A tornado may be on the ground near Decatur, Illinois, according to radar reports. Videos of the twister have emerged as the ...

Severe storms caused significant damage in central Illinois over the weekend, including downed power lines, trees, and homes, ...

Two police officers and a suspect were shot early Wednesday during a traffic stop in the central Illinois city of Decatur, the city's police chief said. Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel said shots ...

Decatur is a classic mid-western U.S. city situated on Lake Decatur, and with many historic brick buildings downtown. This city is the home of Millikin University and Richland Community College.

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 ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The blast occurred at an Archer Daniels Midland ...

While college and university tuition costs may be skyrocketing, a bachelor's degree remains essential to many high-paying jobs across the United States. Annual tuition and fees at four-year colleges ...

Understand one thing before you go to Decatur: it’s a company town. True, there are four or five companies instead of just one, and some are owned by distant investors who have even less interest in ...

Two Illinois cities, Rockford and Decatur, are among the fastest-shrinking cities in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, part of an ongoing trend of Midwestern cities ...