Category Archives: Decatur Radio

(Pekin, IL) -- A group of searchers say they're not sure a shirt found over the weekend is a clue in finding a missing Pekin boy, but they're hoping for the best. Searchers with Trucks 4 Kids, a priva...

(Springfield, IL) -- Time is running out for Illinois senators to avoid another special session. Governor Rauner on Friday announced that if the Senate doesn't send him their school funding plan by no...

(Chicago, IL) -- On Friday, Governor Bruce Rauner announced he has appointed Susan Morrison to the Illinois State Board of Education. Morrison's experience in education administration will bring an im...

Cardinals Cool Off Cubs With Nine-Run Eighth (Chicago, IL) -- The Cardinals scored nine times in the top of the eighth inning to cool off the Cubs with an 11-4 win at Wrigley Field. Paul DeJong's two-...

(Chicago, IL) -- A Will County man in his 60s is the first person to come down with West Nile virus in Illinois in 2017. The Illinois Department of Public Health yesterday confirmed the case. IDPH Dir...

(Urbana, IL) -- The suspect in the disappearance of a University of Illinois scholar is once again pleading not guilty. Brendt Christensen yesterday pleaded not guilty to a new set of kidnapping charg...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' largest school district is vowing to open school on time. Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool yesterday promised parents that the city's schools will open regardless...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is continuing his push to change the Democratic school funding reform package. The governor yesterday challenged Democrats in the Illinois Senate to "pu...

>>OJ Simpson Granted Parole (Carson City, NV) -- Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is set to be paroled. The Nevada parole board said Simpson could go free as early as October 1st. Simpson has served...

(Decatur, IL) -- Millikin University, in collaboration with the Macon County State's Attorney's Office and the Andreas Foundation, is pleased to announce that the new Macon County Teen Justice program...