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DECATUR — Law enforcement officers posted in front of the city's eastside Walmart on Friday were hoping to ring in a little more cash for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Drive this year.

CHEBANSE — After returning home from Vietnam, Wendell Wingert bought a 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck and drove it home from Fort Hood, Texas.

Outdoor decorations are shining the Christmas spirit of area homeowners, so much so that one resident has created a a map for everyone who would like to see the blinking, sparkling, colorful sights.

DECATUR — About a dozen employees at the SIU Center for Family Medicine picketed on on their lunch hour over what they say is low pay and no movement in contract negotiations with the clinic system's management.

MOUNT ZION — A man who prefers to go by "Secret Santa" made an anonymous donation for the second year to the Sav-Mor Pharmacy in Mount Zion.

DECATUR — Christmas lights are a family tradition for Dustin Pryde, who grew up in Harristown where his grandmother was on the board of trustees. The town hosted a Christmas light contest, and the trustees were the judges. Pryde would…

DECATUR — Despite light flurries Friday morning, the chance for a white Christmas is low, according to the National Weather Service in Lincoln.

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DECATUR — Ballroom dance lessons are being offered at Debbie's Dance Studio, 151 W. Main St., beginning Sunday, Jan. 7.

Source: Illinois Department of Revenue real estate transfer declaration sheets were submitted with the deeds recorded in the Macon County Recorder's Office. Dollar amounts represents the net sale price. Documents processed in December.