A stepfather has been indicted on murder charges in the prolonged abuse that led to the death of his 16-year-old stepson.

The Decatur Fire Department responded to a fire Wednesday night that investigators said was caused by a space heater. It’s the second time in the last five days that the department fought a fire with ...

A house fire in Decatur has displaced a family of five after a space heater caught fire, according to the Decatur Fire ...

Occupant said they were using three electric space heaters in the home when one of the space heaters caught fire.

When the House isn't in session, members of the senate, as well as other officials, can be found at local businesses in Springfield. This results in a big boom for ...

The Decatur City Council approved an annexation of land and a major sewer infrastructure project at its meeting Tuesday ...

CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H) on Thursday reported a loss of $56 million in its fourth quarter. The Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 58 cents per share. Earnings, ...

A Decatur police officer was involved in a wreck with two other vehicles on Saturday evening near the intersection of Danville Road Southwest and Freemont Street Southwest, according to police ...

He's among 800 people who have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were ...

Central Illinois law enforcement is alerting the public of an armed and dangerous man. Findlay Police shared in a social ...

Police are investigating the death of television reporter Adan Manzano, who was in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl.

The attached exhibit in the council’s agenda packet shows an aerial view of the proposed Nature Creek Reserve property north of U.S. 380 in Decatur. The red outline indicates the general outline of ...