Category Archives: Decatur Radio

The City of Decatur is now accepting applications for the Decatur Small Business Rapid Relief Funds (Round 2). The City was awarded $1.2 million from the DCEO CURE-ES program to provide financial assi...

House Republicans are demanding to know when the Democrat-drawn maps will be made public. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin demanded to know where the proposed maps are. House Assistance Majority Leade...

A compromise to drop the state's trailer tax fee from $118 to $36 while making up lost revenue by increasing the one-time title transfer fee by $5 could come together before the end of the month. Bipa...

Illinois is taking the first big step toward reopening today. This is the beginning of the state's 'bridge phase.' Governor JB Pritzker yesterday said crowd limits will jump to at least 60-percent, an...

Despite other states eying an end to enhanced unemployment benefits ahead of a September drawdown, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he's not "going to pull the rug out" from anyone. Illinois Manufacturers' Ass...

Another 18,000 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment benefits last week. That's nearly 2,800 more than the week before. There were around 550 more independent contractors applying for benefits fo...

Illinois' governor wants you to get in the car this summer and take a trip around the state. Governor JB Pritzker yesterday helped launch a new six- million-dollar tourism campaign called 'Time For Me...

Decatur Police continue to investigate after two people were shot. A 17-year-old boy shot himself in the leg Wednesday night and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the second victim s...

The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability reports the state is actually bringing in $45.6 billion in the current fiscal year that ends June 30. That's more than $2 billion more than ...

Illinois House Republicans are formally asking the Illinois Attorney General to investigate the Pritzker administration's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home last fall that...