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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 10—The Decatur Public Library received $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York as part of a Carnegie Libraries 250 ...

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 ...

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

Seven days after a shooting inside the Decatur Public Library, the doors that were supposed to open at 9 a.m. Monday remained closed.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Heritage Behavioral Health Center in Decatur is looking to connect with the community. The organization will host "Stronger Together" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.

FIRE DESTROYS ALVORD HOME — An Alvord home was destroyed in a fire Sunday. The structure fire was reported around 5:30 a.m.

The City of Decatur announced Thursday that new level III electric vehicle chargers are now open and live at varying spots in the community.

A shooting at the downtown Decatur Library has left one person in critical condition, according to City of Decatur Police Department officials. Police responded to the library, located in the 200 ...

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

The Decatur Public Library was first built in 1905 using funding from Andrew Carnegie, who helped with the construction of 1,681 public libraries across the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s, ...