The Decatur Fire Department extinguished a fire early Tuesday morning. A Macon County Sheriff’s Deputy reported a structure ...

Fire Chief Jeff Abbott's final day on the job will be March 15 -- 30 years to the day he started with the department.

The fifth-ranked Decatur Heritage Eagles overcame a second-half deficit and powered to a 60-55 victory over Sulligent in Tuesday’s Class 2A boys Northwest Regional semifinal at Wallace State’s ...

A cinematic fixture in Decatur is shutting the doors. The Avon Theater, which first opened in 1916, played host to Vaudeville ...

A 41-year-old Decatur woman accused of claiming her child was terminally ill is now facing neglect and fraud charges, Fort ...

Data compiled by t Police Department show that the rate of most violent and property crimes are trending down in the city, a reduction that Chief Todd Pinion attributes to his officers' efforts to ...

The city of Decatur announced the hiring of Melissa Hon as Deputy City Manager. Hon takes the position over from Jon Kindseth ...

According to Deputy Chief of Operations Neil Elder, a Decatur Fire Department crew was dispatched to a fire at 2:17 a.m.

Former Decatur mayor and Illinois AFL-CIO president Michael Carrigan is set for another five-year term on the Illinois ...

Decatur police officers are taking classes to learn the best ways to interact with those who may be deaf, blind, or autistic.

Family and relationships help hold the shop together. Svendsen Florist is the oldest floral shop in town, serving the Decatur ...

Decatur City Councilman Hunter Pepper calls for a stronger police presence at all city council meetings or he will exercise ...