Category Archives: Decatur Radio
State Senator Andy Manar Interview -- Busboom and Wolfe 2-7-17
State Senator Andy Manar joined the show this morning to discuss State Budget and Education Funding.
Feb 07, 2017

Will Illinois Create "Obama Day?"
(Chicago, IL) -- A number of state lawmakers are pushing to make former President Barack Obama's birthday a state holiday. Bills being debated in the Illinois House and Senate would create the holiday...
Feb 07, 2017 BeckyF / CC

Springfield Man Killed By Vehicle
(Springfield, IL) -- A Springfield man is dead after he was hit by a car in the city. Authorities say a vehicle slammed into David Bogart Sunday as he was trying to cross the street near Peoria Road a...
Feb 07, 2017 Eugene Zemlyanskiy / CC

Former LLCC Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing From College
(Springfield, IL) -- An ex-Lincoln Land Community College employee faces prison time after pleading guilty to a scheme that defrauded the college out of nearly 700-thousand dollars. John Martinez ente...
Feb 07, 2017 Chris Potter / CC

Former Illinois Football Player Accused Of Using Stolen Debit Card
(Champaign, IL) -- A former Illinois football player is accused of using a stolen debit card. Caleb Day has been charged with theft. Police say a woman had her wallet stolen from her early Friday at t...
Feb 07, 2017 Sean MacEntee / CC

Sports News for Tuesday February 7, 2017
>>Bulls Hold Off Kings (Sacramento, CA) -- The Bulls led by 16 at the end of the first quarter and held on for a 112-107 win over the Kings in Sacramento. Dwyane Wade poured in 31 points ...
Feb 07, 2017

Women for Women Shopping for Cause
The First Annual Women for Women Shopping for Cause took place this past Friday night at South Side Country Club and had numerous vendors on hand for the event to benefit The Women of Dove and sponsor...
Feb 06, 2017

Normal To Vote On Multi-Million Dollar Rail Crossing
(Normal, IL) -- Leaders in Normal may be ready to spend 13-million dollars on a new railroad underpass. The town is expected tonight to tell a consultant whether to study a simple rail crossing near t...
Feb 06, 2017 Les Chatfield / CC
Lawmaker Wants To End Illinois' Official Pie
(Springfield, IL) -- It could soon be a bad day for fluorite, the Tully Monster, and square dancing. State Senator Tom Rooney last week filed a proposal to do away with almost all of Illinois' 'offici...
Feb 06, 2017

DeWitt County Wind Farm Still 'In Development'
(Clinton, IL) -- A long-talked about wind farm in DeWitt County is still ''in development,'' though it's no closer to being finished. Planners in DeWitt County say they still get calls from folks at T...
Feb 06, 2017 Tom / CC






