Category Archives: News

Decatur Police Department Increasing Enforcement of Impaired Driving During Holidays
December 23, 2020 - The Decatur Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation and law enforcement throughout the state for a high-visibility enforcement campaign to cr...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 23, 2020

Decatur Public Library Awarded 'Healing Illinois' Grant
December 23, 2020 - Decatur Public Library has announced that its "Conversations with Kabedi and Kaream" middle school book group has been awarded a Healing Illinois grant. Healing Illinois is a state...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 23, 2020

Report Shows 32% of Illinois Adults are Obese
December 23, 2020 - According to reports, more Illinois residents are obese than ever before, mirroring a national trend. That's according to a new report from Trust for America's Health, a non-partis...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 23, 2020

IDNR Warns Deer Hunters to Check for Chronic Wasting Disease
December 23, 2020 - For the last 18 years, Illinois has been working against the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state's deer population. CWD has the ability to spread extensively, even...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 23, 2020

IDOT Offers Free Lyft Rides In Macon County To Encourage Sober Travel
December 22, 2020 - If you need a sober lift home this holiday season, The Illinois Department of Transportation and local law enforcement have announced that free Lyft ride credits are expanding to M...
Dec 22, 2020

Salvation Army Begins Christmas Food Basket Distribution
December 22, 2020 - The Salvation Army put together nearly 1,000 Christmas food baskets and began distributing them to the public Tuesday. The event was scheduled for 10 a.m., but when cars started ro...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 22, 2020

Father-Daughter Team Helps Design, Install New DPS Marquee Signs
December 22, 2020 - The Montessori Academy for Peace has a new marquee sign, and its installation marked a special moment for one Decatur Public Schools Employee. Buddy Peck, the 4th longest employed ...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 22, 2020

Millikin Professor Appointed to IL Juvenile Justice Commission
December 22, 2020 - Professor Keyria Rodgers, director of Millikin University's Criminal Justice Department and director of the Macon County Teen Justice Program, has been appointed to the Illinois Ju...
Dec 22, 2020

WATCH: Happy Holidays from Neuhoff Media
Neuhoff Media 2020 Holiday Card from NeuhoffMedia on Vimeo.
Dec 22, 2020

Take Our 2021 Travel Survey For a Change to Win a $100 Gift Card
Take our 2021 travel survey from now until January 31, 2021, for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card! Take the survey and opt-in for the chance to win. The winner will be chosen on February 1, 2021,...
Dec 22, 2020