Category Archives: Decatur Radio
State Reminds Teens Under 16 Need a Permit to Work
The Illinois Department of Labor is reminding teens under age 16 that they need a work permit before starting a job. 14 and 15-year-olds wanting to work should get a letter from their prospective empl...
Aug 24, 2020 Innov8social / CC
Illinois Unemployment Down, But Still Above 11 Percent
Illinois' unemployment rate fell last month, but the state is still short by a half-million jobs compared to this time last year. The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security...
Aug 24, 2020 Bytemarks / CC
IL Sens Durbin, Duckworth Advocate For First-Class Postage For Ballots
Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are advocating for all election mail to be sent first-class. The pair also wants to make sure there are sufficient resources to deal with greater mail...
Aug 24, 2020 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
IWU Has Ten More Students Test Positive For COVID-19
Ten more Illinois Wesleyan University students are positive for COVID-19. Officials say nine of the cases are associated with an outbreak at an off-campus party. The university confirmed that no one a...
Aug 24, 2020
Enhanced STEAM Focus Comes to South Shores Elementary School
South Shores Elementary School launched a new STEAM focus for students at the start of the 2020-21 school year. STEAM, short for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math aims to spark an inter...
Aug 21, 2020 woodleywonderworks / CC
Labs Process 51 Thousand Plus Tests for COVID-19 in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,832 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 27 additional confirmed deaths. The Macon County Health Department m...
Aug 21, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Free COVID-19 Testing Under Way in Macon County
The Illinois Department of Public Health is offering free COVID-19 Testing at the Decatur Civic Center through August 25. Testing is taking place in the Civic Center Parking lot at 1 Gary K Anderson P...
Aug 21, 2020 Chris Yarzab / CC
Motorcyclist Killed In Moultrie County Crash
A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a car in Moultrie County. Illinois State Police say the crash happened early Wednesday afternoon on County Road 24-hundred North at County Road 400 East. Tr...
Aug 21, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
Illinois Governor Warns Of More COVID-19 Restrictions In Metro East
The Metro East could see harsher restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker warned yesterday that the state may re-impose stricter protections if the region doesn'...
Aug 21, 2020
Bradley University Students Suing For Reimbursement
A group of Bradley University students is suing the school. The class-action lawsuit filed in federal court July 14th asks for reimbursement of tuition and fees for all students for the time when in-p...
Aug 21, 2020
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