ARTHUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Arthur Public Library celebrated the groundbreaking of its new curiosity courtyard on Wednesday.

Decatur Public Library will host a night of celebration July 8 for America's 250th birthday, aiming to educate people on the Declaration of Independence's history and the people who made it ...

Young artists in Decatur will have a chance to see their design featured on a free t-shirt for the 2026 National Night Out ...

DECATUR — In 1829 the pioneers who established Macon County sought to hitch the name of their new county seat to a shining star, and they chose Commodore Stephen Decatur. For those hardy souls of ...

Multiple rounds of severe weather hit Central Illinois on Wednesday, with tornadoes, hail and flooding leaving damage for communities to clean up on Thursday. Follow along ...

Amid dangerously high temperatures pushing heat indices into the hundreds, local officials are urging Chicagoans to stay safe ...

Dreams don’t have to be expensive, though modern life often tries to convince us otherwise. Decatur, Illinois is where ...

A report from U.S. News and World Report ranked seven Midwestern metropolises—including Decatur, Illinois and Bay City, ...

BEAR DOWN: Now that Illinois Democrats have wrapped up a week of celebrating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center — ...

As dangerously high temperatures push heat indices into the hundreds, extreme heat warning issued through 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Positioned two hours south of Chicago’s wallet-draining prices and three hours northeast of St. Louis, Decatur occupies prime ...

List of Macon County cooling centers and shelter services, with addresses, hours of operation, and contact numbers for ...