Category Archives: Decatur Radio

No Democrat Day At The Illinois State Fair
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Democrats are skipping one of their political traditions this year. Democratic leaders last week announced that they will not have a formal rally at the Illinois State Fa...
Jul 31, 2017 Katherine Johnson / CC

Governor Rauner Hopes For School Funding Plan Today
(Springfield, IL) -- Some Illinois schools are about two weeks away from opening their doors, which is why Governor Bruce Rauner wants to get the latest plan to pay for schools on his desk as soon as ...
Jul 31, 2017 Rafael Sato / CC

Southern Illinois Man Hailed As Hero Before Drowning
(Sesser, IL) -- Friends say a southern Illinois man saved two girls from Rend Lake before he went under the water. The Illinois Conservation Police found Jeremy Jelley's body yesterday morning. Jelley...
Jul 31, 2017
Child Hit By Car in Decatur
A child is recovering at a local hospital after being hit by a car. Police say it happened on East Grand Avenue in Decatur Saturday evening. Police say the the driver of the car swerved to avoid one c...
Jul 30, 2017

Illinois Democrats Shun State Fair for Fundraising Brunch
Democrats aren't planning on having a rally at this year's Illinois State Fair, foregoing a decades-long tradition. Instead the state Democratic Party will spotlight an annual fundraising brunch. Stev...
Jul 30, 2017 Katherine Johnson / CC

Sports News for Sunday July 30, 2017
Gardner Walks Off Again As Yankees Drop Rays (New York, NY) -- For the second time in three days, Brett Gardner provided the walk-off hit as the Yankees dropped the Rays, 5-4, in the Bronx. Gardner si...
Jul 30, 2017 Joel Dinda / CC
Davis to Host Agriculture Committee Leaders at Farm Progress Show
(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announced that he will host House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), and other ...
Jul 29, 2017
Randolph County to Host Start of the 100 Day Countdown to the Illinois Bicentennial Celebration
(Springfield, IL) -- The Governor's Office of the Illinois Bicentennial announced today that Kaskaskia Island has been selected as the site to begin the 100 Day Countdown to the Illinois Bicentennial ...
Jul 29, 2017

Sports News for Saturday July 29, 2017
Angels Turn Back Blue Jays (Toronto, Ontario) -- Parker Bridwell allowed one run on three hits over seven-and-one-third innings as the Angels beat the Blue Jays 7-2 in Toronto. The rookie right-hander...
Jul 29, 2017 Joel Dinda / CC

34th Annual National Night Out (NNO) Crime and Drug Prevention Event
(Decatur, IL) -- The City of Decatur and the NNO (National Night Out) are inviting all residents to join them for the 34th Annual National Night Out Crime and Drug Prevention event on August 1 at Hess...
Jul 28, 2017






