DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Sitting off of El Dorado Street near downtown Decatur is a building stuffed to the brim with African American history. With pictures, statues and much much more, the African ...

The Messenger’s 2026 Reader’s Choice award winners are featured in a special section in this week’s paper on newsstands and online today. Winners were chosen by Messenger readers. FUNERALS — No ...

FIRE DESTROYS ALVORD HOME — An Alvord home was destroyed in a fire Sunday. The structure fire was reported around 5:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Wickham Street.

Joining Fort Ben, the Franklin Road, Beech Grove, Decatur, Haughville, and Pike branches are now Certified Autism ...

The Decatur Public Schools district is welcoming a new superintendent, and the board president said Dr. Nicole Nash Moody will not only be a leader in education, but also in ...

Despite visible community opposition, a proposed 130-acre data center in Decatur Township cleared a key hurdle Thursday, ...

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Welcome to Decatur, Illinois, the financial oasis sitting pretty in the heart of the Prairie State, where $1,400 a month ...

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.

DeKalb County is planning to work with the Salvation Army to open a day center for unhoused residents on Covington Highway, ...

The 2026 federal tax filing season is underway, and many members of the Redstone community are beginning the annual process of gathering documents and preparing to file. The Internal Revenue ...

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