Category Archives: Decatur Radio

(Undated) -- The Illinois Sheriff's Association will be awarding college scholarships throughout the state. Students who wish to pursue higher education during the 2017-2018 academic year can apply fo...

A school administrator from southern Illinois is running for governor in 2018. Madison County Superintendent Bob Daiber formally announced his bid yesterday. He said his campaign will center around la...

Governor Rauner says he is looking forward to speaking with Chance the Rapper. The Chicago based hip hop artist set up the meeting yesterday after the governor congratulated him on Twitter for his Gra...

>>UConn Women Win 100th Straight Game   (Storrs, CT) -- The UConn women's basketball team is celebrating its 100th straight win. The Huskies hit the century mark with Monday's 66-55 victory...

The 2017 IHSA State Wrestling Championships get underway this Thursday through Saturday inside the State Farm Center in Champaign. Listed below are area wrestlers that qualified this past Saturday for...

(Undated) -- Illinois' newly elected State Comptroller is blaming the state's budget crisis on Governor Rauner. Susana Mendoza told the "Southern Illinoisan's" editorial board that Rauner is failing t...

(Springfield, IL) -- Springfield city officials are discussing ways to close a nearly four-million-dollar budget gap. The "State Journal Register" reports Aldermen rejected three tax hikes proposed by...

(Champaign, IL) -- Officials are revealing the identity of a woman killed in a house fire in Champaign late last week. The Champaign County coroner's office says Laura Wills likely died in the hospita...

Moultrie County Deputies arrested Scarlett McKenzie, 36, of Mattoon, for DUI, after she hit a school bus on Rte. 32 in Sullivan. She was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital and five students were treat...

>>Northwestern Picks Up Huge Win Over Wisconsin   (Madison, WI) -- Northwestern is strengthening its case for its first NCAA Tournament bid in school history. The Wildcats went on the road ...