Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Decatur Park District Wants Community Input for Next Master Plan
The community is encouraged to give feedback for prioritizing efforts for the next 10-year Master Planning process for the Decatur Park District by responding to the Master Plan Survey and/or particip...
Jul 21, 2021
Former Superintendent Sentenced To Prison For Embezzlement
A former superintendent is facing nearly three years in federal prison for embezzling from two school districts. Prosecutors says 48-year-old Daniel Brue created and registered a fake company to invoi...
Jul 21, 2021 Owen Byrne / CC
Illinois Sees Late Emergence of Mosquitos
The state is witnessing a later emergence of mosquitoes than usual after a dry May and an unusually wet June. The total rainfall in June ranged from 3 inches in the far northwest to 12 inches in centr...
Jul 21, 2021 Tom / CC
Delta Variant Cases Continue to Rise
With the Delta variant causing a surge in cases among unvaccinated people, health officials at the local and state level continue to push to get Illinoisans vaccinated. Since July 4th, Illinois has se...
Jul 21, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Community Colleges, University's Encouraged To Require Vaccinated Students
The Illinois Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board are encouraging schools to require students to be vaccinated. The boards are also offering guidelines that encourage unvacci...
Jul 21, 2021
Davis Reportedly Chosen For Jan. 6th Committee
U.S. Representative Rodney Davis is reportedly set to be appointed to a special House committee to investigate the January 6th riot at the Capitol. The Illinois Republican is expected to be one of fiv...
Jul 20, 2021
Amtrak Resumes Full Services
After significantly reducing passenger service during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amtrak is going back to full-service today. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the pre-pandemic schedule i...
Jul 20, 2021 Phillip Pessar / CC
U Of I Death Study
Last year was a deadly year in the United States for more reasons that COVID-19 according to a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Compared with the previous five years, March ...
Jul 20, 2021 ilovebutter / CC
IL GOP Chair Responds to Pritzker Re-Election Campaign Announcement
The Illinois Republican Party Chairman is responding to Governor J.B. Pritzker's announcement that he is running for re-election in 2022. Don Tracy questioned Pritzker's leadership in handling the COV...
Jul 20, 2021 DonkeyHotey / CC
Pritzker Kicking Off Re-Election Campaign
Governor J.B, Pritzker is kicking off his re-election campaign. Pritzker announced yesterday that he and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton will run for re-election in 2022. The governor released a ...
Jul 20, 2021
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