Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Davis Announces Nuclear Fuel Storage Group
U.S. Representative Rodney Davis of Taylorville has announced the formation of a Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of House members who will address the storage, transportation a...
Gina Volk Jul 23, 2021

Illinois' Congressmen Agree More UFO Research Needed
Members of Illinois' congressional delegation don't know what's out there, but they know it needs to be researched and understood for security reasons. Last month, the Office of the Director of Nation...
Gina Volk Jul 23, 2021 ttarasiuk / CC

Unemployment Ticks Up Again
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates just over 25,000 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of July 12 in Illinois. That is about 3,000 more than the week before. The state's estimated ...
Gina Volk Jul 23, 2021 Innov8social / CC

UIUC Bomb Squad Retrieves Object Turned In To Decatur Fire Station
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Police Bomb squad says an object turned in to a Decatur fire station was a road flare. A person cleaning out a house in Decatur discovered an object they co...
Gina Volk Jul 22, 2021 Jeff Kramer / CC

DPD Releases Statement Regarding Rumors Surrounding Sex Assault Investigation
Acting Decatur Police Chief Brandel has released a statement regarding rumors that have been circulation regarding a sexual assault investigation. Brandel indicates that at this time only one individu...
Gina Volk Jul 22, 2021

2021 Let's Keep Decatur Bee-utiful Contest Winners Announced
The Beautify Decatur Coalition has announced the winners of its 2021 Let's Keep Decatur Bee-utiful Contest. "As usual, our judges had some very difficult decisions to make due to the number and qualit...
Gina Volk Jul 22, 2021

Illinois Caverns Reopen
After being closed for over a decade, the Illinois Caverns in southern Illinois are back open. In 2010, officials closed the cave to the public in an effort to slow the spread of white-nose syndrome w...
Gina Volk Jul 22, 2021 Curtis Abert / CC

IDES Loses Millions to Fraud
Fraud has been plaguing the Illinois Department of Employment Security since the pandemic began, and now the scope of the damage is being revealed. According to WGN-TV, the agency reported to the U.S....
Gina Volk Jul 22, 2021 Damian Gadal / CC

Bezos Arrives To Space Flight In Rivian-Made Vehicle
Central Illinois-based Rivian is noting its connection to billionaire Jeff Bezos' historic space flight. The Amazon founder arrived at the launch site yesterday morning in a Rivian vehicle built in Ce...
Gina Volk Jul 22, 2021 Daniel Oberhaus / CC

Pritzker Wants Congress To Repay Guard For Jan. 6th Protection
Governor J.B. Pritzker is calling on Congress to repay the National Guard for protecting the U.S. Capitol after the January 6th riots. Pritzker says the Senate should immediately take up the issue and...
Gina Volk Jul 22, 2021 ttarasiuk / CC






