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DECATUR — Richland Community College leaders agreed to freeze the amount of property taxes they will receive from Exelon until at least 2020, the result of negotiations between the operator of the Clinton nuclear power plant and the bodies to…

DECATUR — The generous, can-do spirit of the city was celebrated during the 65th annual Thanksgiving Community Luncheon.

Sheriff Howard G. Buffett has been inducted to the Decatur Wall of Fame in a year that has seen his foundation's support for the community flourish.

DECATUR — Tavona Rice hosted Thanksgiving at her house for the first time this year. She was excited to do it but needed some additional help with the turkey and other fixings from the Northeast Community Fund. Rice also goes…

The people in charge of Decatur’s sewer system don’t underestimate the sticky problem posed by grease.

DECATUR — Community leaders named Macon County Sheriff Howard G. Buffett as the latest inductee to Decatur’s Wall of Fame on Tuesday, citing support of the community that has included millions of dollars in donations over the past five years.

Cult leader Charles Manson, who directed his "family" to carry out a series of shocking murders in 1969 in a bid to start a race war he called "Helter Skelter," died of natural causes at 83. He collected a band…

CHICAGO — Illinois election officials voted Monday to remain in a much-criticized multistate voter registration database, but opponents who raised questions about inaccuracies and security vowed to take the fight to the state Legislature.

The University of Illinois will honor legendary linebacker Dick Butkus with a statue and renew its rivalry with Mizzou.