Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Congressman Rodney Davis has announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will not change the population threshold for municipalities to qualify for a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) s...

The parents of more than 2.5 million Illinois children are due to get up to $300 a month from now until the end of the year, starting Thursday, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Pol...

The state of Illinois is continuing to offer rental assistance as an eviction moratorium draws to an end. The Illinois Rental Payment Program is accepting applications for its current round of assista...

Governor J.B. Pritzker's office says new mask recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control are not the same as a mandate. The CDC recently issued health guidance recommending that all individual...

Illinois' unemployment trust fund is set to reach a record deficit level. Employers contribute tax money to the fund, which has been depleted because of high unemployment during the pandemic. Official...

City Manager Scot Wrighton today announced that he has appointed Decatur's current Deputy Police Chief Shane Brandel to serve as Interim Police Chief. Mr. Brandel will begin his duties as Interim Poli...

Good news for the high school class of 2022 as they no longer have to take the ACT or the SAT to get into an Illinois university. Governor Pritzker last week signed a law that ends the requirement for...

Leaders in an Illinois city are considering a proposal mandating that the Pledge of Allegiance be said before official meetings. Auburn alderman Jason Garrett wants to require the Pledge to be recited...

All planned Land of Lincoln Honor Flights are being postponed until 2022. Organizers announced the cancellation yesterday. The flights take over 180 veterans and their guardians on a one-day trip to t...

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have announced an $8 million expansion of the Apprenticeship Illinois program. Through a Notice of Funding ...