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 ...

The ME’s office listed the manner of death as “accident” and cause of death as “blunt force injuries.” The crash happened in ...

Break out the patriotic-themed clothing, kick up the volume to John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and get ready for the festivities celebrating America's 250th year of ...

CHICO WOMAN KILLED IN CRAFTON CRASH — One woman was killed after a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in the Crafton area near ...

With high temperatures expected to continue into next week, the Decatur County Health Department and the Greensburg Decatur County Public Library will be available during their regular ...

DECATUR — The first chapter is short and to the point: “I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks.” The opening page of “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate is poetic prose, ...

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

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

You won’t want to miss MARGARITATOWN: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett & Other Coastal Classics on the Decatur Patch calendar ...

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

State Rep. Dan Howell (R-Cleveland) has announced that the Meigs-Decatur Friends of the Library has received a $14,776 Training Opportunities for Public Libraries (TOP) Grant to support broadband-rela ...

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