Category Archives: News

September 19, 2022 - Andrew Weatherford joined Byers & Co to talk about his candidacy for Macon County Circuit Judge. Listen to the podcast now!

September 19, 2022 - Rikki Parker, Executive Director of the Children's Museum of Illinois, joined Byers & Co to preview the upcoming Duck Derby AND announce today's Lucky Duck winner. Purchase yo...

September 19, 2022 - The City of Decatur is again accepting proposals for the sale of the retired Decatur Fire Station #3 located at 1308 W. Eldorado St. in Decatur. Proposals are being accepted via e...

In this episode, Brian Byers of NowDecatur.com had an opportunity to sit down with Michael DeLeon. He is the founder of Steered Straight Inc, an organization that teaches the realities of substance ab...

September 18, 2022 - Decatur Area Arts Council and Gallery 510 hosted Arts in Central Park in downtown Decatur this weekend. Around 50 booths were open with artists from throughout the Midwest exhibit...

September 18, 2022 - Community members joined together in celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community Saturday during Decatur Pride Fest in Fairview Park. The family-friendly event is an annual celebration ...

September 18, 2022 - The ADM Cares program teamed up with Decatur Block By Block to take part in a neighborhood revitalization project in the Johns Hill neighborhood. Five houses received upgrades in ...

September 17, 2022- Richland Community College celebrated the start of the fall semester with a picnic to welcome back students. Community members, students, faculty, and their families were in attend...

September 16, 2022 - As we enter fall, the Illinois Departments of Agriculture (IDOA) and Labor (IDOL) remind all farm workers to stay safe, especially during the busy harvest season. To this end, Gov...

September 16, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate rose +0.1 percentage point to 4.5 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +4,...