Category Archives: Decatur Radio

SIU President Randy Dunn Explains His Support For Funding Split
(Carbondale, IL) -- Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn says he simply wants money at the school to follow students. Dunn yesterday explained to "The Southern Illinoisan" why he supporte...
Jul 05, 2018

Illinois To Bake Once Again Under Heat Advisory
(Davenport, IA) -- It's going to be another dangerously hot day across the state of Illinois today. The National Weather Service is leaving a Heat Advisory in place for the entire state until about 8:...
Jul 05, 2018 Takuya Yoshimura / CC

Two Separate Shootings in Decatur Early Thursday Morning
(Decatur, IL) -- Early Thursday morning, just after midnight Decatur Police responded to two separate shootings in the area. The first occurred in the 500 block of West Packard where the 29-year-old m...
Jul 05, 2018

Sports News for Thursday July 5, 2018
>>Cubs Turn Back Tigers For Two-Game Sweep (Chicago, IL) -- Willson Contreras homered in the sixth to snap a 2-all tie and doubled in two more in the seventh as the Cubs beat the Tigers 5-2 in C...
Jul 05, 2018 slgckgc / CC

Bloomington Police Probe Another Shooting
(Bloomington, IL) -- Bloomington's violent summer isn't showing signs of ending. Police say someone shot a 26-year-old man on the city's near-west side early Tuesday morning. The victim is expected to...
Jul 04, 2018 Daniel / CC

All Of Illinois Under A Heat Advisory Today
(Lincoln, IL) -- Forecasters say hydration and moderation are the orders of the day as Illinois gets ready for another day of dangerous heat. The National Weather Service is placing the entire state u...
Jul 04, 2018
Sports News for July 4, 2018
Cubs Come Back To Top Tigers (Chicago, IL) -- Anthony Rizzo singled in the tying run in the fifth inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh as the Cubs beat the Tigers 5-3 at Wrigley Field. ...
Jul 04, 2018

Southern Illinois Lawmakers Push To Oust SIU President
(Carbondale, IL) -- Several southern Illinois lawmakers say it's time for Southern Illinois University to get a new president. State Rep Dave Severin, State Senator Paul Schimpf, and State Senator Dal...
Jul 03, 2018

Sam McCann Likely To Stay On November Ballot
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' other candidates for governor will likely be on the ballot in November. The Illinois Republican Party Monday said they will not challenge Sam McCann or Kash Jackson's ca...
Jul 03, 2018

Former Congressman Schock Wants Trial Frozen
(Urbana, IL) -- Former central Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock wants a judge to freeze his federal corruption trial. Schock's lawyers filed a motion Monday to put his trial on-hold as they work on a...
Jul 03, 2018 Ed Bierman / CC






