Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Sports News 5/18/18
>>Cardinals Lose Late To Phillies (St. Louis, MO) -- The Cardinals gave up five runs over the final two innings and lost 6-2 to the Phillies at Busch Stadium. Stater Luke Weaver allowed just fou...
May 18, 2018

Decatur Police with Large Drug Bust on Wednesday Afternoon
(Decatur, IL) -- Just before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Decatur Police Department's Street Crimes Unit, stopped a vehicle just east of Argenta on I-72. During the traffic stop, police brought in the K-9 ...
May 17, 2018

SIU-E Faculty Ask For 'Distinct and Equal' Universities
(Edwardsville, IL) -- Professors at Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus are asking for recognition. The school's faculty senate Wednesday sent a letter to SIU Trustees making their case...
May 17, 2018

Governor Rauner Promises Three Million Dollars For Quincy Vets Home
(Quincy, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he's ready to deliver some of the money that's needed to fix the problems at the Quincy veterans home. The governor on Wednesday promised a three mi...
May 17, 2018

Audit Slams Rauner Administration Over Warehouse Lease
(Springfield, IL) -- A new report says Governor Bruce Rauner's administration violated the state's purchasing laws with a warehouse lease in Springfield. Lawmakers have been demanding answers about th...
May 17, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC

Illinois Senate Okays New Gun Dealer Licensing Plan
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are taking a second crack at issuing state licenses to Illinois gun dealers. The Illinois Senate Wednesday approved a new gun dealer licensing measure that also...
May 17, 2018 James Case / CC
Sports News 5/17/18
>>Rockets Whip Warriors To Even West Finals (Houston, TX) -- James Harden scored 27 points as the Rockets whipped the Warriors 127-105 in Game Two of the West Finals in Houston. They evened the ...
May 17, 2018

Illinois Draws Record Number Of Visitors
(Springfield, IL) -- A lot of visitors spent a lot of money in Illinois last year. Governor Rauner's office earlier in the week said tourism in 2017 set a record and was worth almost 40 billion dollar...
May 16, 2018 Roman Boed / CC

Illinois Lawmakers Look At New Gun Dealer Licensing Plan
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are looking to work around Governor Rauner rather than deal with his changes. State Senator Don Harmon yesterday introduced a new version of the plan to issue s...
May 16, 2018

Illinois Warns of Increase In Tick Diseases
(Springfield, IL) -- Bug spray and long sleeves. Those are your best bets if you're heading out into the fields or woods in Illinois this summer. The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday warne...
May 16, 2018 Jonas Bengtsson / CC






