Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Sports News for Friday, May 26th
>>Cardinals Can't Hold Early Lead Against Dodgers (Los Angeles, CA) -- The Cardinals scored three times in the first inning, but were held in check the rest of the way in a 7-3 loss to the Dodge...
May 26, 2017
Sexual Assault Charge Dropped Against Decatur Man
A sexual assault charge against Quintin Jarrett, 40, of Decatur, has been dropped. He was initially arrested for an alleged incident at a home on East Cantrell St. The woman who identified Jarrett did...
May 25, 2017

Illinois Football Dismisses Three Players
(Champaign, IL) -- Illinois football is dismissing three players following an arrest earlier this month. Head coach Lovie Smith announced yesterday that Zarrian Holcombe, Darta Lee and Howard Watkins ...
May 25, 2017

AT&T Closer To Phasing Out Landlines
(Springfield, IL) -- The days of the old copper wire telephone may be numbered in Illinois. An Illinois Senate panel yesterday approved a plan to allow AT&T to eventually phase-out old phone servi...
May 25, 2017 Mike Mozart / CC

Illinois House 'Looking' At Senate Tax Increases
(Springfield, IL) -- Lawmakers in the Illinois House say they're looking at the plan to raise nearly five-and-a-half billion dollars in taxes. But no one is saying when, or if a vote may come. Democra...
May 25, 2017 Pictures of Money / CC

Sports News for Thursday May 25, 2017
>>Cardinals Down Dodgers Behind Leake (Los Angeles, CA) -- Mike Leake and Tyler Lyons combined on a four-hitter as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 6-1 in LA. Yadier Molina hit a solo homer...
May 25, 2017 Richard Eriksson / CC

This May is in the Record Books for Rain
It's official, the month of May is the 10th wettest on record for Decatur with 7.9 of rain. From May 18th thru the 20th, Macon and Piatt Counties reported over 6-plus inches of rain. More rain is in t...
May 24, 2017 Indi Samarajiva / CC

Governor Rauner: Any Budget Must Have Property Tax Freeze
(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Rauner's list of budget 'must haves' is down to down: A property tax freeze. The governor took to Facebook yesterday to insist on "long term" property tax relief "with lo...
May 24, 2017 Steven Vance / CC

Cubs To Pay For More Security In Bombing Wake
(Chicago, IL) - Chicago Police are ready with more security outside of Wrigley Field in the wake of the attack in the United Kingdom. The Chicago Cubs yesterday offered to pay for the costs of new sec...
May 24, 2017 Carlos Pacheco / CC

Republicans In Illinois Senate Can't Support Tax Increases
(Springfield, IL) -- Republicans in the Illinois Senate say they don't want anything to do with five-billion-dollars in new taxes. Democrats in the state's upper chamber approved the tax hikes yesterd...
May 24, 2017 Justin Brockie / CC






