Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois State Fair Kicks Off on Thursday
(Springfield, IL) -- It's that time of year again and the Illinois State Fair returns on Thursday from August 9 through the 19 at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield. One of the big things going on t...
Aug 07, 2018
Sports News 8/7/18
>>LeBron Documentary "Shut Up And Dribble" Debuts In October (Los Angeles, CA) -- Lakers forward LeBron James is teaming up with Showtime for a three-part documentary series call "Shut Up and Dr...
Aug 07, 2018

Millikin University to Host Campus Visit Day on Friday
(Decatur, IL) -- Millikin University will host a campus visit day for prospective high school students on Friday, August 10. Campus visit days allow prospective students and their families to get acqu...
Aug 07, 2018

Illinois Police Departments Ready For National Night Out
(Springfield, IL) -- Don't be surprised to see your local police officers in your park or neighborhood. Tonight is National Night Out, the night designed to get police into their communities that prom...
Aug 07, 2018

Governor Signs New Rear-Facing Car Seat Law
(Springfield, IL) -- Moms and dads are going to have to keep their rear-facing car seats for a little while longer. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Friday signed a new law that requires children sta...
Aug 06, 2018 Jonathan Brodsky / CC

Dove Looks for Volunteers for the BABES Fall Semester
(Decatur, IL) -- BABES, the Beginning Awareness Basic Education Studies program, combines puppets, stories and discussions designed to help school children develop positive living skills. Volunteers b...
Aug 06, 2018

Decatur Boy Identified As Victim Of Macoupin County Drowning
(Springfield, IL) -- The coroner in Springfield says a seven-year-old boy died after going under the water in a Macoupin County lake on Friday. He was transported from Carlinville Area Hospital to Spr...
Aug 06, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
Sports News 8/6/18
>>NFL Preseason Ramps Up This Week (Undated) -- The NFL preseason ramps up this week as all 16 teams take the field. A dozen games will kick off on Thursday. Top matchups for the week include th...
Aug 06, 2018

2018 Decatur Celebration Recap and Photos
The 2018 Dectur Celebration is in the books and what a fun filled three days it was in Downtown Decatur. There was great warm weather with plenty of food and activities for everyone with great enterta...
Aug 06, 2018

Illinois' Drought Shrinking
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' drought is shrinking. The latest report on dry conditions in the state Thursday said that a small piece of western Illinois is the only part of the state experiencing a ...
Aug 03, 2018 Tom Shockey / CC






