Wellroot Family Services has renovated apartments to house young adults aging out of foster care. The Oaks will soon house 29 young adults across three buildings. The grand opening is slated for ...

DECATUR, Ill. — Pending an official vote, the Decatur City Council is set to name Melissa Hon as the city’s next permanent City Manager. Hon has served as Interim City Manager since November 1, 2025, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Decatur Fire Department came away victorious following the 2025 Guns & Hoses bell ringing competition. The Salvation Army said the department collected $3,387.46 during the ...

Illinois and 11 other states vying to become an early primary nominating state for the 2028 Democratic presidential campaign — a move that could boost a potential White House bid by Gov. JB Pritzker — ...

An Iowa Republican lawmaker wants to pursue a study on absorbing counties in Illinois, where a secessionist movement has grown fueled by divisions over the Prairie State's policy direction. A proposal ...

Some in central and southern Illinois and into St. Louis may have felt the ground shake overnight and early Tuesday morning as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Ohlman, the United States ...

A seismographer uses a pen to point out the initial shock waves of an earthquake charted on a seismograph. Getty Images The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake in Illinois early Tuesday ...

The three major Democratic candidates vying to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin clashed Monday night over who would be the strongest opponent to President Donald Trump and his aggressive ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car-chase movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, ...

Decatur’s baseball, softball and even soccer players will soon have a privately owned 15,000-square-foot indoor training facility to hone their skills.

DECATUR — Decatur has the most negative outlook for the future of all the districts Preston Smith's company, Business Information Services LLC, has studied nationally.

This Decatur Fire Department photo from December shows a firefighter in breathing apparatus preparing to enter a blazing home in the 2100 block of North Monroe Street. The departm ...