Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois GOP Continues Call for Ethics Reform
Statehouse Republicans are demanding there be meaningful ethics reforms in the aftermath of another high-level indictment in the ComEd bribery probe. Federal prosecutors Wednesday indicted former cler...
Gina Volk May 28, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Overall Unemployment Down Slightly
Another 18,900 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment claims last week, nearly 1,400 more than filed the week before, according the U.S. Department of Labor. There were around 3,580 additional Pan...
Gina Volk May 28, 2021 Bytemarks / CC

Senate Approves Bill Allowing Medical Release Of Terminally Ill Prisoners
The Illinois Senate is advancing a bill that would allow the medical release of terminally ill prisoners. The bill would establish reasonable timeframes and deadlines for the Prisoner Review Board to ...
Gina Volk May 28, 2021 Owen Byrne / CC

Lawmakers Approve Constitutional Amendment Giving Workers Right To Unionize
Voters will be asked if Illinois workers should have a fundamental right to unionize in the March election. The amendment to the state constitution would make it a fundamental right for workers to for...
Gina Volk May 28, 2021 Justin Brockie / CC

Baby TALK Announces New Logo & Rebranding
In a press release Wednesday, Baby TALK issued the following statement: "After almost 35 years, Baby TALK is thrilled to unveil our refreshed brand identity which includes a new logo, color scheme, fo...
Gina Volk May 27, 2021

Former Madigan Aid Indicted In ComEd Bribery Scandal
A former aid to Mike Madigan is facing indictment in connection with the ComEd bribery scandal. Madigan's former Chief of Staff Tim Mapes is accused of attempting to obstruct justice by lying to a gra...
Gina Volk May 27, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Over 177-Thousand Raised For Oberheim Family Through GoFundMe
The family of fallen Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim is getting some much needed support. As of Thursday morning, more than a thousand people have donated over 177-thousand dollars to a GoFund...
Gina Volk May 27, 2021

Illinois Guard Members Back From DC
About 100 Illinois National Guard members are back in state after an extended deployment in Washington, DC. The soldiers had been in the nation's capital since January along with 400 other Illinois gu...
Gina Volk May 27, 2021 The National Guard / CC

Illinois Economy Remains One of the Slowest in Pandemic Recovery
Illinois is a year past its lowest point in terms of job losses and it's recovering slower than all but a handful of states. A new analysis of federal jobs data by the Illinois Policy Institute shows ...
Gina Volk May 27, 2021 Innov8social / CC

Lewis Named Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for April
Teresa Lewis, clinic radiology representative at the Forsyth Imaging Center, is the Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for April. Lewis, of Decatur, joined Decatur Memorial Hospital in A...
Gina Volk May 26, 2021






