Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Hundreds Of State Superintendents Push For State Budget
(Springfield, IL) -- About half of Illinois' school superintendents are demanding a state budget by the end of May. The group, 388 of them, yesterday said schools in Illinois cannot survive another ye...
Apr 26, 2017 Andrew Magill / CC
Sports News for Wednesday April 26, 2017
>>Earnhardt Jr. To Retire After Season (Charlotte, NC) -- NASCAR's most popular driver is stepping away from the track. Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced yesterday he is retiring at the end of...
Apr 26, 2017 Andrew Malone / CC
State Rep Carol Ammons To Announce Bid For Congress
(Springfield, IL) -- State Representative Carol Ammons is expected to announce today that she is running for Congress in 2018. The "Champaign News-Gazette" reports she will be seeking the Democratic n...
Apr 25, 2017
I-55 Roadwork To Begin In Springfield
(Springfield, IL) -- Roadwork is set to begin tomorrow on a portion of I-55 in Springfield. IDOT says overnight construction will begin tomorrow night on the highway from a half-mile north of Stevenso...
Apr 25, 2017 Ryan McKnight / CC
Chicago Aviation Officer Claims 'Minimal Force' In United Flight
(Chicago, IL) -- A Chicago Aviation police officer says they used as little force as he could to get a Louisville doctor off a United Airlines flight earlier this month. Still, Dr. David Dao ended up ...
Apr 25, 2017 Uwe Schreiber / CC
Ruaner: Illinois Can Balance Budget Without Taxes
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is telling supporters the state's next budget can be both balanced and tax hike free. "The State Journal Register" reported yesterday on a four-page...
Apr 25, 2017 Steven Vance / CC
Sports News for Tuesday April 25, 2017
>>Warriors Blow Out Blazers To Complete Sweep (Portland, OR) -- The Warriors are cruising into the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Warriors completed a four-game sweep of the Trail ...
Apr 25, 2017 Phil Roeder / CC
Riverton School District Applies For Free Meals Program
(Riverton, IL) -- Students at Riverton schools could receive free breakfast and lunch next year. The "State Journal Register" reports the district has applied for a federal program that reimburses sch...
Apr 24, 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC
Distracted Driving Awareness Week
Illinois State Police say they will be increasing efforts to catch distracted driving law violations during Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness Week, beginning today. Starting today through Friday, ...
Apr 24, 2017 Scott Davidson / CC
Lake Decatur Dredging
Dredging work is underway for the year in two parts of Lake Decatur, with more than half of the $91 million project now complete. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, the city's contractor on the project, sta...
Apr 24, 2017 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / CC
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