Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Peoria Air Guard Unit Sends Airmen To Texas
(Peoria, IL) -- Seven Illinois airmen and an airplane are on their way to Houston to help with flood recovery. The Illinois Air National Guard yesterday deployed the seven airmen and a C-130 to Texas....
Sep 01, 2017 André Gustavo Stumpf / CC

Governor Rauner Signs New Illinois School Funding Plan
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois schools have a year to get ready for a new system of getting money from Springfield. Governor Bruce Rauner yesterday signed what he is calling a "historic" overhaul of how Il...
Sep 01, 2017 Rafael Sato / CC

NTSB Blames Pilot Error, Fatigue For Deadly 2015 Plane Crash
(Bloomington, IL) -- Federal investigators say the pilot of a small plane that crashed near Bloomington's airport in 2015 lost his bearings as he headed home. The NTSB yesterday released its report in...
Aug 31, 2017 Glenn Beltz / CC

Illinois Farm Land Prices Dip
(Decatur, IL) -- Illinois' good, rich, black dirt is worth a little less. A new report unveiled yesterday at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur said farmland prices have dipped. It's still not cheap to...
Aug 31, 2017 Richard Hurd / CC

Caterpillar Lands 663-Million-Dollar Pentagon Contract
(Peoria, IL) -- Caterpillar's stock is trading higher on the news that the company will be building tractors for the U.S. military. Cat announced a 663-million-dollar contract with the Pentagon yester...
Aug 31, 2017 Randy Robertson / CC

Sport's News On August 31, 2017
>>Cavs, Celtics Complete Trade (Undated) -- The blockbuster trade between the Cavaliers and Celtics is complete. Boston is adding a 2020 second-round pick to a package that includes Isaiah Thoma...
Aug 31, 2017

"Super Bowl Of Agriculture" Opens In Decatur
(Decatur, IL) -- The city of Decatur will never host a Super Bowl, but the city is hosting its seventh "super bowl of agriculture." The Farm Progress Show opened in Decatur yesterday. The show is the ...
Aug 30, 2017

Illinois Attorney General Sues Chicago PD For Reforms
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is going to court to force Chicago's mayor to accept federally mandated reforms aimed at breaking bad behavior among the city's cops. Madigan ap...
Aug 30, 2017 G20 Voice / CC

Illinois Emergency Managers Ready To Help In Texas When Asked
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' emergency managers say they're on standby and waiting for the call from Texas to provide help. Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director James Joseph yesterday said ...
Aug 30, 2017 The National Guard / CC

Sport's News On August 30, 2017
>>Thomas: I Am Not Damaged (Undated) -- Isaiah Thomas says he is not a damaged player. The All-Star guard tells ESPN he has made significant progress in his recovery from a hip injury. He added ...
Aug 30, 2017






