DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Decatur City Council approved a change to the city's motor fuel tax Tuesday evening. Decatur currently has a five-cent tax on non-diesel fuel and a one-cent tax on diesel ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A man killed in an early morning shooting in east Decatur Sunday has been identified. The Decatur Police Department said officers responded just after 4 a.m. Jan. 18 near the ...

Decatur will remove signs from public areas by February 2026 to ensure safety, urging compliance to prevent traffic hazards impacting drivers and pedestrians.

Decatur Utilities will perform water system construction near the intersection of Brooks Street SE and 6th Avenue SE (Hwy. 31) on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Traffic control will begin at 7:30 a.m., ...

Illinois guard Aaliyah Guyton tries to shoot over Northwestern forward DaiJa Turner on Sunday at State Farm Center in Champaign. Guyton had 13 points in the 25th-ranked Illini’s 74-71 home win. Sports ...

DECATUR — A man suffered two bullet wounds to his forearm after a burst of gunfire on a Decatur street Sunday night, police report.

By GraciAnn Goodin Staff Writer The westbound lane of Lee Street Northeast will be closed between Oak Street and Line Street on Friday and Tuesday while Decatur Utilities works in the area. Crews will ...

SPRINGFIELD — President Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disbanded less than a year into Trump’s second term and appeared to have caused more chaos than actual ...

ATHENS — After about a year of planning, the dangerous intersection of U.S. 72 at Hine Street in Athens is getting pedestrian safety upgrades after several pedestrian deaths have occurred.