Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Danville Mayor Says City Won't Fine Businesses Continuing Indoor Dining
Danville Mayor Rickey Williams says he won't fine businesses that continue having indoor dining. Williams says the city doesn't have the personnel to enforce statewide guidelines requiring restaurants...
Dec 04, 2020 sittered / CC
Pandemic Grant Money Still Available
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is reminding businesses and local governments struggling during the pandemic that grant money is still available. First, there is the 270 m...
Dec 04, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
Illinois Announces 2 New Homebuyer Assistance Programs
Illinois is launching two new homebuyer assistance programs. The first one is called "Smart Buy" and includes an affordable 30 year fixed-rate mortgage and money for a down payment or closing costs th...
Dec 04, 2020 Mark Moz / CC
Pritzker, ISP Announce Reduction In DNA Backlog
Illinois officials say the state's DNA backlog is down by nearly half. Governor J.B. Pritzker and ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly announced a 48-percent reduction in Biology-DNA pending assignments yest...
Dec 04, 2020 Caroline Davis2010 / CC
Madigan Confidant, Three Others Plead Not Guilty To Bribery Scheme Charges
A confidant of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and three others are pleading not guilty to charges they orchestrated a bribery scheme with ComEd aimed at influencing the powerful lawmaker. Reti...
Dec 03, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Millikin University awarded ADM Cares Grant for Chemistry Instrumentation
Millikin University has been awarded a $25,000 grant from ADM Cares, the philanthropic arm of ADM, in support of instructional technology developments in the field of chemistry. Thanks to generous fun...
Dec 03, 2020 Amy Guth / CC
Illinois Expecting First Vaccine Shipment In Mid-December
Governor J.B. Pritzker says the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines is expected in mid-December. About 109-thousand doses are expected in the first shipment. The first doses will go to healthcare work...
Dec 03, 2020 NIAID / CC
Durkin Wants Ethics Reform Hearings To Resume
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin wants hearings resumed in the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform. Durkin sent a letter to commission co-chair House Majority Leader Greg Harris ...
Dec 03, 2020 Jeff Sharp / CC
Scott's Law Crashes Down In 2020
The number of people injured or killed in crashes where the driver should have followed Scott's Law and moved over is down for the year. In 2019, 25 squad cars were hit when driver's didn't move over,...
Dec 03, 2020 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Pritzker: Tier Three Restrictions Staying Until Mid-December
Governor J.B. Pritzker says Tier Three restrictions will stay in place until at least mid-December. The move is a response to an expected surge in COVID-19 cases related to Thanksgiving travel and gat...
Dec 02, 2020
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