Category Archives: Decatur Radio

After passing a sweeping energy bill over the span of two special sessions, the Illinois Legislature is off until next month. Lawmakers are set to return for two weeks in October for fall veto session...

The Illinois Secretary of State's Office is offering free replacement to vehicle owners with worn or damaged license plates. Those with worn or damaged plates are encouraged to call or go online and u...

The state of Illinois is set to provide three months of childcare assistance to parents seeking employment. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the initiative yesterday in Chicago. Pritzker also announce...

Over 14-hundred Illinois schools are reporting potential COVID-19 exposures. The Illinois Department of Public Health says its doctors are concerned and are closely monitoring the situation. The numbe...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is set to sign a ground-breaking clean energy overhaul package. The final package passed in the Senate Monday. The bill will put one-million electric vehicles on Illinois' roads...

Free prostate cancer screenings will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in Suite 200 of SIU Urology, 302 W. Hay St. Registration is not required at the annual screening event, which is...

Illinois' COVID-19 positives from last week dropped by more than 4,000 from the week before. The weekly reporting from the Illinois Department of Public Health Friday showed around 26,000 cases last w...

The Secretary of State's office says sports team license plates have raised over 13 million dollars for statewide public schools. Department spokesperson Beth Kaufman says some teams are more popular ...

A statue of former President Ronald Reagan may be placed on the grounds of the Illinois Capitol. The House Statue and Monument Review Task Force is debating the nature of Reagan's legacy and whether m...

A class action federal racketeering lawsuit against ComEd over the bribery scandal implicating House Speaker Michael Madigan won't proceed. The case that even the Illinois Citizens' Utility Board sign...