Category Archives: Decatur Radio

The state has expanded vaccine eligibility to get more frontline workers vaccinated. Higher education staff, media members, and government workers are now able to register for the COVID-19 shot. On Ap...

An Illinois Senator says bringing back the talking filibuster could allow more bills to see Senate votes. On CNN's State of the Union, Democrat Dick Durbin says senators should have to show their comm...

It's going to be easier for Illinois students to apply to multiple state universities this fall. Governor JB Pritzker says three schools currently use the common application, which allows aspiring col...

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Millikin University has announced plans to return to an in-person academic experience for the fall 2021 semester allowing students, faculty and staff to take full advantage of the university's on-camp...

The Decatur Park District has been selected to receive $57,500 in state dollars through the Illinois Bicycle Path Grant Program, State Senator Doris Turner announced Friday. "This is a great investmen...

Officials are investigating after human skeletal remains were found in Pana. Illinois State Police say they located the bones on Saturday in an area northeast of the last known location of 25-year-old...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will make all state residents over the age of 16 eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 12th. Pritzker announced yesterday he will direct local health departments, ...

Illinois is extending its deadline for filing individual taxes. Governor J.B Pritzker says the new deadline for filing and paying 2020 individual income taxes is May 17th. The move corresponds with th...

The Illinois House is advancing a massive health care reform bill. The proposal is meant to address racial and ethnic disparities in the state's health care system. Republicans opposed the bill becaus...