DECATUR — Charles Palmer has thanked members of the Illinois Innocence Project hundreds of times for coming up with the DNA evidence that exonerated him from the murder he'd spent 16½ years in ...

Named after Orlando Powers, the hotel opened on Feb. 18, 1916, with a gala benefiting the Decatur and Macon County Hospital (now Decatur Memorial Hospital) attended by more than 700 people.

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Horse harness racing has a rich history in the county. But tucked in the corner of the fairgrounds, that booming industry is ...

A century ago, a Bloomington couple and four of their children children were killed when their Oakland touring car collided ...

Poetry in motion Despite his advanced age (80), former U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard said he still is driven to "do something worthwhile." "I'm not going to stop," said Poshard, a Democrat who ran ...

Former U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard is combining his passions — poetry and helping those in need — with what is billed as the ...

While many businesses are closed on July 4, the Decatur Park District has plenty of offers throughout Decatur for families looking for a fun day out.

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The facility features room service and individual suites with high-definition TVs tuned 24/7 to DogTV and Animal Planet.

Illinois must build 227,000 more housing units in the next five years if it is going to keep pace with demand, according to ...

One of Illinois’ more interesting laws to go on the books in recent years takes effect Tuesday. The law banning single-use plastic bottles in the state’s hotels, Senate Bill 2960, is on… ...