DECATUR – Decatur Public Schools board member Alana Banks has accepted a job as deputy director of The Okra Project, headquartered in New York. She plans to keep her home in Decatur and her seat on ...

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

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

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

The Meigs-Decatur Public Library has officially welcomed a new addition thanks to the efforts of their friends of the library ...

We’re not going to lie, 2025 was a tough year, as we lost many of the Black legends we knew and loved. Now, as 2026 gets underway, we must say goodbye to even more of those who had such a tremendous ...

From folk music to abolition and women’s rights, Illinois helped shape American history and culture.

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

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will temporarily move DMV services in Charleston to the city's public library ...

Illinois are set to receive over $475,000 for library services, enhanced programming, and construction and security upgrades.

Almost $1.25 million is going to public libraries and public-school libraries across Central Illinois, thanks to the ...