Category Archives: Decatur Radio

(Chicago, IL) -- The controversial Cook County soda tax is officially dead. The penny-per-ounce tax has expired. County commissioners voted last month to repeal it following public backlash. The repea...

(Springfield, IL) -- Bob Daiber is running for governor of Illinois next year. The Madison County regional superintendent of schools filed petitions this week to run for the Democratic nomination in t...

(Undated) -- The National Review is bashing Governor Rauner. The conservative editorial magazine has dubbed him the "Worst Republican Governor in America." The Review criticizes Rauner for signing a b...

(Springfield, IL) -- Republican lawmakers and pro-life groups are suing in an attempt to block a controversial law expanding abortion coverage in Illinois. A suit was filed yesterday in Sangamon Count...

>>Cowboys Cruise Past Redskins On "TNF" (Arlington, TX) -- The Cowboys built a 17-0 in the second quarter and cruised to a 38-14 win over the Redskins on "Thursday Night Football" in Arlington. ...

(Champaign, IL) -- Authorities are identifying the Monticello teen killed this week in a crash near Champaign. The Champaign County coroner says 17-year-old Tori Lanter died after the vehicle she was ...

(Decatur, IL) -- No foul play is suspected after a woman was found dead by crews responding to a fire at a Decatur senior-living facility. Authorities say Jane Morthland was discovered Tuesday in her ...

(Charleston, IL) -- No one is hurt after a fire broke out on the Eastern Illinois University campus. Authorities say the blaze started last night in Douglas Hall when an electric motor sparked as main...

(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Rauner is applauding GOP tax-reform efforts in Congress. Speaking to WJPF radio yesterday, the governor said he hopes the federal government makes the tax code more compe...

>>NFL And Players Reach Agreement On Social Justice Issues (Undated) -- The NFL and a group of players have come to an agreement on a plan to work on social injustices in African-American commun...