Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Black Friday Shoppers Already Out In Force
(Chicago, IL) -- Black Friday started hours ago for shoppers across Illinois. Many stores opened late last night, and started offering deals before the sun came up this morning. Black Friday is no lon...
Nov 24, 2017 yancy9 / CC
Former I-DOT Administrator Dinging For Hiring Neighbor
(Springfield, IL) -- The state's Executive Inspector General says a former top administrator at the Illinois Department of Transportation broke the rules when she hired her neighbor. A report released...
Nov 24, 2017

Severance Package For Former NIU President In Doubt
(DeKalb, IL) -- The former president of Northern Illinois University might not get to keep his 600 thousand-dollar severance package after all. A judge on Wednesday declared the six figure payment to ...
Nov 24, 2017 Pictures of Money / CC

Sports News 11/24/17
>>Chargers Carve Up Cowboys In "Big D" (Arlington, TX) -- Phillip Rivers passed for 434 yards and three touchdowns as the Chargers carved up the Cowboys 28-6 on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas. Desmo...
Nov 24, 2017

Illinois Deer Harvest Down A Bit In First Weekend
(Springfield, IL) -- More than a few Illinois deer hunters likely left the field empty-handed after the first weekend of shotgun hunting. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources yesterday said th...
Nov 23, 2017 Larry Smith / CC

Big Ten Network Directive: No Chief At U Of I Games
(Urbana, IL) -- You're not going to see the Chief, or even someone wearing a Chief t-shirt, on television from the University of Illinois this year. "The Champaign News-Gazette" reported yesterday tha...
Nov 23, 2017 Derek Kaczmarczyk / CC

Sports News for Thursday November 24, 2017
>>Lightning Nip Blackhawks In Overtime (Tampa, FL) -- Patrick Kane's two first period goals were not enough as the Lightning nipped the Blackhawks, 3-2, in overtime. Chicago failed to hold up it...
Nov 23, 2017 Håkan Dahlström / CC

New Food Pantry in Taylorville
The Taylorville Ministerial Association has opened a food pantry at Route 29 and East Main Cross. The new hours of the pantry are Tuesday mornings from 8:30 to 10:00, Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 7:...
Nov 22, 2017 F Delventhal / CC

Howard Buffett Gets Decatur Wall Of Fame
(Decatur, IL) -- Howard Buffett is getting his name on another piece of Decatur. The millionaire philanthropist-turned-sheriff last night was added to the city's Wall of Fame. Buffett has become one o...
Nov 22, 2017

Governor Rauner: No Guarantee Illinois Will Get Another State Budget
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is telling investors that there is no guarantee the state will get a new budget anytime soon. The governor included a line in this month's offer to ...
Nov 22, 2017






