DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Students and families across Central Illinois will soon have the perfect recipe for success with a new ...

More than 100 people turned out for a public hearing in Decatur Thursday night. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The City of Decatur and Decatur Public Works are set to host the touch-a-truck equipment show. The ...

Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe will run for re-election in 2027. Moore Wolfe has been elected mayor three times and has ...

A viscous attack leaves a three year old Decatur girl with a long road to recovery. The scherer (sheer) family is hurting right now. On August 30th..

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) will hold a public hearing Thursday evening to get feedback on a proposed ...

An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air Sunday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the east ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Decatur Saturday morning has been identified. According to the Decatur Police Department, officers responded to the crash just before ...

UPDATE: A powerful tornado tore through the Illinois community of Mount Zion on Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage to multiple homes. Mount Zion is located about eight miles southeast of ...

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