Lincoln Library in Springfield received more than one million dollars in grant funding. In Decatur, the Public Library ...

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

DECATUR — A man is jailed on charges he invaded a Decatur home and terrified a child by exposing himself to her. The Herald & Review this week began an ongoing project to shine a spotlight on sex ...

DECATUR — Avery Irons, a Decatur native and author of "Belonging to the Air, will hold a reading and book signing at Decatur Public Library 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 18, in the Madden Auditorium.

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 — the long-awaited Southside landmark — attention is shifting to another ...

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

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Juneteenth has been celebrated by Black Americans for generations, marking the anniversary of enslaved African Americans in Texas hearing the news of their emancipation.

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

We’re not going to lie, 2025 was a tough year, as we lost many of the Black legends we knew and loved. Now, as 2026 gets underway, we must say goodbye to even more of those who had such a tremendous ...