Category Archives: Decatur Radio
High School Athletes Rally At Pritzker's House To Resume Play
A group of High School athletes is taking their fight to get back on the playing field directly to Governor Pritzker. Dozens gathered Sunday in Chicago and marched to the governor's Gold Coast mansion...
Oct 06, 2020
IL Department on Aging Urging Seniors to get Their Flu Shots
The State Department on Aging is urging older Illinoisans to get their flu shot. The flu vaccine is especially important for seniors and those with underlying medical conditions according to Departmen...
Oct 06, 2020 NIAID / CC
Police Providing Closer Look At Bunn-O-Matic Shooting
Police are providing a closer look at the events the day of the Bunn-O-Matic shooting that left three victims and the suspect dead in Springfield. Officials released a timeline for what happened June ...
Oct 06, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
Vistra Energy Closing All Illinois Coal-Fired Plants Within Decade
Texas-based Vistra Energy is planning to close all of its Illinois coal-fired plants within a decade. The move will shutter nine plants in the state, as well as three others in Ohio. Vistra is working...
Oct 06, 2020 oatsy40 / CC
10 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Macon County Monday
Monday, the Joint Crisis Communication Team reported 10 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19. With yesterday's number, since the start of the pandemic, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mac...
Oct 06, 2020 sergio santos / CC
28 Illinois Counties Now at “Warning Level” for COVID-19
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 28 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease. A county enters a warning level when two or more CO...
Oct 05, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Manufacturing Month in Illinois is Under Way
State and Industry Officials are kicking off Manufacturing Month in Illinois. The state is the 4th largest in the country for manufacturing, with over 18 thousand companies employing more than half a ...
Oct 05, 2020 TheLeadSA / CC
Fall Off to a Cool Start in the State
Fall is off to a cool start in Illinois. Temperatures have been lower than usual according to State Climatologist Trent Ford. September statewide precipitation however was slightly above normal and va...
Oct 05, 2020 Ian Sane / CC
Illinois Offering $5M Business Grant Program for Agriculture Businesses
Illinois is offering a five-million-dollar Grant Program for Agriculture Businesses. The funding is for livestock producers and small meat and poultry plants suffering as a result of the ongoing COVID...
Oct 05, 2020 Torsten Behrens / CC
October Is Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month
October is Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month. DCFS Spokesperson Deborah Lopez says unsafe sleep practices are a leading cause of death for children one-year-old and younger. Lopez adds that the crib s...
Oct 05, 2020 Wonder Woman / CC
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