Category Archives: Decatur Radio
School Districts Working To Address Teacher Shortage
School districts across Illinois are working to address the state's teacher shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for teachers at a time when the state was already facing a shortage. ...
Jul 27, 2020 Filip Pticek / CC
Tesla Suing Rivian Over Trade Secrets
Tesla is suing Rivian Automotive over what it calls the theft of trade secrets. Bloomberg reports that Tesla is accusing the Illinois-based company of hiring former employees who took trade secrets to...
Jul 27, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Macon County Reports Over 13,000 COVID-19 Tests
13,191 tests have been completed in Macon County and since Thursday, there are 12 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the overall number to 317 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Macon County. The Ill...
Jul 24, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Recount Complete, Brown Leads Root by 18, 1,337 Ballots Still Contested
The manual recount in the contested 2018 Macon County Sheriff's Election is complete. In a release, Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner says he turned the results over to the Judge overseeing the recount F...
Jul 24, 2020
COVID-19 Numbers in Illinois Climb Again
Macon County has reported eleven newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county total to 305 cases. Meanwhile, the Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,624 new confirme...
Jul 24, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Illinois Officials Launch Quantum Internet Program
Illinois officials are launching the Energy Department's new quantum internet initiative. Speaking at the University of Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Governor J.B. Pritzker touted local efforts to...
Jul 24, 2020 Antonio Thomás Koenigkam Oliveira / CC
Funding Loss Means Major Changes For ISU Student Run Newspaper
A loss in funding is leading to major changes at Illinois State University's student run newspaper. The university is considering making the Vidette a mandatory class for some students, meaning the st...
Jul 24, 2020 David Wilson / CC
Police Identify School Break-In Suspects
Taylorville Police say they have identified the suspects in a school break-in. Security video shows several of the seven suspects walking through the West School building, causing major damage. The de...
Jul 24, 2020 James Reynolds / CC
Pritzker Extends State Ban On Evictions
Governor J.B. Pritzker is extending the state's ban on evictions. The extension puts evictions on hold through August 22nd. Pritzker says his intent is to protect hundreds of Illinois residents during...
Jul 24, 2020 Ken Mayer / CC
Decatur Public Schools to Offer Remote Learning Only for 1st Quarter of 2020 School Year
According to a Friday morning announcement from DPS #61, PreK-12 students in Decatur Public Schools will participate in 100% virtual learning for the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year. Accordin...
Jul 24, 2020 misskprimary / CC
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