Category Archives: Decatur Radio

County health departments in Illinois are reporting an increase in counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cars. Macoupin County Public Health Department Director Kent Tarro says he's received three anonymou...

Holiday travel and Hurricane Ida are driving up gas prices across the country. Triple-A's most recent survey ranks Illinois 11th in the country for the highest gas prices. The organization says fuel p...

The energy bill the Illinois Senate passed earlier this month has now been assigned to a House committee. Senate Bill 18 is now in the House Executive Committee. A hearing has been scheduled for Thurs...

Around 160 members of the Illinois National Guard have been called to help relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The soldiers from Urbana and Mattoon, Normal and Macomb will provide transp...

Five Illinois county school districts are regrouping after facing court battles over quarantine policies. Districts in Adams, Clinton, Macoupin, Montgomery, and Sangamon counties have been taken to co...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is extending the deadline for school employees and healthcare workers to get their COVID-19 vaccination. Officials with the governor's office said late last week that the deadli...

Illinois education leaders say school districts are facing challenges dealing with frequently changing mandates. Mandates have been issued this summer and into the fall requiring indoor masking in sch...

Illinois students are set to receive five excused mental health days each school year. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law late last month that will allow students to take a limited number of mental h...

Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority says the Illinois Rental Payment Program had helped over 29-thousand households. The IHDA says the ILRPP have distributed more tha...

Governor J.B. Pritzker says recently issued COVID-19 mitigations may last for weeks. Pritzker said that the state is watching virus numbers closely, but it will require sustained improvement before mi...