Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Two controversial pieces of art have been removed from the Illinois Capitol grounds. Crews have removed statues of Stephan Douglas and Pierre Menard from the grounds yesterday. The removals come just ...

Students, parents, and supporters of the Let Us Play movement are headed to court to settle the battle over playing fall sports. High school athletes and parents filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday...

A federal lawsuit against Governor J.B. Pritzker is moving forward. The suit was filed by Christian County Board Member Ray Koonce acting as a private citizen. It claims that Illinois residents' "fund...

The Macon County Health Department Tuesday announced 37 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Macon County residents is 1,...

Tuesday afternoon, via the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce, Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe, and Macon County Board Chairman Kevin Greenfield issued a letter further addressing the increased COVI...

State Senator Andy Manar met with Meridian High School administrators and advocates recently to discuss a proposed state-of-the-art agricultural education facility for the district. Manar, who sits on...

The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 1,709 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 13 additional confirmed deaths. The Macon County Health Department mean...

Catch and release for Trout begins October 3rd at some locations in the state, but the full season for trout opens October 17th at more than 50 ponds, lakes and streams around the state according to t...

Several Illinois officials are reacting to President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Republican U.S. Representative Darin LaHood called Barrett "an outstanding sele...

The debate over the proposed graduated income tax is heating up in Illinois. Republicans argue the new tax structure will hurt small businesses and doesn't help solve the state's spending issues, but ...