Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Sangamon Co Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over State Budget Bills (Springfield, IL) -- A Sangamon County judge is dismissing a lawsuit filed over state budget bills. Several Republican lawmakers sued House ...

MANUFACTURING DECLINE New data from the Federal Reserve of St. Louis shows that Illinois saw a 33.5% decline in manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2024. According to analysis by ETQ, Illinois suffere...

Pritzker Signs Bills to Protect Illinois Workers (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is taking action to strengthen union protections in the state. Governor Pritzker yesterday signed a bill package that aim...

FAIR WEEKEND The Illinois State Fair is set to wrap up this weekend. Friday is First Responder & Healthcare Heroes Day, followed by Park District Conservation Day on Saturday. The fair concludes S...

ISP Launching Group To Combat Human Trafficking (Decatur, IL) -- The Illinois State Police is launching a group to combat human trafficking in the state. The ISP is partnering with the Decatur Police ...

VACCINE MANDATE DISCRIMINATION Illinois and Wisconsin health care operator Mercyhealth has agreed to pay more than $1 million in monetary relief and offered to reinstate employees who were terminated ...

Illinois BOE To Vote On New Exam Benchmarks (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Board of Education is set to vote today on a new test scoring system. State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders...

Pritzker Signs Sonya Massey's Bill (Springfield, IL) -- The Sonya Massey Bill is changing police hiring in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed the measure into law yesterday. The law creates stricter h...

Decatur Couple Charged With Animal Cruelty After Deaths Of Two Pet Dogs (Decatur, IL) -- A Decatur couple is charged with animal cruelty following the deaths of two pet dogs in their home. Police say ...

BUSINESSES EXIT Illinois businesses are moving to other states at triple the rate they did before the pandemic, according to new research from the Illinois Policy Institute. In 2023, 218 businesses le...