The roar of powerful engines and the spray of water across Lake Decatur will once again fill Nelson Park this weekend as ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — More than 100 people turned out for a public hearing in Decatur Thursday night. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency hosted the hearing to hear from the public about a ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Students and families across Central Illinois will soon have the perfect recipe for success with a new ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Decatur City Council member has announced that he plans to run for mayor. David Horn has served on ...

An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air Sunday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the east ...

Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe will run for re-election in 2027. Moore Wolfe has been elected mayor three times and has ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Decatur, IL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of May 25.

UPDATE: A powerful tornado tore through the Illinois community of Mount Zion on Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage to multiple homes. Mount Zion is located about eight miles southeast of ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Decatur Saturday morning has been identified. According to the Decatur Police Department, officers responded to the crash just before ...