Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Revised Guidelines for Bars and Restaurants Now in Effect
The State of Illinois Tuesday announced revised guidelines for restaurants and bar establishments statewide to operate safely and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Based on a recent increase in cas...
Aug 26, 2020 Olgierd Rudak / CC
Decatur City Council Petitions Available Tuesday Morning
Three seats on the Decatur City Council will be open in the next election and petitions to run for one of them will be available beginning today, Tuesday, August 25th. Councilmen David Horn, Chuck Kuh...
Aug 25, 2020 Graphic provided by City of Decatur
The Statewide Positivity Rate in Illinois Stands at 4.2%
The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced 1,612 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 8 additional confirmed deaths. Macon County Confirmed 17 new cases Mon...
Aug 25, 2020 sergio santos / CC
GOP: It’s Time to Resume Work on Ethics Reform in Illinois
Illinois Republican lawmakers say it's time to get back to work on ethics reform. The Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform hasn't met since March 5th, and GOP members say they haven't heard ...
Aug 25, 2020 Jim Bowen / CC
Heat Wave Makes Its Way To Central Illinois
A heat wave has made its way to Central Illinois. Meteorologists say a high pressure system is sitting over Kansas and Missouri and bringing in hot air from the south and west. High temperatures in Da...
Aug 25, 2020
U Of I Students Frustrated By COVID-19 Testing Wait Times
Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are expressing frustration at the wait times for COVID-19 tests. Only five of the 17 university testing sites are open on the weekend, leadin...
Aug 25, 2020 Vince Smith / CC
UIS Campus Has Ten COVID-19 Cases
There are ten new positive cases of COVID-19 on the University of Illinois Springfield campus. The cases were reported last week, along with two more off-campus cases. UIS Chancellor Karen Whitney say...
Aug 25, 2020
Two People Killed In Decatur Crash
Two people are dead after a crash in Decatur. The crash happened late Sunday afternoon on West Main Street near South Dipper Lane. Preliminary investigation shows that 58-year-old Edward S. Clark and ...
Aug 24, 2020 Paul Joseph / CC
Trades and Labor Donate to Local Charities
We Are One Community, the charitable giving fund of working families, will be distributing $15,600 in grants to 22 local charities to celebrate Labor Day 2020. The presentation will be done at the Dec...
Aug 24, 2020
Macon County Reports Only 4 New COVID-19 Cases Sunday
There are 4 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Macon County Sunday according to the Macon County Health Department. Meanwhile, the Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,893 new con...
Aug 24, 2020 sergio santos / CC
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