Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Illinois Launching Computer Equity Network to Close Digital Divide
Illinois is launching a statewide network aimed at closing the digital divide. Connect Illinois Computer Equity is a partnership between nonprofit PCs for People, Cook County, and community partners. ...
Dec 21, 2020 Kai Hendry / CC
Man Arrested In Connection With Decatur Fire
A man is facing charges in connection with a Decatur house fire. Officers say 28-year-old Michael Dixon was arrested following yesterday's fire that destroyed a home on Route 121. This was the second ...
Dec 18, 2020
Illinois Joins Lawsuit Against Google
Add Illinois to the list of states suing Google. Attorney General Kwame Raoul yesterday joined 37 other states in suing over Google's search engine business and the advertising money it makes from tho...
Dec 18, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
U.S. Representative Davis Target Of IDES Fraud
U.S. Representative Rodney Davis says he is the target of fraud through the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Davis said in a tweet Monday night that he received a letter saying someone was ...
Dec 18, 2020
Illinois House Speaker Opens Door to Tax Increase
One day after Illinois' governor proposed 700-million-dollars in budget cuts, the state's powerful House Speaker started talking about a possible tax increase. House Speaker Mike Madigan yesterday wro...
Dec 18, 2020 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Durbin Hopes Second Stimulus Package Passes This Week
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he hopes a potential second stimulus package will pass this week. The Illinois Democrat says a group of five senators from each party have been meeting to negotiate a bil...
Dec 18, 2020 LouisvilleUSACE / CC
Illinois Coronavirus Recovery Rate 97 Percent
There is some good news in Illinois' latest coronavirus count. The Department of Public Health yesterday said the recovery rate in Illinois is now at 97- percent. More than 870-thousand people have te...
Dec 17, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Illinois Shows No Indication of Post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 Surge
Illinois health officials say there has been no indication of a post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge in the state. Officials say Illinois has seen a drop in new infections on average, though the average n...
Dec 17, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Decatur Places 4th Nationally in Recent Manufacturing Survey
Manufacturing holds a special place in American history, but for the past few decades, this sector has been on the decline. Since 1997, more than 91,000 manufacturing plants have closed and almost fiv...
Dec 17, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Supply for Illinois Less Than Anticipated
It looks like Illinois' supply of COVID-19 vaccine expected in coming weeks is being cut in half. The state just heard from the Federal Government that next week's shipment of eight-million Pfizer dos...
Dec 17, 2020 Daniel Paquet / CC
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