Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Bureau Pushes for Increased Census Results
There are some estimates that nearly 145-thousand people could be undercounted in Illinois this year. The Census Bureau is putting on a "full-court press" to ensure an accurate count, as the final tal...
Jul 20, 2020 ronbigler31 / CC
ComEd Accused Of Bribery, Madigan Implicated
Federal prosecutors are accusing the largest electric utility in Illinois of bribery in a case possibly involving Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. U.S. Attorney John Lausch told reporters today Co...
Jul 17, 2020
Pritzker Files Lawsuit Requiring Schoolchildren to Wear Masks
Governor J.B. Pritzker says schools need to make masks a requirement for students heading back to the classroom this fall. To that end, the Governor is launching a preemptive lawsuit to require Illino...
Jul 17, 2020
Dewitt County Wind Farm Approved
Dewitt County is getting a wind farm. The county board approved the project Tuesday night after a decade long negotiation between the officials and the developer. The measure approving the wind farm p...
Jul 17, 2020 fionaandneil / CC
Unemployment Down, Still Falls Short Compared to 2019
The unemployment rate dropped last month in Illinois, as the state's jobless rate fell nearly a full percentage point in June. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says close to 143 thousand...
Jul 17, 2020 Innov8social / CC
Illinois Expands Apprenticeship Program
Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state is expanding its apprenticeship program. 25 organizations around the state will split four point seven million dollars in grant funding to offer more training pro...
Jul 17, 2020 IFA teched / CC
Some Accessible Housing Closed At UI
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading the University of Illinois to close some of its handicap accessible rooms in one of its dorms. University officials released a statement saying that the decision to cl...
Jul 17, 2020 SmartSign / CC
U of I Holds Video Briefing as Plans for Football Develop
During a video briefing Thursday, Director of Athletics Josh Whitman and Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Randy Ballard joined Chancellor Robert Jones in discussing the ongoing developm...
Jul 16, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
16 Year Old Killed in Single Vehicle Accident
According to a release from Macon County Coroner Michael Day, a 16 year old Maroa girl was pronounced dead at the scene of a single vehicle accident at 3:15 Wednesday morning on South Lincoln Memorial...
Jul 16, 2020 Andrew Malone / CC
Governor Announces New Regions in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a new plan to help prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 in Illinois. Under the plan, the state is now divided in to 11 regions and new metrics will determine if the virus ...
Jul 16, 2020
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