Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Over 80 Workers At Champaign Medical Plant Lose Jobs
(Champaign, IL) -- More than 80 workers at a medical supply maker in Champaign will soon be out of a job. Colwell Systems leaders told the state this month that they will transition their plant in Cha...
Oct 12, 2017

New Report Says Springfield Must Change To Survive
(Springfield, IL) -- State government isn't going to save Springfield. A new report on the capital city's economy says Springfield and Sangamon County leaders must find a new economic model that doesn...
Oct 12, 2017 Justin Brockie / CC

Charges Upgraded In Kidnapping Of U Of I Scholar
(Urbana, IL) -- The newest charges against the man accused of kidnapping a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois say he tortured and killed her. A grand jury last week upgraded the charges aga...
Oct 12, 2017 826 PARANORMAL / CC

Sport's News On October 11, 2017
>>Blues Beat Rangers To Remain Unbeaten (New York, NY) -- The Blues are still unbeaten on the young season. Brayden Schenn snapped a 1-all tie with a power-play goal in the first period and Jade...
Oct 11, 2017

Illinois Comptroller: Billions In Unpaid Bills Lingering
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills may be bigger than reported. Comptroller Susana Mendoza yesterday said there are billions of dollars worth of invoices languishing in state agenc...
Oct 11, 2017 Justin Brockie / CC

Peoria Leaders Can't Agree On 'Portillo's Tax'
(Peoria, IL) -- City leaders in Peoria are still split on whether they need to create a new sales tax district to help build a Chicago style hotdog restaurant. City council members last night debated,...
Oct 11, 2017

Illinois Chiefs Say Cost Still A Concern For Body Cameras
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' chiefs of police group says it can't fully get behind police body cameras because of the way the state's body cam law is written. More specifically, Ed Wojcicki [[ whoa-...
Oct 11, 2017

Sport's News On October 10, 2017
>>Astros And Dodgers Advance (Undated) -- The Astros and Dodgers are punching a ticket to their respective championship series. Los Angeles completed a three-game National League Division Series...
Oct 10, 2017

Rockford Police: Too Early To Say Disappearance Is Foul Play
(Rockford, IL) -- Rockford Police say it's too early to say if the disappearance of a local woman is suspicious. Though the questions about 25-year-old Emily Anderson's disappearance deepened on Sunda...
Oct 10, 2017 Alan Cleaver / CC

New Numbers Show More Illinois Students Leave For College
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is one of the nation's biggest exporters of three things: Corn, heavy tractors, and college students. Numbers released by the Illinois State Board of Higher Education las...
Oct 10, 2017 Matt Turner / CC






