Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Keep Seniors in Mind During Disaster Preparedness Month
During Disaster Preparedness Month, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency wants to make sure seniors are ready for a disaster. Nearly 2.7 million seniors live in Illinois and need to be ready for a...
Gina Volk Sep 15, 2020

Cruise-11 Honors First Responders, Healthcare Workers
More than 2 dozen custom and classic cars, trucks and emergency vehicles roared south on Route 51 out of Forsyth Sunday afternoon on a mission; to honor current First Responders and Healthcare Workers...
Gina Volk Sep 14, 2020

FOID Card Backlog Continues
Illinois State Police say a backlog of FOID card approvals is continuing, but improving. ISP says over 135-thousand new applications, renewals, and other FOID card requests are waiting to be processed...
Gina Volk Sep 14, 2020 Rick / CC

Macon County Reports Additional Death from COVID-19
The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,462 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths. The Joint Crisis Communication Team al...
Gina Volk Sep 14, 2020 sergio santos / CC

Pritzker: COVID-19 Positivity Rates Going Down in Most Illinois Regions
Governor J.B. Pritzker says the average COVID-19 positivity rates in most regions of Illinois are going down. Pritzker said yesterday that only three regions are seeing a significant increase. Regions...
Gina Volk Sep 14, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC

Department of Labor Raising Awareness About Construction Injuries from Falls
The Illinois Department of Labor is urging construction managers to take part in this week's national campaign to prevent falls. The "Stand Down" campaign offers videos and guides to review with const...
Gina Volk Sep 14, 2020 Scaffold Pole / CC

Statewide Positivity Rate at 3.8%
The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,953 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 28 additional confirmed deaths. The Macon County Health Department m...
Gina Volk Sep 11, 2020 sergio santos / CC

Pritzker Announces Investment in Creating Pandemic Related Jobs
Governor Pritzker is announcing a new 16-million-dollar investment in putting more Illinoisans back to work. The Federal money will be used to train and place people in about 13-hundred jobs related t...
Gina Volk Sep 11, 2020

Republican State Reps Describe Process In Madigan Investigation
Three Republican state representatives are describing the process in the investigation into allegations against Speaker Michael Madigan. The group spoke this week to the media about the process and sa...
Gina Volk Sep 11, 2020

Illinois Commerce Commission Asks Utilities Not To Disconnect Service
Illinois' utility regulators are asking the state's power, gas, and water companies not to shut-off service until the spring. The Illinois Commerce Commission yesterday asked utilities across the stat...
Gina Volk Sep 11, 2020 Jason Woodhead / CC






