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WAND-TV news anchor Alyssa Patrick has been named the new director of communications and public relations for Decatur Public ...

A University of Illinois graduate student has been charged with damaging two automated license-plate readers on campus.

First-year students unpacked and settled in Tuesday at Millikin before turning their attention to Welcome Week activities.

The band's representative said Beard died Monday in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, "with family members at his side." ...

ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen passed away at 93 due to Parkinson's complications. He revolutionized sports media by creating the first 24/7 sports network in 1979, leaving a lasting legacy recognized by ...

A residence hall was swarmed by police who quickly determined there was no threat, but warned of the potential for a tragic misunderstanding.

Mt. Zion's Matt Bieker and ALAH's Elijah Van Scyoc lead an impressive group of returning linebackers.

DECATUR — A bid by the mayor for a failsafe provision to override the democratic process in the cause of getting things done proved a bridge too far for a slim majority of her Decatur City Council ...

Where were you in the summer of 2008? If you’re old enough to remember, you probably were watching your favorite Chicago baseball team and dreaming of a crosstown World Series.

Tommy John revolutionized baseball by undergoing pioneering elbow ligament surgery that saved countless pitching careers and transformed sports medicine. His legacy includes the eponymous procedure ...

St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Effingham welcomes 11 new teachers and staff to its preschool through grade 12 Catholic school system for the 2026–2027 year.