Category Archives: Community

November 10, 2020 - Decatur Park District and Hickory Point Golf Course are hosting Trees on the Tees, an outdoor, socially-distant way to enjoy a festival of decorated trees. Trees on the Tees will b...

November 3, 2020 - The 2020 Downtown Decatur Christmas Committee has announced that the Downtown Christmas Walk will be canceled this year due to COVID. Sponsors of the Downtown Decatur Christmas para...

October 30, 2020 - Today, a gift of $4,000 in honor of Vinnie and Debra Barbee and the work they do was made to the Water Street Mission to help assist with feeding the homeless. An additional gift of...

By Dane Lisser October 26, 2020 - For more than 60 years, Millikin University's Vespers has signaled the start of the holiday season in central Illinois. With just over 6,500 attendees each year, Vesp...

September 29, 2020 - The Decatur Area Arts Council has announced its 3rd annual community art project Christmas Card Lane for this holiday season. The event will be an outdoor exhibit and competition ...

By Dane Lisser September 11, 2020 - Big Blue Backpacks, a Millikin University based organization seeking to address food insecurity in the Decatur, Ill., community and the lives of children and famili...

Welcome to Speak Up/ Speak Out -a weekly online forum to discuss issues facing OUR community and working towards ways to enact real change. Topics weekly on Speak Up/ Speak Out will include everything...

July 19,2020 - NowDecatur hits the streets of Decatur to discover the communities MANY famous murals. Watch the video now! Driven by the Bob Brady Auto Group and presented by Neuhoff Media!

June 28, 2020 - This week, NowDecatur heads to Scovill Zoo to visit the animals and the 4 new cheetah brothers! Check out the video now! Driven by the Bob Brady Auto Group and NowDecatur.com!