Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Rauner, Madigan To Talk About Budget
(Springfield, IL) -- The odds are still stacked against Illinois seeing a budget before the end of May. But at least the two most powerful men at the statehouse are talking again. Governor Rauner and ...
Apr 28, 2017 Steven Vance / CC

Sports News for Friday April 28, 2017
>>First Round Of NFL Draft Complete (Philadelphia, PA) -- The first round of the 2017 NFL Draft is complete. The Browns opened the league's annual selection meeting by taking Texas A&...
Apr 28, 2017
Illinois Pension Board Ends Hastert's Lawmaker Pension
(Springfield, IL) -- Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's income is going to be a bit smaller when he gets out of prison in a few months. Illinois' General Assembly Retirement System yesterday voted ...
Apr 27, 2017

Sullivan Gets $2 Million in Grants
Sullivan, in Moultrie County, has received more than $2 million in federal and state grants. Sidewalks will be made compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the town's water and sewer pl...
Apr 27, 2017 Pictures of Money / CC

Springfield Police Blame Road Rage For Deadly Shooting
(Springfield, IL) -- Police in Springfield say an argument at a stoplight led to a deadly shooting. Investigators say Robert Pope shot a man Tuesday after a fight about getting cut-off in traffic. Pop...
Apr 27, 2017 Scott Davidson / CC

Rauner Wants Permission To Fire Quinn I-DOT Patronage Workers
(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Bruce Rauner is asking a judge for permission to fire the final forty cronies at I-DOT. The governor's office filed the request not long after a report came out earlier t...
Apr 27, 2017 Steven Vance / CC

Sports News for Thursday April 27, 2017
>>Raiders Acquire Lynch From Seattle (Oakland, CA) -- "Beast Mode" is back in the NFL. Running back Marshawn Lynch is coming out of retirement after the Seahawks traded him to his hometow...
Apr 27, 2017 Marianne O'Leary / CC

Illinois Receives Grant Money To Fight Opioid Crisis
Illinois is receiving 16-million-dollars in federal grant money to fight the state's opioid crisis. The Illinois Department of Human Services says the money will be used to strengthen statewide servic...
Apr 26, 2017 frankieleon / CC

Nick Offerman To Give Illinois Commencement Address
(Champaign, IL) -- Actor Nick Offerman will be the commencement speaker this spring at the University of Illinois. The graduation ceremony is scheduled for May 13th at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. O...
Apr 26, 2017 Alan Light / CC

Illinois House Democrats Muscle Through Taxpayer Funded Abortions
(Springfield, IL) -- The political showdown over taxpayer funded abortions is a step closer to reality. Democrats in the Illinois House yesterday muscled through a plan to have the state pay millions ...
Apr 26, 2017 Justin Brockie / CC






