In the heart of the Prairie State sits a place where the American Dream hasn’t been priced into fantasy territory. Decatur, Illinois might be the last bastion of truly affordable homeownership in a ...

A new affordable low-income housing community opened Thursday for seniors in Decatur. Out of the 80 units, half serve seniors with an extremely low income. The residences are part of a broader ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WICS/WRSP)— Firefighters responded to a fully involved house fire on the evening of Feb. 6 in Decatur. The Decatur Fire Department was dispatched at about 7:03 p.m. to a report of a ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. Decatur police say they've arrested a man wanted for a ...

DECATUR, Ga. — A man accused of shooting someone in the Decatur Library on Feb. 2 is in custody. “Medicus Brown has been taken into custody,” Lt. John Bender said. “He was booked into the DeKalb ...

Jurors in the capital murder trial of Decatur resident Kendall Rashaid Rucker are expected to resume deliberations Thursday morning and plan to again review a five-hour interrogation between Rucker ...

Is it cheaper to buy or rent in Decatur, Illinois in 2026? If you're deciding whether to buy or rent a home in Decatur in 2026, you're not alone. What used to be a simple answer has become more ...

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U.S. Geological Survey officials reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake happened early Tuesday near Ohlman in central Illinois. The USGS said the quake happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. about 3 miles ...

The eastern migratory population of cranes, reintroduced in 2001, spends summers in Wisconsin and migrate south to Illinois, Indiana and Alabama. However, those that are in the Decatur area now make ...