Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Decatur Fire Department Seeking Information on Suspicious Fires
The Decatur Fire Department is seeking information from the public in what are considered to be suspicious fires in the city. Sunday night in to early Monday, fire crews handled 5 building fires and t...
Gina Volk Jun 04, 2020 Albert Straub / CC

16 arrests made in connection to Bloomington riots
Bloomington Police say 13 adults and three juveniles are facing charges related to looting, violence, and vandalism in the city. Arrests were made early yesterday morning, as people broke off from cro...
Jun 03, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Pritzker signs to go law for beer, cocktails
You cannot drink them in your car, but Illinois is allowing bars and restaurants to sell beer and cocktails to go. Governor Pritzker signed the to-go law yesterday. He said he hopes that allowing bars...
Jun 03, 2020

Illinois COVID-19 cases surpass 120,000
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois have surpassed 122,000. State health officials announced over 1,600 new cases of the virus yesterday, along with nearly 115 new deaths. The state's death toll n...
Jun 03, 2020 muffinn / CC

Lightfoot joins Pritzker in push-back against Trump over troops
Illinois officials are pushing back against President Trump's threat to use military force against protesters this week. Governor J.B. Pritzker responded directly to the president during a call with g...
Jun 03, 2020 Smart Chicago Collaborative / CC
Pritzker calls up more National Guard, Illinois State troopers
Hundreds more Illinois National Guard troops are heading to cities across the state. Governor JB Pritzker yesterday called up 250 more citizen soldiers to help try and stop the rioting in Chicago and ...
Jun 02, 2020
Illinois man charged with handing out explosives in Minneapolis
An Illinois man is facing federal charges after authorities say he rioted and handed out explosives while in Minneapolis last week. Officials say 28-year-old Matthew Lee Rupert was arrested on Sunday ...
Jun 02, 2020
Pritzker declares disaster in Macon, eight other counties
Governor Pritzker is declaring a disaster in nine Illinois counties. The governor issued the disaster proclamations yesterday for Sangamon, Macon, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Madison, and ...
Jun 02, 2020

Trump, Pritzker disagree on military use on violent protesters
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is joining at least one other state's leader in rejecting President Trump's threat to send in the military to deal with violent protesters. Pritzker said yesterday that...
Jun 02, 2020 The National Guard / CC
Urbana curfew expires after weekend of protests
A curfew is expiring in the city of Urbana. Mayor Diane Marlin instituted a curfew that started last night at 9 p.m. and ran through 6 a.m. this morning. The curfew was a response to violent protests ...
Jun 01, 2020






