ARTHUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Arthur Public Library celebrated the groundbreaking of its new curiosity courtyard on Wednesday.

Young artists in Decatur will have a chance to see their design featured on a free t-shirt for the 2026 National Night Out ...

Decatur Public Library will host a night of celebration July 8 for America's 250th birthday, aiming to educate people on the Declaration of Independence's history and the people who made it ...

Multiple rounds of severe weather hit Central Illinois on Wednesday, with tornadoes, hail and flooding leaving damage for communities to clean up on Thursday. Follow along ...

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

Dreams don’t have to be expensive, though modern life often tries to convince us otherwise. Decatur, Illinois is where ...

BEAR DOWN: Now that Illinois Democrats have wrapped up a week of celebrating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center — ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...