Start 529 college ...

CHICAGO FED DISSENT Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee has explained his decision to vote against the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wedne...

Tuscola Principal Accused of Sexual Harassment Steps Down A Tuscola principal is stepping down after being accused of harassing a staff member. INCompliance Consulting found North Ward Elementary Scho...

The City of Decatur will lift the Snow Emergency declaration and reinstate normal parking regulations on Emergency Snow Routes as of 7:00 a.m. on Monday, December 15, 2025.

RESCHEDULED! AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN MARK SORENSEN TO PRESENT ON DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY: 150 YEARS OF COMMUNITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND CONNECTION. DECATUR, IL -For a century and a half, Decatur Public Librar...

Snow Emergency Declared for 12.13.25  

IMPOSTER SCHEME An Indian national has been sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution for his involvement in an imposter scheme to defraud 11 iden...

NFIB ENERGY VETO LETTER The National Federation of Independent Business is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto the General Assembly's energy omnibus. The group representing more than 10,000 small busine...

GIFT CARD FRAUD The Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association is sounding the alarm about gift card fraud. The group says organized criminal groups tamper with cards, hack online accounts, and scam ...

State Fire Marshal Stresses Fire Safety During the Holiday Season The Illinois State Fire Marshal is stressing fire safety during the holiday season. Officials say more than one-third of home decorati...