Category Archives: Decatur Radio

R and B singer R. Kelly made a surprise visit to Springfield
R and B singer R. Kelly is back to making public appearances and made a surprise visit to Springfield. He announced on Instagram Saturday evening that he would be appearing at Dirty South Lounge later...
Apr 08, 2019 Lean-Op / CC

At least one Republican lawmaker is suggesting stiffer penalties for violators of Scott's Law
At least one Republican lawmaker is suggesting stiffer penalties for violators of Scott's Law. Representative John Cabello is suggesting the penalty be bumped up to a class four felony for first time ...
Apr 03, 2019 miss_millions / CC

A Plea Deal Limits Sexual Assault Case to 10 Years
Antwain Ward was in Macon County Circuit Court Monday. He plead guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault. The sexual assault goes back to before 2017, when the victim was just in the 1st grade. The...
Apr 02, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC

Fire crews were on the scene of a massive structure fire here in Decatur
Fire crews were on the scene of a massive structure fire here in Decatur. The blaze broke out early this morning at the corner of North Water Street and Eldorado Street and spread to at least three ot...
Apr 01, 2019 eddiecoyote / CC

Democrats are championing Governor JB Pritzker's proposed Fair Tax
Democrats are championing Governor JB Pritzker's proposed Fair Tax. Lawmakers are proposing three options to help improve the state's economy, including the Fair Tax. Other options on the table are sl...
Mar 29, 2019

Senate Republicans are putting forth a resolution calling for a change in the state constitution
Senate Republicans are putting forth a resolution calling for a change in the state constitution. The change proposed Tuesday would require the House and Senate to meet a two-thirds majority before ra...
Mar 28, 2019 Mark Goebel / CC

More disclosure in municipal pensions
A bill is moving forward in the state House that would require more disclosure in municipal pensions. The bill adds lump-sum payments for accumulated sick days to a list of items that the Illinois Mun...
Mar 27, 2019 Katrine Thielke / CC

Texting and driving fines could soon go up
Texting and driving fines could soon go up. State lawmakers are creating harsher penalties for people who cause serious injury to someone else while texting and driving. The current fine of 75-dollars...
Mar 27, 2019 Steven Damron / CC

Surveillance Video Shows Who Started the Fight Between Two Women
A video Shows a fight between two women from Decatur in an apartment, on the 300 block of East Center st. One woman (53 years of age) and the other 24. After Police arrived to the scene, they noticed ...
Mar 26, 2019 James Reynolds / CC

A new report shows that poor road conditions cost the average Illinois driver....
A new report shows that poor road conditions cost the average Illinois driver over 550 dollars in car repairs. The American Society of Engineers released the report yesterday, which also gave Illinois...
Mar 26, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC






