Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Dry Conditions Persist Across the State
It's been a dry Fall so far in Illinois. Precipitation has been about 1 to 4 inches below normal across the state over the past few months. Large portions of Central and Southern Illinois are 4 to 6 i...
Oct 19, 2020
Illinois Unemployment Rate Continues to Fall
The State Jobless Rate for September is 10.2 %. It's the thirds month in a row that the rate has dropped. However, about 12-thousand jobs were lost across Professional and Business services, Governmen...
Oct 19, 2020 Bytemarks / CC
Illinois Governor Says He'd Have Paid Millions More Under Progressive Income
Illinois' governor says his progressive income tax would have cost him millions of more in state taxes. Governor JB Pritzker last week released some of his tax information. The governor says he paid s...
Oct 19, 2020
Deadline Extended to Order “We Support Our Police” Signs
The deadline to order your "We Support Our Police" yard sign or window sticker has been extended through Friday October 23rd. The signs and stickers are your way to show your support of your local pol...
Oct 16, 2020
Block by Block Targets Revitalization of Neighborhoods
A new high-impact and long-term project in which business leaders engage community members in revitalizing their neighborhoods, one block at a time has been announced. Decatur Block by Block announced...
Oct 16, 2020 Chris Dlugosz / CC
Illinois Sees Highest Number of New COVID-19 Cases Since September
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a record daily high of new COVID-19 cases Thursday. 4,015 new cases were confirmed and 53 additional deaths. That's the highest one-day total since mo...
Oct 16, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Donation Helps Bring Rapid COVID-19 Testing to Monticello Schools
A donation is helping bring rapid COVID-19 testing to Monticello Schools. The Monticello Schools Foundation gave 20-thousand dollars to pay for more test kits. There are currently around 600 tests ava...
Oct 16, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Lawsuits Challenging Pritzker's Stay-At-Home Order Heard
Several lawsuits challenging Governor J.B. Pritzker are back in court. Hearings were held yesterday on suits brought by state Representative Darren Bailey and several other plaintiffs, with arguments ...
Oct 16, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
MCHD to Hold Drive-Thru Flu Clinic Friday
The Macon County Health Department will be holding a Drive-Through Flu Clinic on October 16th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The flu clinic is for adults only, and those who plan to attend should enter o...
Oct 15, 2020 NIAID / CC
Illinois Collects Over $1 Million for Legal Marijuana Sales So Far in 2020
Illinois has now collected more than one million dollars in taxes from the sale of recreational marijuana. That total is for the first eight months of this year, with a chunk of the money going to loc...
Oct 15, 2020 Mark / CC
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