Category Archives: Decatur Radio

ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Acting Director James Jennings has announced additional funding for energy efficiency grant opportunities. The Energy Efficiency Asses...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 05, 2025 Businessman analyze investment sustainability ESG icons. ESG environmental protection concept, sustainable development, climate change, green energy recycle, Net zero and carbon neutral.

NEW LAWYERS
NEW LAWYERS Bar admission ceremonies are scheduled across the state today for the 1,637 people who passed the July 2025 Bar Exam. Illinois Supreme Court justices are scheduled to swear in the new atto...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 05, 2025 Judge’s gavel, Themis sculpture and collection of legal books on the brown background.

DEER ALERT
DEER ALERT The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are reminding the public to be alert for deer during peak mating season. The agencies say deer mov...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 05, 2025 White-tailed Deer, a buck, in the autumn woods during rut season in Texas.

PRITZKER EXPLETIVE
PRITZKER EXPLETIVE Gov. J.B. Pritzker's use of an expletive telling President Donald Trump and his supporters what they can do has drawn mixed reactions. Pritzker drew applause from his audience when ...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 04, 2025 The Illinois state flag waving along with the national flag of the United States of America. In the background there is a clear sky. Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States

PRISONER PHONE CALLS
PRISONER PHONE CALLS The Illinois Department of Corrections has announced a new pilot program providing phone calls to individuals in custody at correctional facilities statewide. Beginning Nov. 3, ea...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 04, 2025 One man, male prisoner holding phone in prison visit room.

Teen Wounded In Shooting in Decatur
Teen Wounded In Shooting in Decatur A teen is wounded following a shooting in Decatur. Police say shots were fired early yesterday in the 17-hundred block of East Lawrence Street. Not long after, an 1...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 04, 2025 Police Line Do Not Cross Tape, Warning Tape In Crime Area At Night Time And Bokeh Background, Entry Is Forbidden, 3d Rendering

SMOKE AND CO ALARMS
SMOKE AND CO ALARMS The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is reminding residents to test, inspect, and replace any broken or expired smoke and C.O. alarms with the end of daylight savin...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 04, 2025 Smoke detector with smoke and glowing signal lamp under the ceiling. Blue tinted photo

CLEAN SLATE ACT
CLEAN SLATE ACT The General Assembly has approved legislation that modifies the Clean Slate Act to seal certain criminal convictions. The Illinois House passed the bill on the final day of the fall ve...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 03, 2025 Judge’s gavel, Themis sculpture and collection of legal books on the brown background.

State Senate Sends Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act To Pritzker's Desk
State Senate Sends Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act To Pritzker's Desk The Illinois State Senate is sending the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act to Governor Pritzker's office. The me...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 03, 2025 Illinois State Capitol Building with Abraham Lincoln statue and a clear blue sky.

Driver Charged With Hitting State Police Car On I-57 In Douglas Co
Driver Charged With Hitting State Police Car On I-57 In Douglas Co A driver is accused of hitting a state police squad car on I-57 in Douglas County. State police say a trooper was at the scene of a p...
Jerry Hinkle Nov 03, 2025 Red warning triangle on the carriageway with a double dividing strip. Traffic rules, traffic accidents, road safety.






