Category Archives: Decatur Radio

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

Decatur Park District Presents City Junior Golf Tournament
(Decatur, IL) -- Register now for the City Junior Golf Tournament scheduled for August 8 at Red Tail Run Golf Course and August 9 at Hickory Point Golf Course. Players aged 5 - 17 will enjoy lunch, on...
Jul 11, 2018 chispita_666 / CC
Sports News 7/11/18
>>Cardinals Crush White Sox (Chicago, IL) -- Dexter Fowler's grand slam capped a seven-run sixth inning as the Cardinals crushed the White Sox 14-2 in Chicago. Kolten Wong went 4-for-5 with a tw...
Jul 11, 2018

Ball Runner Training for USTA/Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic
(Decatur, IL) --The USTA/Ursula Beck Men's Pro Tennis Classic will be coming to Decatur July 31-August 6th. Each year, 96 players from over 20 countries come to this event to battle it out professiona...
Jul 10, 2018 DaveMontPhotography / CC

Father Charged With Injuring Four-Month-Old Son
(Taylorsville, IL) -- A Taylorsville man is accused of injuring his four-month-old son. Chad Johnson was charged Monday as police were called to Johnson's home last Friday and found the child unrespon...
Jul 10, 2018 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Man Wanted For Stealing St. Jude Donation Box In Galesburg
(Galesburg, IL) -- Police in Galesburg are looking for a man accused of stealing a donation box for St. Jude Children's Hospital from a Casey's General Store. The suspect wore a white St. Louis Cardin...
Jul 10, 2018 Daniel / CC

Immigration Protest Tomorrow In Urbana
(Urbana, IL) -- Local raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be protested in Urbana tomorrow. A nonprofit group called Bend the Arc: CU is behind the rally, with organizers saying ICE ...
Jul 10, 2018 Fibonacci Blue / CC

Decatur Mourns Loss of Community Member and Veteran David Freyling
(Decatur, IL) -- Family, friends and the Decatur community are mourning the loss of Veteran and chairman of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Macon County David Freyling as he passed away at his h...
Jul 09, 2018

Big Reception For Special Olympian In New Berlin
(New Berlin, IL) -- A Springfield-area Special Olympics gold medalist is basking in the glow of his success. Jonathan Mies was welcomed home to New Berlin Sunday with a firetruck escort through town a...
Jul 09, 2018 COD Newsroom / CC

Gas Prices Up A Penny
(Springfield, IL) -- Gas prices around Illinois are up slightly to start the week. Triple-A puts the statewide average at two-dollars-95 cents, up one cent from a week ago and 62-cents more than what ...
Jul 09, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC






