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While official totals aren’t yet available, Decatur has likely broken the -11 degree record temperature for Jan. 1, according to the National Weather Service at Lincoln.
DECATUR — The outage that left about 2,600 people without power on Saturday night was caused by a broken pole outside of a substation, according to Ameren Illinois.
Decatur will confront challenges in the coming year that run the gamut from neighborhoods to schools, city to state government, violence to recreation. The city also stands poised to make great progress in many of the same areas.
DECATUR — Warming centers in Decatur have seen more people in need of relief from the deep freeze hitting Central Illinois, but staff members say their work doesn't stop at providing temporary shelter.