DECATUR — Author and podcast host Adam White will speak at Decatur Public Library 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 on "American Dread: True Stories of Tragedy and Terror ...

DECATUR — In 1829 the pioneers who established Macon County sought to hitch the name of their new county seat to a shining star, and they chose Commodore Stephen Decatur. For those hardy souls of ...

Amid dangerously high temperatures pushing heat indices into the hundreds, local officials are urging Chicagoans to stay safe ...

As dangerously high temperatures push heat indices into the hundreds, extreme heat warning issued through 10 p.m. Wednesday.

A report from U.S. News and World Report ranked seven Midwestern metropolises—including Decatur, Illinois and Bay City, ...

The Meigs-Decatur Public Library has officially welcomed a new addition thanks to the efforts of their friends of the library ...

From folk music to abolition and women’s rights, Illinois helped shape American history and culture.

Positioned two hours south of Chicago’s wallet-draining prices and three hours northeast of St. Louis, Decatur occupies prime ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will temporarily move DMV services in Charleston to the city's public library ...

Illinois are set to receive over $475,000 for library services, enhanced programming, and construction and security upgrades.

Almost $1.25 million is going to public libraries and public-school libraries across Central Illinois, thanks to the ...

The Vernon Area Public Library District in Lincolnshire will use a $75,150 state grant to help keep up with the cost of e-books and other digital resources, officials said. The funding is from the ...