The Decatur Police Department is seeking the community's help in locating a man who burgled a business, this week's crime of the week.
Two more derelict school buildings will soon meet the wrecking ball on the taxpayers' dime.Â
The Decatur Police Department is seeking the public’s help in an ongoing investigation into the shooting death Monday of a 65-year-old man.
The Social-Emotional Learning Academy serves as an alternative education program for students with trauma, behavior challenges or mental health issues and is run by the Macon-Piatt Special Education District.Â
Oberweis, a century-old Illinois dairy with Bloomington and Champaign among its dozens of store locations, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Businesses, schools and individuals have been recycling eclipse glasses since the Solar Eclipse last week.
Macon County State's Attorney Scott Rueter said officers acted lawfully in firing their guns at armed robbery suspect Rocky Dupin.
He threatened to kill police who confronted him after profanity-laced criminal damage spree in Forsyth hotel parking lot.Â
A statue of a nurse cuddling a baby was unveiled in front of St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital to mark the 75th anniversary of a deadly fire.
Decatur man slept through gunfire but awakes to find bullet holes in his walls and two spent bullets on his living room floor.Â
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. But that hasn’t been the case.
Work is scheduled to begin Monday, April 15, on the final phase of the Illinois 121 improvements from U.S. 36 through Mount Zion.
Costumes and collectibles were everywhere at the Midwest Toy and ComicFest at Decatur Area Conference Center.Â
Here's the latest on Decatur-area businesses that are opening, expanding, moving or closing.
The following marriage licenses were filed in Macon County. Congratulations to the newlyweds!Â
Mrs. JJ, Mr. JJ and just plain JJ Fish and Chicken locations now open in Macon County.
The Gyro King, the summer food truck staple in Decatur, has moved to a new location.
New statue will memorialize tragedy and stand in honor of selfless sacrifice to mark the 75th anniversary of the St. Anthony Hospital fire disaster. Â
There have been a lot of great Maroa quarterbacks, but Kaiden Maurer deserves to be mentioned among the best.
The racing season at Macon Speedway will get underway on Saturday.
The Macon County Board approves agreement with Central Illinois Land Bank Authority.Â
Recovery Oriented Systems of Care’s Second Chance Employment Fair was held Thursday in Sullivan.
Judge tells defense it needs to provide more info on experts' expected testimony.Â
She will replace the retiring Angela Griffin.
She will replace the retiring Angela Griffin.
A note to customers attributed the closure decision to a lack of business which couldn’t offset the high food costs and the host of taxes.
And he managed to hand them all back again when he knew the cops were on their way to bust him, police report said.Â
Brody Boehm showed what determination could do in a four-year career for the Shelbyville football team.
Richland Community College held its annual State of the College luncheon on April 11.Â
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Amasong, a Champaign-based choral group consisting of lesbian, non-binary and feminist women, will perform at First Presbyterian Church 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20.Â
Decatur police are seeking the public's help solving a March 29 burglary at Tandoori Express, this week's crime of the week
The public is invited to attend an open house Wednesday, April 17, at Thinkwell Makerspace Innovations, the community’s newest creativity incubator.
Sencire Harris redshirted with Illinois last season and entered the transfer portal on Monday.Â
Kylan Boswell starred for Urbana Middle School, now he'll be back in Illinois after committing to the Illini as a transfer from Arizona.
Illinois is also getting some help with its offensive line from transfer additions.
Cam Newton in a new interview says coach Dan Mullen acted bitter and stoked the flames of controversy during the 2010 season.
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Dentists have attempted to heal TMJ patients for close to a century, and yet the disorders remain misunderstood, under-researched and ineffectively treated, according to a recent investigation.
From the Book of Ecclesiastes to George Shearing and the Ray Charles Singers, folks have been reminding us "There's nothing new under the sun." That was my take when I started this column; many of the "latest" travel scam warnings could be from decades ago – timeshare buy-out scams, ingenious ways pickpockets try to distract you while grabbing your wallet, forcing you to buy a worthless trinket. And many more are the usual suspects of internet and smartphone scams that have been around almost as long as the internet and smartphones and can get you no matter where you are. But a few are recent enough to warrant a mention in the at least "sorta new" group.
Helsinki and Tallinn are two great capitals in Northern Europe. Just 50 miles and a two-hour ferry ride apart, these two cities – facing each other across the Baltic Sea from their respective countries of Finland and Estonia – are not only neighbors, but soul sisters.
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The latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office repeat a warning made many times before: The trajectory of U.S. government borrowing is unsustainable. Washington, fixated on this year’s elections, isn’t merely unwilling to act. It’s ignoring the issue altogether. Just how concerned should the country be about this dereliction of duty?
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