The defendant called Klaus who spent Christmas Day in the Macon County Jail looks like he will be spending Christmas Day 2026 ...

The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy this week graduated 45 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program, including six Berkshire ...

Former DeKalb County Fire Chief Mike Thomas will assume interim command, replacing Bart Gilmore, who recently spoke out about ...

Centralia has a new part-time firefighter. Brandon Beaver was sworn in by Centralia City Clerk Kim Enke during a ceremony at ...

Firefighters responded Thursday afternoon to a large fire at a vacant home in Decatur, where flames were seen coming from the ...

A volunteer firefighter was arrested in connection with a wildfire that destroyed 700 acres of a 2,600-acre nature preserve in northwest Illinois. He's been charged with one count of arson.

The DeKalb County Commission, at its Feb. 26 meeting, adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. County staff anticipates a 0.5 ...

Lawmakers from several states are trying to woo the Bears away from Chicago. Arlington Heights in Illinois, Hammond, Gary, Portage in Indiana — and even Iowa have pitched stadium plans. Indiana Gov.

A three-year-old boy from Decatur died at HSHS St. John’s Hospital on Feb. 20 following a house fire. Sangamon County Coroner ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A Decatur child pulled from a burning home on Tuesday has died, according to family. Early West told WAND News that the 3-year-old died at the hospital Friday night. The child, ...

The civil rights leader spent six decades fighting to support Black students and the schools that serve them through protests, organizing, and his writing.