Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Central Illinois farmers continue to progress with planting crops
Central Illinois farmers are making progress with planting crops. The Illinois Crop Progress Report shows about 70% of corn is planted and about 45% of soybeans. Farmers say planting conditions are be...
May 13, 2020 David Morris / CC
Pritzker announces Fast-Track Public Infrastructure Grants
New Fast-Track Public Infrastructure Grants are being put into place in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the initiative yesterday to fund planned public infrastructure projects. Commerce off...
May 13, 2020
Two bodies found in Decatur garage, may have died from CO poisoning
Police in Decatur are investigating after two people were found dead in a garage on Monday night. Officers responded Monday night around 7 p.m. to East Main St. where they found the bodies of a man an...
May 12, 2020 Karen / CC
Governor Pritzker says COVID-19 peak is coming mid-June
Modeling data shows that COVID-19 cases in Illinois are expected to peak in mid-June. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the news yesterday. Pritzker said the extended prediction for the peak is a resul...
May 12, 2020 muffinn / CC
Three regions of Illinois are on track to move to Phase Three of Restore Illinois by June 1st
Three regions of Illinois are on track to move to Phase Three of Restore Illinois by June 1st. The North-Central, Central, and Southern region are currently meeting all four requirements to move to th...
May 12, 2020 BrianSwan / CC
Illinois State University has first on-campus COVID-19 case
Illinois State University says it has its first on-campus case of COVID-19. School officials released the information on the university's website, but didn't specify whether the person who tested posi...
May 11, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Durbin calls Don Harmon's pension proposal "unrealistic"
U.S Senator Dick Durbin is calling Illinois Senate President Don Harmon's pension proposal "unrealistic." Harmon sent a letter to Congress last month requesting ten billion dollars in pension relief f...
May 11, 2020 Kurman Communications, Inc. / CC
Pritzker preparing to introduce contact tracing program
Illinois is planning to introduce a contact tracing program. On CNN's State of the Union, Governor J.B. Pritzker said yesterday that he thinks the program could be up and running in the "next few week...
May 11, 2020 Governor Tom Wolf / CC
Illinois COVID-19 update 5/8
Governor Pritzker has updated the COVID-19 numbers at his daily press conference. There are now a total of 73,760 positive tests and a total of 399,714 tests have been completed. 3,241 deaths have bee...
May 08, 2020 IAEA Imagebank / CC
Mueller Company to temporarily close Decatur plant and foundry
Mueller Company officials are temporarily shutting down their Decatur plant and foundry after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson says the facilities will be closed through ...
May 08, 2020
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