Michele Anderson takes over the role of Director of Finance and City Treasurer in Decatur.

It’s a perspective one school district in Central Illinois wants their students to learn more about, first-hand. This school ...

The Boys & Girls Club of Decatur is asking the community for help as it works to raise $750,000 to reopen its doors.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

About 69,684 people live in Decatur, and the median age here is 38.4. The median household income in Decatur is $52,207, and the average commute time is about 14.87 minutes. The unemployment rate here ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Decatur Moves celebrated transporting over 170,000 passengers throughout Decatur and Macon County in its first year. The City of Decatur’s microtransit service launched in ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — ​​September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Patricia Koestler says her daughter, Jalyssa ...

At least eight people in central Illinois were injured Sunday in an explosion at a processing plant, officials said. The explosion happened at an Archer Daniels Midland Company plant in Decatur just ...

UPDATE: A powerful tornado tore through the Illinois community of Mount Zion on Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage to multiple homes. Mount Zion is located about eight miles southeast of ...

Caterpillar recently produced its 50,000th rigid-frame off-highway truck-a milestone achieved at the Decatur, Illinois, plant where such trucks have been produced since 1963. Number 50,000 is a 777F, ...

Verlyn Rosenberger, 88, got involved with the progressive grassroots community organization Illinois People’s Action (IPA) 20 years ago. Over the decades, ...