Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Ten New Officers Sworn in on Thursday
(Decatur, IL) - Ten new officers were sworn into the Decatur Police Department on Thursday morning, during a ceremony in the City Council Chambers at the Decatur Civic Center. Seven of the ten new off...
Jan 05, 2018

Governor Rauner Staying At Quincy Vets Home
(Quincy, IL) -- Illinois' governor is trying to send a message about the Legionnaires outbreaks at the veterans home in Quincy. Governor Bruce Rauner's office yesterday said that the governor is spend...
Jan 05, 2018

Massive Lotto Jackpots Peak Interest In Illinois
(Chicago, IL) -- The odds are astronomical for sure, but one lucky Illinois lotto player could be a billionaire by Monday if they are really, really, really lucky. The Illinois Lottery yesterday said ...
Jan 05, 2018 Henita May / CC
Illinois Lawmakers Look At Bitcoin, Blockchain Regulations
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon. A pair of state lawmakers say they're looking to regulate bitcoin and the technology that makes it work, blockchain. State...
Jan 05, 2018
Sports News 1/5/17
>>Inside Look At Brady And Belichick Relationship From ESPN (Foxboro, MA) -- ESPN is giving a look into the inside workings of the Patriots not typically seen. Seth Wickersham posted a well-sour...
Jan 05, 2018
Chris Kennedy Suggests Targeted 'Gentrification' Happening In Chicago
(Chicago, IL) -- One of the Democrats running for governor in Illinois says the mayor of Chicago may be trying to push some black families out of the city. Chris Kennedy yesterday said Mayor Rahm Eman...
Jan 04, 2018

Illinois Farm Bureau Hopes For Hemp
(Springfield, IL) -- If Illinois' largest farm organization has its way, there will be fields of a new kind of green across the state very soon. The Illinois Farm Bureau is backing an industrial hemp ...
Jan 04, 2018 Chris H / CC

Parents Pledge 36-Million Toward Illinois Tax Credit Scholarships
(Springfield, IL) -- There's plenty of interest in Illinois' new tax credit scholarship program. The governor's office yesterday said that taxpayers pledged 36-million-dollars toward the program on it...
Jan 04, 2018 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC

Wind-Chill Advisory Issued as Icy Cold Returns
(Davenport, IA) -- Illinois' latest wind-chill advisory stretches from the northwestern tip of the state almost to St. Louis. The National Weather Service is leaving the advisory in place for the nort...
Jan 04, 2018 Alejandro Cordón / CC
Sports News 1/4/2018
>>Illinois Falls To Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) -- Illinois was outscored by 13 in the first half and wasn't able to recover in a 77-67 loss at Minnesota. The Fighting Illini missed 18 of their ...
Jan 04, 2018






