Decatur Public Schools held a “Family Empowerment Night” Tuesday, offering summer program vouchers for those who attended.

Decatur is getting a baseball team, and they’ll be called the Bean Ballers. It’s a reference to the city’s long history with ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — In 2024, teenagers vandalized Decatur’s September 11th Memorial and stole an artifact that was recovered from ground zero, according to the police department. It had been ...

Affordable living meets lakeside charm in Decatur, Illinois. Explore parks, shows, dining, and easygoing streets without big-city costs.

Happy Thursday! Rain has transitioned to a wintry mix in parts of East Central Illinois this morning. Some slick spots will be possible for the early ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Reverend Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84. For one Decatur man, Jackson was a friend and life-long mentor. “He was a father figure in my life,” Rev. Courtney Carson told WAND ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson’s career as a civil rights leader and politician took him across the country and around the world, yet he remained close to Illinois.

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No. 3 Michigan sophomore guard L.J. Cason will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, the team announced Saturday.Cason came up lim ...

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Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs honors 8 Downstate African American leaders during Black History Month in Springfield, ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a prominent American civil rights leader, among many other titles, died Tuesday morning at the age of 84. Jackson passed away at his home, surrounded ...