Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois is receiving ten-million dollars in federal funds in an effort to improve the environment. Senator Dick Durbin announced last week that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the state's Geolo...

What to do with those strings of unwanted or broken Christmas Lights? The answer is to simply drop them off for recycling at the Macon County Environmental Management Department in Decatur now through...

Weather permitting, the westbound lane of the 200 block of East William Street in Decatur, just west of North State Street will be partially closed this morning through December 30. Crews are repairin...

Four new preschool classrooms will open at Baum School in January, bringing the number of preschool slots in Decatur's public schools close to 700. "It's pretty wonderful," said Sarah Knuppel, princip...

Quincy University in Western Illinois has cut 14 non-faculty positions in an effort to fix a $5 million budget shortfall. The cuts are the first part of a three-phase, five-year recovery plan. The sch...

Moore Leads Dolphins Past Jets (East Rutherford, NJ) -- Matt Moore threw four touchdowns in his first start since 2012 as the Dolphins dropped the Jets, 34-13, on Saturday night at MetLife Stadium. Mo...

GT Church 12/18 Church Street Christmas Walk 12/18 Lampstand Presbyterian Church 12/18 Dalton City United Methodist 12/18 Long Creek United Methodist 12/18 Argenta United Methodist 12/18 Philo and Tol...

Bucks Cruise Past Bulls (Chicago, IL) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo led the charge as the Bucks crushed the Bulls 95-69 at the United Center. Antetokounmpo finished with 22 points and 11 assists as they be...

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, (D) Illinois, has announced the Department of Energy has awarded two grants totaling $10 million to the Illinois State Geological Survey to research the feasibility of a comm...

On Thursday, Decatur Police and the Macon County Sheriff's unit arrested Carltavis Purnell in the 1700 block of North College in Decatur. Police found 41 grams of cocaine, a handgun, and $2,209 in cas...