The local Polar Plunge is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics Illinois Region I which has 18 Central Illinois counties.

Emergency crews were on the scene of a rollover crash in Decatur Thursday afternoon. The crash happened near the intersection of South Main Street and West Lincoln Park Drive, near The Reserve at ...

Nearly 400 participants braved the cold for Decatur's 25th Polar Plunge Saturday. Participants took a dip in Lake Decatur ...

You know that feeling when you realize you’ve been ignoring something wonderful that’s been right under your nose the whole time? That’s exactly what’s happening with Decatur, Illinois, a city that ...

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A severe weather storm system barreled through the Midwest overnight Tuesday, producing at least three tornadoes in Indiana, according to the National Weather Service. The tornadoes caused significant ...

Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa is in a four-person race to replace longtime Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, who decided last year not to run for another term.

The murder case grabbed national headlines after Karyn Hearn Slover's dismembered body was found in garbage bags in Lake Shelbyville days after her 1996 disappearance.

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A man accused of killing three women in Utah and stealing their cars and credit cards was already known to police in Iowa: He was arrested there on suspicion of breaking into a ca ...

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski announced Thursday that the team has signed forward Grant Porter to a standard player contract. In another ...

Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights ...