UPDATE at 2:45 p.m. DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The barricade situation is still active in Decatur Friday afternoon as of 2: 45 p ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Less than a month after extinguishing a fire at a home on Johns Avenue in Decatur, firefighters were back at the same house early Sunday morning to find the residence fully ...

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The city of Decatur is working with the Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations (CONO) to encourage Decatur residents to get ...

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 ...

During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, ...

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have ...