Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Teen Crash Survivor Welcomed Home After Over 150 Days
A teenage crash survivor from Clinton is back home after over 150 days in the hospital and rehabilitation. The Clinton fire and police departments escorted Caleb Zook home. Zook was ejected from a car...
Gina Volk Mar 08, 2021

State Reps Grill IDES Officials
A joint committee of state representatives is hearing from officials from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Committee members grilled IDES officials during a hearing over the agency's la...
Gina Volk Mar 08, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Poll of the Day
Join Busboom & Wolfe for the Poll of the Day:
Mar 08, 2021

Kevin Collins-Brown Interview on Talk 101
Kevin Collins-Brown is running for Decatur Public Schools Board of Education. Listen to his Talk 101 interview with Scott and Doug below.
Gina Volk Mar 05, 2021

Mt. Zion Blood Drive Set
The Mt. Zion Community will host a community blood drive from 2:30 pm to 6:15 pm on Tuesday, March 16 at Mt. Zion Convention Center, inside Room B. Donors can save up to 3 lives, and all presenting do...
Gina Volk Mar 05, 2021 The Skyline View / CC

Illinois Will Not Join Other States That Are Ditching Mask Requirements
While some states are fully opening and doing away with mask requirements, Governor JB Pritzker says that won't be happening in Illinois anytime soon. He added that residents of the state need to cont...
Gina Volk Mar 05, 2021

Illinois Senator Bailey Introduces Bill Requiring Paper Election Ballots
An Illinois Senate bill introduced by Senator Darren Bailey would require the use of hand-marked paper ballots for elections. The bill also requires software to be implemented that detects security vu...
Gina Volk Mar 05, 2021

Former Illinois Governor Among Wealthy FL Community Residents Vaccinated Early
A report by the Miami Herald says former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner was among a group of residents in a wealthy, gated Florida Keys community that were vaccinated for COVID-19 in mid-January. The ...
Gina Volk Mar 05, 2021

Illinois Rep. Re-Introduces Sexting Education Bill
An Illinois state representative is reintroducing a bill that would add information about the dangers of sexting to sex education courses in Illinois. Representative Maurice West hoped to create the p...
Gina Volk Mar 05, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC

Illinois House Cancels Session
The Illinois House won't be in next week after all. The scheduled session days next week have been canceled and more virtual hearings will be scheduled. Hearings this week have advanced some legislati...
Gina Volk Mar 05, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC






