Category Archives: Decatur Radio

July 4th Staley Firecaracker Run/Walk
The Decatur Park District's 2016 Staley Firecracker Run/Walk will be held July 4th morning in Nelson Park. Kids can check in from 6:30-7:15 a.m. for the 1/2 mile kids run which gets underway at 7:30 a...
Jun 27, 2016 Kai Chan Vong / CC

A Section of N. Union St. Closed Through this Weekend
Road construction and maintenance continues throughout parts of Decatur. North Union street from McKinley to Kenwood avenue, remains closed through this Sunday afternoon until about 6. Crews are resur...
Jun 27, 2016 Phillip Pessar / CC
Sports News for Sunday June 26th, 2016
NASCAR Sprint Cup racing action returns Sunday at 2PM. You can hear the roar of the engines on GRIZ FM 98.1 Decatur's home of NASCAR !! The Chicago Cubs lost 9-6. John Lackey took the loss for ...
Jun 26, 2016
Sports News for Saturday June 25, 2016
The Chicago Cubs knocked off the Miami Marlins 5-4. Wilson Contreras homered and singled in another run for the Cubs. Trevor Cahill notched the win for Chicago in relief. The St. Louis Cardinals lost ...
Jun 25, 2016

Come Together Let's Walk
Browse pictures from Come Together Let's Walk 2016, proudly sponsored in part by the Cromwell Radio Group! Click on a picture to enlarge and use the arrows to browse the whole gallery!
Jun 25, 2016
Hickory Point Bank Establishes Millikin Scholarship
Hickory Point Bank has established a $5,000 annual scholarship at Millikin University. It will help students who have a financial need, and who live in the Decatur, Springfield, Peoria, and Champaign ...
Jun 24, 2016

Best of Summer Stock at Decatur Civic Center
The Decatur Park District's Best of Summer Stock performances Annie KIDS and Xanadu Jr. will be held at the Decatur Civic Center July 15, 16, and 17. Parent tickets go on sale Monday, general public t...
Jun 24, 2016 woodleywonderworks / CC

Part of E. Lake Shore Drive Closed this Morning
Weather permitting, the outside westbound lane in the 800 block of East Lake Shore Drive in Decatur, will be closed 9 to noon today. Crews will be out mowing brush and weeds.
Jun 24, 2016 Chad Kainz / CC

Mt. Zion Transformer Fire Caused by Animal
Mount Zion Fire Crews spent about 4 hours containing a transformer fire at the Fuyao Glass America plant early Wednesday morning. There were no outages from the fire and no injuries were reported. The...
Jun 24, 2016 Glen Cooper / CC
Speaker Madigan Cancels Illinois House Session Again
Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan canceled another session of the Illinois House that was scheduled for yesterday. Madigan said that the house would be in continuous session and would return to...
Jun 23, 2016






