Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Staff: State-Run Psychiatric Facility Overrun By COVID-19 Outbreak
Staff members say a COVID-19 outbreak is overrunning a state-run psychiatric facility. Workers say management hasn't adopted the union's workplace safety proposals at McFarland Mental Health Center. H...
Nov 03, 2020 Governor Tom Wolf / CC
United Center Being Used as Election Day Voting Super Site
The Chicago Board of Elections will be using the home of the Bulls and Blackhawks as an Election Day Voting Super Site for the first time ever. The United Center will be open to all Chicago voters fro...
Nov 03, 2020 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Central Illinois Mayors Pass on Enforcing Further COVID Restrictions
Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl, and Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch are all saying they will not be enforcing additional restrictions from the Pritzker Administration. Kahl po...
Nov 03, 2020 sergio santos / CC
State Rep Questions Illinois Unemployment Office's Record High Overtime
One Springfield-area state Representative wants to know if Illinois is getting any value from the record number of overtime hours at the state's unemployment office. State Rep. Mike Murphy yesterday q...
Nov 03, 2020 Bytemarks / CC
Macon, Other Counties in Region 6 Now Under New Mitigations
Effective today, COVID-19 resurgence mitigations have been implemented in Region 6. Region 6 includes the counties of Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effin...
Nov 02, 2020 sergio santos / CC
HSHS St. Mary’s, Decatur Memorial Suspend Visitors for Inpatients
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase throughout central Illinois, Decatur Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. Mary's Hospital have suspended visitors for inpatients effective Saturday, Oct...
Nov 02, 2020
Pritzker: Another Stay At Home Order Not in the Works
Governor JB Pritzker says, at this time, another "Stay At Home Order" is not in the works. As 10 out of 11 Regions are currently under increased safety measures, with another to be added this week, so...
Nov 02, 2020
Illinois Democrats Ask for State Bailout for Bars, Restaurants
A handful of Illinois Democratic lawmakers are asking the governor for a bailout for local bars and restaurants that have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. State Rep. Ann Williams and four ...
Nov 02, 2020 sittered / CC
GOP Leaders Pushing Back Against Governor's COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts
Illinois GOP leaders are pushing back against Governor J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. State House Republicans say the restrictions are hurting small business owners. Representatives in d...
Nov 02, 2020 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
DPS Will Continue with 100% Virtual Learning Through End of 2nd Quarter
Students from PreK through 12th grade in Decatur Public Schools will continue to participate in virtual learning only for the remainder of the second quarter of the 2020-21 school year. The second qua...
Oct 30, 2020 Charlie / CC
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