Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois Senate Okays LGBT History Requirement
(Springfield, IL) -- The plan to require local schools to teach lessons on LGBT history is a big step closer to becoming law. The Illinois Senate Wednesday approved the idea. State Senator Heather Ste...
May 03, 2018 Justin Brockie / CC
Sports News 5/3/18
>>Jazz Knot Series With Rockets (Houston, TX) -- The Jazz and Rockets are tied at one win apiece after Utah snatched Game Two 116-108 in Houston. Joe Ingles shot 7-of-9 from downtown to lead the...
May 03, 2018

Illinois State Fair Taps Bicentennial For Theme This Year
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' 200th birthday is more than just a bicentennial. It's also the State Fair theme this year. State Fair managers Tuesday announced that the theme for this summer's fairs w...
May 02, 2018

Missing Kayaker Found in Sangamon River
(Springfield, IL) -- The search for Shane Shomidie is over. Rescuers in Sangamon County Tuesday say they found Shomidie's body near the bridge over the Sangamon River not far from I-55. Shomidie went ...
May 02, 2018 David Goehring / CC

Rauner Report: 230 Million Needed For New Quincy Dorm
(Springfield, IL) -- There's still no plan to pay for the new veterans dorm that Governor Bruce Rauner wants to build at the state's veterans home in Quincy. The governor's office Tuesday released its...
May 02, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC

Republicans In Springfield Push For Lawmaker Pay Freeze
(Springfield, IL) -- The top Republican in the Illinois Senate wants to make sure lawmakers don't make more money. Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady Tuesday introduced a plan that would stop lawmake...
May 02, 2018 Justin Brockie / CC

Dick Durbin Wants new E-Cigarette Regulations
(Normal, IL) -- Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants the government to get tougher on vaping and e-cigarettes. Durbin told a crowd in Bloomington-Normal yesterday that he wants to ban flavored vape...
May 02, 2018 Vaping360 / CC
Sports News 5/2/18
>>Cavs, Warriors Win In NBA Playoffs (Undated) -- The Cavaliers and Warriors were winners in the NBA Playoffs. Cleveland won 113-112 in overtime at Toronto in Game One of their Eastern Conferenc...
May 02, 2018

Tuesday Morning Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
(Decatur, IL) -- On Tuesday morning just after 8:00 a.m. Decatur Police responded to an Armed Robbery call at Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust on North Water Street. The lone suspect entered the business a...
May 01, 2018 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Durbin Holds Out Hope Of Federal Money For Quincy Home
(Quincy, IL) -- Illinois' senior U.S. senator says the federal government will pay for most of the cost to build a new veterans home in Quincy. But Dick Durbin says the state of Illinois must act firs...
May 01, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC






