Category Archives: Decatur Radio

A Champaign County judge sentenced Russell Bryant, 55, of Rantoul, to 7 years in prison for failure to register as a sex offender. Bryant said he was homeless but he was actually staying in a Rantoul ...

Mt. Zion needs to fully fund pensions for the village's police officers and this could mean an increase in the Mount Zion tax levy. If approved, the increase would be an additional $10.61 in taxes for...

Employees of the Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln are calling for improved employee safety measures. Local 2073 members claim violent inmate assaults against prison employees.

The easternmost southbound lane of North Main Street in Decatur, at Leafland Street to the middle of the block north of Packard Street is closed through tomorrow afternoon around 3:30 p.m. Crews are r...

GasBuddy.com says average retail gas prices in Illinois have fallen 7.9 cents in the past week down to $2.26 a gallon. The national average is down 2.4 cents from a week ago and stands at $2.23 a gall...

A suspected of robbing three banks in Springfield, Illinois over the past few weeks has been arrested for allegedly robbing a bank in Missouri. WTAX Radio in Springfield reports that 51-year-old James...

Grace Period voter registration and voting is underway at the Macon County Clerk's Office in Decatur. The office is open 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday morning from 9 to noon.

Rates of the Affordable Care Act are up 40 to 50% in Illinois. The second-lowest-cost silver plan in Champaign, Coles, and Piatt counties will go from $229 to $312.

Christian County Deputies found Tera Evanchak, 14, safe and sound and staying in a garage about three blocks from her house in Langleyville. She had been reported missing a week ago yesterday.

>>Montero's Grand Slam Gives Cubs Game One (Chicago, IL) -- Miguel Montero's tiebreaking, pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning lifted the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Dodgers in Game One of ...