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Decatur recorded its 10th homicide on Christmas Day, and the latest case has spurred leaders to call for a commission to study the reasons behind the recent uptick in violence.

With arctic conditions settling in over Central Illinois for the next several days, residents are being urged to not become numb to the dangers of cold weather.

Decatur recorded its 10th homicide of 2017 when a man was found shot on Christmas Day, police said in a news release Tuesday.

DECATUR — The number of animals at the Macon County Animal Control and Care Center is at its lowest in while, said sheriff's Sgt. Matt Reynolds, animal control administrator.

The Decatur area is set for very cold weather over the coming days, according to the National Weather Service at Lincoln, which issued a hazardous weather outlook for the area Tuesday morning.

DECATUR – As he diced up vegetables to feed to a handful of meerkats on Monday morning, Scovill Zoo Zookeeper Wesley Potter decided to give them one of their favorite treats to celebrate the holiday.

After four straight years of the program getting progressively worse on and off the floor, it was time for a change.

DECATUR — For 10 years, Nan Kelley has invited her five granddaughters to her Decatur home to help make Christmas cookies.

DECATUR – James Somers lived in a tent for a while.

DECATUR — Central Illinoisans dreaming of a white Christmas got their wish for the first time in seven years, forecasters said Sunday.