Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinoisans who already have or plan to get a COVID-19 shot will have a shot at cash prizes or scholarships from federal tax dollars. The state of Illinois has announced a new vaccination lottery with...

The family of fallen Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim is hoping to build a sports complex in the officer's honor. Oberheim's widow Amber says she and Chris had always dreamed of building a spor...

The Illinois state fair grandstand ticket box office is now open for in-person sales for concerts set for this August's expo, but the state's Illinois Department of Employment Security remains closed....

Another 27,800 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment claims last week. That's around 1,400 fewer than the week before. However, the number of independent contract workers filing for Pandemic Unem...

The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater in Decatur has announced the inaugural Juneteenth Multicultural Celebration on Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. This event is produced by a committee...

Millikin University and the African American Cultural and Genealogical Society of Illinois Museum are partnering to celebrate Juneteenth by providing tours of the museum on Monday, June 21, 2021. Tour...

A proposal to reform the process for issuing Firearm Owner ID cards is headed to the state Senate. The House passed a plan yesterday that would create an electronic FOID card and would consolidate con...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has changed the House rules to allow members to vote remotely. The Senate approved remote voting in the Spring of 2020. A spokesperson for the Speaker said...

Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is now a state holiday. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1965 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Wednesda...

Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs is launching a campaign to focus on some of the items returned to people through the I-CASH program. He says the effort includes online ads and direct mailings that re...