Decatur News

Police are searching for a man who's been missing since 1:30 this afternoon. 22-year old Phillip Wachenheim is 6', weighing 155 lbs.

DECATUR, Ill. - The ostriches may have hit the ground running, but the art of the egg is still on a roll at Martha Palmer's country home on Decatur's western edge.

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The National Weather Service says that the record in Chicago was shattered before 1 p.m. Monday when it hit 94 degrees at O'Hare International Airport.

A bill in Springfield would broadly define how hospitals in Illinois could qualify for property tax exemptions.

A July 19 sentencing hearing is set for a Decatur man convicted of killing a 29-year-old father of 2 as he sat in his car outside his mother's home.

That's the complimentary word new men's basketball head coach John Groce had to express his reaction to the turnouts at the various Illini Caravan visits throughout the state, including tonight's event at the Country Club of Decatur.

William F. "Will" Morstatter, 63, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Streator, passed away Feb.

Police need help solving a theft at Kelly Construction. It happened Sunday, May 13, in the 3500-block of N. 27th Street.

Just got the May 9th Decatur Tribune today. What great memories it recalled: Trumans speech from his train in Decatur, campaigning for Adlai Stevenson.

The Macon County Emergency Management Agency will be at the Walgreens stores located at 225 E. Ash Ave and 420 W. First Drive , Decatur, programming NOAA Weather Radios on Wednesday, May 23 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Macon County Emergency Management Agency will be providing this service for free in an effort to continue severe weather preparedness ... (more)

A central Illinois animal control officer has been suspended and jailed on suspicion of animal cruelty after a 4-week-old kitten was left locked in his truck for two days.

The future is always a dystopia and the past is always better than this mess we live in right now.

The name of Frances Nelson will continue to be honored in Champaign County, even if it's not on the outside of a health center building any more, but how? The local community has a chance to offer suggestions to keep the legacy of Frances Nelson alive at a public meeting set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Champaign library, 200 W. Green St., C, in ... (more)

The Sangamon River set a record crest at Riverton on this date at 31.52 feet. Further downstream, the river reached 33.9 at Petersburg on the 20th and resulted in large sections of the town being flooded.

Thousands are donning caps and gowns for graduation season. At local community colleges, the number of graduates is up the past few years.

A small fire broke out at one of agribusiness giant Archer Daniel Midland Co's plants in Decatur, Illinois, on Friday morning.

Police need help solving multiple burglaries in Decatur and Forsyth. Officials think the crimes are related because of certain actions by the suspect.

For the first time in a long time Decatur and Macon County have the opportunity to play a major role in electing a candidate to serve as congressman in our new 13th Congressional District.

Paul Rudnick - playwright, screenwriter, essayist - is a man with a mission. He advocates for a tolerant world where acceptance triumphs over fear.