Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Hy-Vee Recalls Pasta Salads After 20 People Get Sick
(Springfield, IL) -- If you have pasta salad from Hy-Vee, you may want to toss it out. The grocery store chain Tuesday announced that it is recalling Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad, and officials say it ma...
Jul 18, 2018

U Of I Paying 75 Hundred Dollars To Stop Chief Shirts
(Urbana, IL) -- A University of Illinois grad is getting a little bit of money to stop making Chief Illiniwek shirts. The Champaign News-Gazette reported Tuesday that the U of I is paying Ted O'Malley...
Jul 18, 2018 Andrew Magill / CC

Bridgestone To Hire 30 In Bloomington-Normal, Invest 12 Million
(Normal, IL) -- They're hiring at the Bridgestone plant in Bloomington-Normal. The company announced Tuesday that it is investing 12 million-dollars and adding 30 new jobs. Close to 400 people already...
Jul 18, 2018 David Guo / CC

Governor Rauner Vetoes Voter Crosscheck Legislation
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is not leaving two national voter database programs. Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a plan Tuesday that would have had Illinois exit the Interstate Voter Registration Cross...
Jul 18, 2018
Sports News 7/18/18
>>AL Outlasts NL In MLB All-Star Game (Washington, DC) -- The American League is celebrating an 8-6, 10-inning win over the National League in the MLB All-Star Game in D.C. Astros teammates Alex...
Jul 18, 2018

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti to join Busboom and Wolfe Wednesday
Coming up on the Wednesday edition of Busboom and Wolfe Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti will join the show at 7:10 a.m. Hope you can join the conversation on Talk 101 FM.
Jul 17, 2018

Fourth Wheaton College Football Player Pleads Guilty
(Wheaton, IL) -- A fourth former Wheaton College football player is avoiding felony charges with a plea bargain. James Cooksey of Jacksonville, Florida pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge fo...
Jul 17, 2018 Patrick Feller / CC

Central Illinois Woman First To Sue Over Tainted McDonald's Salads
(Washington, IL) -- A central Illinois woman is the first to sue over tainted salads at McDonald's. Jennifer Smith from Washington, Illinois filed her lawsuit in Cook County where McDonald's is headqu...
Jul 17, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC

SIU Trustees Approve Six Figure Severance For Outgoing President
(Edwardsville, IL) -- Southern Illinois University trustees have put their stamp on a six-figure severance for the school's outgoing president. Trustees yesterday approved a 215 thousand-dollar payout...
Jul 17, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC

Governor Rauner Signs Two New Gun Control Laws
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois has two new gun laws. Governor Bruce Rauner signed a new law Monday that creates a 72 hour waiting period for all gun purchases and signed another that allows police or a fam...
Jul 17, 2018






