Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Governor Declares Harvest Season Emergency
(Springfield, IL) -- For the first time ever there is a Harvest Season Emergency in Illinois. Governor Rauner declared the emergency yesterday. He says the wet fall has delayed the harvest and farmers...
Nov 06, 2017 Sharon Mollerus / CC

Severe Weather Expected Across Central Illinois Sunday Afternoon
Late-season severe weather is expected Sunday across much of central and eastern Illinois. According to the National Weather Service, the greatest chance for strong storms, damaging winds, and large h...
Nov 05, 2017 Daniel Rodriguez / CC

October Wetter, Warmer Than Normal Across Illinois
Illinois climate experts say the state saw the tenth-wettest October since 1895 this year thanks to average statewide precipitation of nearly 5 inches. Illinois state climatologist Jim Angel of the Il...
Nov 05, 2017 Scott Schwartz / CC

Second Round IHSA Football Playoff Scores
Class 1A Athens 42, Argenta-Oreana 12 Class 2A Maroa-Forsyth 48, Eldarado 6 Shelbyville 50, Downs (Tri-Valley) 35 Class 3A Anna-Jonesboro 29, Pana 14 Byron 21, Monticello 20 Carlinville ...
Nov 05, 2017

Sports News for Sunday November 5, 2017
Pelicans Lasso Bulls In OT (Chicago, IL) -- Anthony Davis had 27 points and 16 rebounds and Demarcus Cousins contributed 25 points and 11 boards as the Pelicans beat the Bulls 96-90 in overtime in Chi...
Nov 05, 2017 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Sports News for Saturday November 4, 2017
Bulls Gore Magic (Orlando, FL) -- Seven players scored in double-figures as the Bulls pulled away in the second half to top the Magic 105-83 at Amway Center. Chicago outscored Orlando by 14 in the thi...
Nov 04, 2017 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Sports News On November 3, 2017
>>Texans Lose Watson For Season (Houston, TX) -- Another injury is sending shock waves through the NFL. Texans dynamic rookie quarter Deshaun Watson had his season come to an abrupt halt when he...
Nov 03, 2017

U of I Grad Students Vote To Strike
(Urbana, IL) -- Graduate students at the University of Illinois say they're ready to walk out of classrooms in a disagreement over pay. The Graduate Employees Organization yesterday said that 93-perce...
Nov 03, 2017

Illinois AG: Others Can Investigate Statehouse Harassment
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office says both the legislature and local prosecutors can look into claims of sexual harassment at the State Capitol. Madigan's office ye...
Nov 03, 2017 Jim Bowen / CC

Governor Rauner Offers Illinois As Home For Displaced Puetro Ricans
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is offering up the state as a temporary home for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The governor yesterday said he's contacted FEMA leaders ...
Nov 03, 2017






