Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois Flu Cases Tick Up Again
(Springfield, IL) -- The flu is getting stronger in Illinois. The state's latest report to the CDC for the first week of February shows an uptick in the number of positive flu tests. Illinois doesn't ...
Feb 13, 2018 KOMUnews / CC
Illinois Also Wants Citizenship Question Dropped From 2020 Census
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' attorney general is joining 18 others in asking 2020 census officials not to ask about citizenship. The group made the request yesterday in a letter to the commerce departme...
Feb 13, 2018

Judge Sets April 2019 Trial For Accused U Of I Killer
(Urbana, IL) -- The man accused of kidnapping and killing a Chinese-born U of I scholar is facing an April 2019 trial. A judge yesterday set Brendt Christensen's trial for a little more than a year fr...
Feb 13, 2018 Ed Bierman / CC
Sports News 2/13/18
>>White Leads Four Americans Into Finals Of Men's Snowboard Halfpipe (PyeongChang, South Korea) -- American Shaun White threw down the highest score in the men's snowboard halfpipe qualifying. W...
Feb 13, 2018
Sports News 2/12/18
>>Report: Cubs Sign Darvish (Chicago, IL) -- The Cubs are adding another big name to their rotation. According to The Athletic, Chicago has signed Yu Darvish to a six-year deal worth 126-million...
Feb 12, 2018

Congressman Davis: Pay Military Properly, Then Worry About Parade
(Washington, DC) -- Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis says he wants to see the military's needs met before he worries about a national military parade. Davis said over the weekend that he's no...
Feb 12, 2018

Illinois Gets Fair Grades In Latest Road Safety Survey
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is in the middle of the pack when it comes to laws for seat belt use and texting while driving. The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety last week released their annual ...
Feb 12, 2018 David Wilson / CC

Illinois Governor To Deliver Budget Address This Week
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois taxpayers are going to get a look at what the governor wants to spend this week. Governor Bruce Rauner is set to deliver his budget address on Wednesday. There are severa...
Feb 12, 2018

Illinois Fighting Order To Expand Medical Marijuana
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' public health managers are fighting to keep the state's medical marijuana program narrow. Lawyers for the Illinois Department of Public Health last week filed an appeal to a...
Feb 12, 2018 Dank Depot / CC

Morning Commute Could Still Be Slick
(Springfield, IL) -- Most of Illinois' interstates are clear of snow and ice, but that doesn't mean they won't be slick on the drive to school or work. I-DOT said crews spent most of the day yesterday...
Feb 12, 2018 Amanda B / CC






