Category Archives: Decatur Radio

School Upgrades in Bement
An estimated $2.8 million in school facility upgrades is in the works in Bement. School board members recently okayed $425,000 for the project, which could be completed this summer.
Mar 16, 2017 Pictures of Money / CC

Illinois Announces New Financial Aid Proposal
(Champaign, IL) -- The University of Illinois is unveiling a new financial aid proposal. University President Tim Killeen announced a proposal yesterday that would provide 170-million-dollars in annua...
Mar 16, 2017 Pictures of Money / CC
Strike Replacements Still Undecided
(Springfield, IL) -- State leaders say they don't know yet how many state of Illinois employees they may have to replace if there's a strike. The state's Department of Central Management Services yest...
Mar 16, 2017

Automatic Voter Registration Resurrected At Statehouse
(Springfield, IL) -- Lawmakers in Springfield are working on a new plan to update your voter registration when you renew your drivers license. An Illinois Senate panel yesterday approved an automatic ...
Mar 16, 2017 Justin Brockie / CC

Sports News for Thursday March 16, 2017
>>Team USA Rallies Past Venezuela (San Diego, CA) -- Team USA is off to a dramatic start in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. The U.S. scored three times in the bottom of th...
Mar 16, 2017
Taylorville School Board Joins Lawsuit
The Taylorville School Board is joining a lawsuit against the state BOE based on a lack of funds the state has paid to the schools and unfunded requirements the state continues to place on Illinois sc...
Mar 15, 2017

Lawsuit Filed In Deadly Uber Motorcycle Crash In Springfield
(Springfield, IL) -- A mother is suing Uber and the driver involved in a motorcycle crash in Springfield last year that killed her teenage son. Authorities say 17-year-old Nathan Gulley and 16-year-ol...
Mar 15, 2017 Ed Bierman / CC

Retailers Worry About Theft Changes
(Springfield, IL) -- The group that represents Illinois' shopkeepers says it's worried about the message lawmakers may be sending to shoplifters. The Illinois Retail Merchants' Association yesterday t...
Mar 15, 2017 Random Retail / CC

Pritzker To 'Explore' Run For Governor
(Chicago, IL) -- JB Pritzker is moving closer to entering the race for Illinois governor. The billionaire Democrat yesterday announced he's forming an exploratory committee to look at a run next year....
Mar 15, 2017 Justin Brockie / CC

Sports News for Wednesday March 15, 2017
>>Illinois Routs Valpo In NIT First Round (Champagne, IL) -- Illinois is moving on to the second round of the NIT. Malcolm Hill had 25 points to lead the second-seeded Fighting Illini to ...
Mar 15, 2017






