Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois Democrats Participate In Opening Of The National Convention
Illinois was well represented in Monday's opening of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Mayor Lightfoot appeared on a morning roundtable that focused on the topic Protecting the Integrit...
Gina Volk Aug 18, 2020 ttarasiuk / CC

Richland Community College Gets New Mascot
According to a Monday release, thanks to a student leadership initiative in response to student requests, Richland Community College is bringing back its mascot - the Richland Knight. Richland's Stude...
Gina Volk Aug 18, 2020

Decatur Police Respond to Multiple Shootings Monday
According to a release from the DPD, at approximately 9:20 AM on 08/17/20, Decatur Police responded to calls of shots fired at 1300 East Walnut with a person shot inside a vehicle. Upon arriving, resp...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Free COVID-19 Testing in Macon County
The Illinois Department of Public Health will be offering free COVID-19 Testing at the Decatur Civic Center August 20-25. Testing will take place in the Civic Center Parking lot at 1 Gary K. Anderson ...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020 Chris Yarzab / CC

Metro East Area Tops 8% Positivity Rate Triggering New Mitigations
The Metro East Area, also known as Region 4, has exceeded IDPH criteria that trigger additional mitigations to combat a resurgence of COVID-19 and prevent uncontrollable spread. As detailed in the Jul...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020 sergio santos / CC

COVID-19 Cases Top 750 Countywide
On Sunday, Macon County reported 13 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the total cases to 759 in Macon County. The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,562 new confirmed cas...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020 sergio santos / CC

U Of I Develops App To Deliver COVID-19 Test Results
A new app developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign delivers COVID-19 test results for faculty, staff, and students. The Safer Illinois app also reminds users about scheduled testing...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020 ilovebutter / CC

Illinois State Board Of Education To Distribute Over Two Million Masks
Just about every student in Illinois should be able to get a face mask from the state. The Illinois State Board of Education yesterday announced that it is handing-out two-and-a-half-million masks to ...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC

Four Illinois Wesleyan Students Test Positive For COVID-19
Illinois Wesleyan University officials say four unrelated students have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving on campus. The university confirmed yesterday that three on-campus residents and one...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020

Illinois Democrats Proposing Ethics Reform
Illinois Democrats are proposing ethics reform measures at the state House. A group of 16 Democrats want nine proposals included in the final report to the General Assembly of the Joint Commission on ...
Gina Volk Aug 17, 2020 Justin Brockie / CC






