1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (388+ words) DECATUR — A Decatur woman who met up with a male friend to “hang out” early Saturday wound up being choked and marooned on the William B. Sands Viaduct on 22nd Street after the friend appeared to throw her car keys over…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (110+ words) DECATUR — The Decatur Police Department will handle investigations of criminal animal control violations within the city limits as part of an extended agreement with Macon County. Contact Scott Perry at (217) 421-7976. Cat stuck in tree prompts social media blitz to free…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (104+ words) DECATUR — The Decatur Public Schools' tentative budget for the 2026-27 academic year has a significant deficit. All of the data is for public elementary and secondary schools only. States are ordered by the per student spending for 2017. For a complete list…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (123+ words) President Donald Trump has promoted the idea of changing the name of the state of New Mexico to "New America.” DECATUR — The 10-day enrollment figures are in for Decatur Public Schools and the district lost 36 students between last year and…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (585+ words) FORSYTH — Authorities said a Decatur man died Sunday in a head-on crash in Forsyth. - Fatal drunk-driving accidents: 16,487 (28% of all fatal accidents) - Drunk-driving related fatalities: 17,705 (40% of all traffic fatalities) - Fatal drunk-driving accidents: 12,366 (22% of all fatal accidents) - Drunk-driving related fatalities: 13,478 (32% of all…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (219+ words) Pillars that once graced the main entrance of Decatur High School have been found and placed at the building's former location, where the Decatur Civic Center now stands. 1911: Decatur High School assembly room 1911: Decatur High School music room 1969: Robert Dillow…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (109+ words) Herald-Review.com Javascript is required to use this website. Monticello man gets 5 years in prison for cocaine offense Friday night football: Week 3 scores from Central Illinois Joshua Gregg gets 8 years for manslaughter of Decatur teenager Murdered boy went to buy…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (172+ words) Herald-Review.com Javascript is required to use this website. Bret Robertson, president of the board of History of the Heartland, talks about the quest to find and install the pieces of the sandstone pillars that once graced the main entrance…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (311+ words) DECATUR — United Way of Decatur & Mid-Illinois will host the 6th annual Food Truck Frenzy from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Rock Springs Nature Center. The event will take place during the Macon County Conservation District's Fall Harvest Fest as a…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (272+ words) DECATUR — A Decatur home was severely damaged, but no injuries were reported from an early Sunday morning fire. According to a Decatur Fire Department news release, crews were called at approximately 1:30 a.m. to reports of a house on fire in…...