Category Archives: Decatur Radio

A new donation program will provide more food access to families in need in central Illinois. The University of Illinois Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education recently funded a group of ...

Enhanced unemployment benefits are set to come to a close. The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and other federal programs brought on during th...

The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) is offering the following COVID-19 vaccine clinics for Macon County and the surrounding area the week of August 30th: Monday, August 30th, 2021 Location: Mill...

Officials with the Illinois State Board of Education says guidance will be offered soon on how the vaccine mandate for all school staff will be administered and enforced. The ISBE released a statement...

The Springfield Hotel and Lodging Association says the local industry was helped by this year's state fair. Hotel bookings for the state fair went up 20-percent over 2019, putting the businesses back ...

Masks are once again required in indoor public settings starting Monday. Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state's mask mandate is back due to the spread of the Delta variant and not enough people getti...

Local libraries in Springfield, Decatur and Litchfield will soon receive a combined $300,000 to improve services and offer new products to residents, State Senator Doris Turner has announced. "Investi...

On Friday, August 27, 2021 at approximately 1:55am Macon County Deputies were sent to the area of JB's Hideout on Illinois Route 48 in Blue Mound. Area residents calling 911 reported that they had hea...

Illinois unemployment filings are a mixed bag this week. The U.S. Department of Labor reported nearly 22,000 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment claims last week, more than 3,500 more than file...

New Illinois laws are affecting mental health services in the state. Governor Pritzker signed a pair of laws yesterday, including one that will require medically needed mental healthcare to be covered...