DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) will hold a public hearing Thursday evening to get ...

Members of the Illinois People's Action (IPA) will attend the Illinois EPA's hearing Thursday night demanding permit denial ...

In 1866, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was founded in Decatur. The fraternal organization was made up of Civil War ...

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

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 ...

At least eight people in central Illinois were injured Sunday in an explosion at a processing plant, officials said. The explosion happened at an Archer Daniels Midland Company plant in Decatur just ...

Decatur was recently named the best affordable place to live in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Seen here is a fountain at Decatur’s Central Park. Provided Two Illinois cities are among the 25 ...

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 ...

On May 14th, 2026, Decatur Police Detectives arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with the January 18th, 2026, shooting ...

On January 1, Illinois became the 11th state in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana, raking in nearly $3.2 million in revenue on the first day of sales. The legislation, enacted by the state’s ...