A viscous attack leaves a three year old Decatur girl with a long road to recovery. The scherer (sheer) family is hurting ...

On May 14th, 2026, Decatur Police Detectives arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with the January 18th, 2026, shooting ...

The University of Illinois Extension Office in Decatur will offer family-friendly Homegrown Harvest workshop classes for ...

Decatur water services crews will flush hydrants around the city from May 25 to June 22, and residents are encouraged to ...

An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air Sunday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the east ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur Police Department is holding a press conference on Thursday to provide an update following ...

DECATUR, Ill. — Over 70,000 central Illinois residents will now have to restrict their water use as the ongoing drought is wreaking havoc on the city's main water source. Officials in Decatur, ...

Michael Boliard of Decatur, Illinois was denied pretrial release after threatening officers with a crossbow and having 16 ...

Decatur was recently named the best affordable place to live in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Seen here is a fountain at Decatur’s Central Park. Provided Two Illinois cities are among the 25 ...

UPDATE: A powerful tornado tore through the Illinois community of Mount Zion on Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage to multiple homes. Mount Zion is located about eight miles southeast of ...

Decatur is a classic mid-western U.S. city situated on Lake Decatur, and with many historic brick buildings downtown. This city is the home of Millikin University and Richland Community College.