Category Archives: Decatur Radio

New Illinois Report Card Shows Tiny Improvement
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois students are doing slightly better at reading and math. The latest Illinois State Report Card is being released this morning. There's still a lot of room for improvement,...
Oct 31, 2017 Mark Goebel / CC

No 15 Dollar Minimum Wage In Illinois
(Springfield, IL) -- There won't be a 15 dollar-an-hour minimum wage in Illinois anytime soon. The woman who authored the latest 15 dollar-an-hour law, state Senator Kimberly Lightford, over the weeke...
Oct 31, 2017 Jim Bowen / CC

Hearing Today For Gag Order In Wheaton Hazing Case
(Wheaton, IL) -- The five Wheaton College football players accused of injuring a teammate during an alleged hazing attack are not expected to be in court for the latest hearing in the case. A judge to...
Oct 31, 2017

Sports News On October 30, 2017
>>Astros Take Down Dodgers In Wild Game Five (Houston, TX) -- Alex Bregman hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th to lift the Astros to a 13-12 win over the Dodgers in Game Five at ...
Oct 30, 2017

Peoria's Free Police Support May End
(Peoria, IL) -- City leaders in Peoria say they may have no choice but to end free police service for hundreds of special events in the city. Peoria Councilwoman Denise Moore last week said the city s...
Oct 30, 2017 Scott Davidson / CC

Former Governor Quinn Eyes Illinois Attorney General Run
(Chicago, IL) -- Pat Quinn wants to get back into the game in state government. The former governor last week filed the paperwork to start a run for Illinois Attorney General. Quinn served for six yea...
Oct 30, 2017 Chris Eaves / CC

Obama To Report For Jury Duty In Chicago In November
(Chicago, IL) -- Cook County pays about 17 bucks for jury duty, but it will certainly cost the county more to have former President Obama sit in on a case. The former president will report for jury du...
Oct 30, 2017 BeckyF / CC

Local Law Enforcement Hosts Drug Take-Back Event
For the seventh consecutive year, law enforcement agencies across central Illinois partnered with the DEA to hold a bi-annual drug take back event. Decatur Police, Taylorville Police, and the Sangamon...
Oct 29, 2017 Brandon Giesbrecht / CC

IDOT Overwhelmed With Rest Area Feedback
Illinois has received nearly 4,500 responses to its survey about highway rest areas in less than two weeks. The Chicago Tribune reports the Illinois Department of Transportation launched the public su...
Oct 29, 2017 Steven Damron / CC

1st Round IHSA Football Playoff Scores
Argenta-Oreana 56, Central A&M 12 Athens 49, Warrensburg-Latham 20 Bloomington Central Catholic 35, Beardstown 31 Chatham Glenwood 29, Mahomet-Seymour 8 Cumberland 26, LSA 21 Effingham 48, Manteno...
Oct 29, 2017






