Category Archives: Decatur Radio
DPS 61 Board to Consider Compensation Proposals at Tuesday’s Meeting
The DPS 61 Board of Education is set to vote Tuesday on compensation for District employees, including $30,000 for Assistant Superintendent Jeffrey Dase for his "efforts and accomplishments in FY 2020...
Oct 26, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
Illinois Officials to Share School COVID-19 Cases
Illinois health officials are going to publish data about COVID-19 outbreaks in schools. The effort by the state Department of Public Health is intended to maintain transparency about new COVID-19 cas...
Oct 26, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Illinois Unemployment Numbers Up, Jobs Down
Illinois unemployment numbers are up and the number of jobs are down. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows that the number of confirme...
Oct 26, 2020 Bytemarks / CC
State Encourages Taxpayers to Claim the Earned Income Tax Credit
The State is launching an effort to get more taxpayers to take advantage of the earned income tax credit. The initiative targets over 22-thousand Illinoisans who qualify for, but did not claim the cre...
Oct 26, 2020 John Morgan / CC
Teen Driving Deaths Down Statewide
Secretary of State Jesse White says teen driving deaths in Illinois are down by 74 percent. 155 teens in Illinois died in 2007, the year before new rules were implemented under the Graduated Driver's ...
Oct 26, 2020 State Farm / CC
Early Morning Gunfire Leads to Arrest
At approximately 1:05 am Friday morning, DPD officers were called to the area of 1000 E. Leafland on a report of gunshots being fired. While officers were in the area, they heard more shots being fire...
Oct 23, 2020 Alan Cleaver / CC
Supervisor of Assessments Office Unable to Hear In-Person Complaints at this Time
The Macon County Supervisor of Assessments Office has announced it is temporarily operating at an extremely reduced staffing level due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and no in-person complaints will be hear...
Oct 23, 2020 Rick Obst / CC
HSHS Encouraging Safe Halloween Alternatives
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital recommends more treats and less tricks this Halloween considering the real and increased presence of COVID-19 in our communities. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...
Oct 23, 2020 Rob Briscoe / CC
Illinois Officials Are Planning How to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine
The state of Illinois is putting together a plan to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available. Governor JB Pritzker says everything is still evolving and some questions remain. The gover...
Oct 23, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Illinois Governor Again Asks for Federal Bailout
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker continues to say the federal government needs to help the state cover its coming-budget-shortfall. The governor Wednesday said the state cannot cut its way out of a five-...
Oct 23, 2020
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