Category Archives: News

UPDATE: FOUND - Decatur Police searching for missing juvenile
June 10, 2021 - Decatur Police are searching for a missing Decatur juvenile. Tashia L. Allen was last seen in the 1300 block of E. Division on Monday, June 7. Tashia is 12 years old and is described a...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 10, 2021

African American Cultural & Genealogical Society of IL hosting 27th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
June 9, 2021 - The African American Cultural & Genealogical Society of IL will host its 27th Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The event will kick off with a special wreath...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 09, 2021

Stevens Creek Bikeway project awarded $2 million in funding from Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program
June 9, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that nearly $106 million has been awarded through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program to expand travel options and ...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 09, 2021

Crisis Communication Team Celebrates Moving into Phase 5 Friday
June 8, 2021 - The State of Illinois will enter Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois plan and the Macon County Crisis Communication team held a press conference to mark the end of many of the restrictions ...
Jun 08, 2021

DPS61 Appoints Bobbi Williams as Interim Superintendent
June 8, 2021 - The following statement is on behalf of Decatur Public Schools and Board of Education President Dan Oakes, following Tuesday night's vote to approve a contract for an Interim Superinten...
Jun 08, 2021

​Secretary of State office launching electronic car insurance verification system
June 8, 2021 - Secretary of State Jesse White's office is launching a new initiative to help reduce the number of uninsured drivers in Illinois. Beginning July 1, 2021 auto insurance verification will...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 08, 2021

WATCH: Tour of the construction progress at Johns Hill Magnet School in Decatur
June 7, 2021- Take a tour of the progress on the construction of the new Johns Hill Magnet School! The school will welcome Johns Hill Students K-8 beginning this fall. Watch the video now! https://you...
Jun 08, 2021

Decatur Park District's 2021 4th of July firework display canceled
June 8, 2021 - Due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the Decatur Park District's 4th of July firework display, typically held in Nelson Park over Lake Decatur will be canceled for 2021. Citing a ...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 08, 2021

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Public Health warn residents of cyanobacteria
June 8, 2021 - As temperatures begin to rise, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Public Health are reminding residents to be cautious if they are planning activities on Ill...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 08, 2021

Children's Museum of Illinois welcomes Tina Owens as VP of Operations
June 8, 2021 - Decatur native Tina Owens has assumed the role of VP of Operations at Children's Museum of Illinois. The position was previously held by President & CEO Abby Koester, who began serv...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 08, 2021