Category Archives: Decatur Radio

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he's telling lawmakers now that he plans to veto a 911 surcharge plan, so they have time to agree on a new one. Rauner's office yesterday let i...

(Urbana, IL) -- The father of a missing University of Illinois scholar says he simply wants his daughter back. Ronggao Zhang yesterday made the plea for whoever took his daughter to return her. Police...

(Springfield, IL) -- The most powerful Democrat at the Illinois Capitol says the state doesn't have a budget because Governor Rauner isn't willing to raise taxes on his own. House Speaker Mike Madigan...

>>76ers Take Fultz With Top Pick   (Brooklyn, NY) -- Washington guard Markelle Fultz is the top pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Fultz number-one overall last nig...

Day two of the special session in Springfield appears to be a mirror of day one. According to State Senator Dale Righter, House Speaker Michael Madigan adjourned his chamber after just seven minutes, ...

(Champaign, IL) -- Champaign Police says a heart defect, not bullying, killed a local teen. The medical examiner in St. Louis yesterday told Champaign Centennial High School sophomore Luke Miller's pa...

(Edwardsville, IL) -- A Metro East man is facing federal charges after investigators say he threatened to kill President Trump. The Secret Service yesterday detailed their case against Joseph Pickett....

(Urbana, IL) -- There's now an 80 thousand dollar fund for the family of a missing University of Illinois scholar. U of I leaders and managers at the U of I Community Credit Union yesterday said onlin...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are expected to take a bit more time at the statehouse today. It took the Illinois House all of seven minutes and 23 seconds to wrap-up yesterday's first day of...