Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Sports News 7/13/18
>>Cardinals Host Reds Tonight (St. Louis, MO) -- After an off-day, the Cardinals get back to work tonight. They close out the first half of the season with a three-game series against the Reds a...
Jul 13, 2018

SIU Carbondale Faculty Votes No Confidence In University President
(Carbondale, IL) -- Faculty members at the Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois University have lost their faith in university president Randy Dunn. A vote of no confidence in Dunn passed overwhelmi...
Jul 12, 2018

U of I Professor Files Gender-Based Wage Discrimination Lawsuit
(Champaign, IL) -- The University of Illinois is being sued in federal court by a female professor who claims she is being paid 12-to-56-thousand dollars less than her male colleagues. Industrial desi...
Jul 12, 2018 Ed Bierman / CC

Governor's Campaign Calls For Pritzker Ad To Be Pulled
(Springfield, IL) -- The campaign of Governor Rauner is taking issue with an ad from Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker and is calling for it to be pulled. The ad features a narrator saying other gov...
Jul 12, 2018

Decatur Memorial Hospital Warns Of Scam
(Decatur, IL) -- Someone is using Decatur Memorial Hospital's phone number to try to scam people out of money. The hospital posted a warning on their Facebook Wednesday. The post said the callers have...
Jul 12, 2018

Plane Makes Emergency Landing On I-55
(Lincoln, IL) -- Interstate 55 doubled as a runway for an Indiana man Wednesday afternoon. William Fransley's Cessna lost power around 2:30 in the afternoon as he was trying to land at the Logan Count...
Jul 12, 2018
Sports News 7/12/18
>>Croatia Defeats England To Reach First World Cup Final (Moscow) -- It'll be France and Croatia in the World Cup Final on Sunday. Croatia defeated England 2-1 in yesterday's semifinal in Moscow...
Jul 12, 2018

State Fairgrounds Roads To Be Resurfaced By Start Of Fair
(Springfield, IL) -- Three of the major roads in the Illinois State Fairgrounds will be resurfaced by the time the state fair begins next month. Crews started the work this week on Main Street, Centra...
Jul 11, 2018

America in Bloom – Decatur’s Celebration of Blooms
America in Bloom Schedule July 18th 5:45 - Decatur Airport Two America in Bloom Judges will be arriving at Decatur Airport at approximately 5:45. A small welcome ceremony is planned and there will be ...
Jul 11, 2018

American Red Cross Is In Urgent Need Of Blood Donations
(Peoria, IL) -- The American Red Cross is in desperate need of eligible donors. Officials say their supply is down following the Fourth of July holiday because there were fewer blood drives, resulting...
Jul 11, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC






