Category Archives: Decatur Radio

$1 Million promised by the Howard G. Buffet Foundation to help Macon County
March 16, 2020, The Howard G buffet foundation announced to commit up to $1,000,000 to help Macon County during the crisis. The money will be used toward food and medical resources needed in Macon Cou...
Mar 16, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC

Illinois Video Gaming establishments closed due to Covid-19
March 16th through the 30th all video gaming establishments will be suspended due to the Covid-19 concerns. This close was called for by the Illinois Gaming Board and will take effect 9 p.m. Monday Ma...
Mar 16, 2020

New Covid-19 case reported in Springfield
Another positive Covid-19 case in Springfield. There have been three Covid-19 cases reported in Springfield. IDPH is currently reporting 93 cases in Illinois. Champaign, Clinton, Cook, Cumberland, DuP...
Mar 15, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Decatur's St. Patrick's parade still a go
Decatur's St. Patrick's Day parade this Saturday is still scheduled. The sponsors of the event, Knights of Columbus, have agreed that no conditions will cancel the event "unless there is a public heal...
Mar 12, 2020
Baby of Seth Nashland discharged from hospital, Nashland pleads not guilty to charges
The baby of Seth Nashland, the Macon man who has been accused of inflicting burns and brain injuries to his son, has been discharged from the hospital. The 31-year-old was arrested last month and yest...
Mar 12, 2020
Unoccupied building collapses in Taylorville
East Main Cross Street in Taylorville was closed after a roof collapsed on Wednesday night. Around six o'clock last night, firefighters were called to the 200 block where a collapse of an unoccupied b...
Mar 12, 2020
Springfield plans on having St. Patrick's Day parade - Edit - now postponed
Edit: The City of Springfield is postponing the parade. While Chicago announced they have canceled their St. Paddy's Day parade, but organizers of the Springfield St. Patrick's Day parade say t...
Mar 12, 2020
Township to vote on dispensaries
Decatur Township will be voting on whether or not to allow marijuana dispensaries in the city. The Decatur City Council voted against allowing dispensaries in the city last year. Council members say t...
Mar 10, 2020
19-year-old reaches for deputies gun, bites correctional officer
A man arrested early Saturday morning ended up biting a correctional officer on the arm after reaching for the gun of a deputy. Alex Gill was pulled over around 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of North 27...
Mar 10, 2020
Decatur man shot for second time since December
A 22-year-old Decatur man was shot for the second time since December over the weekend. The man was shot on Sunday evening. That same evening, police responded to the 1200 block of North Jasper Street...
Mar 10, 2020






