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DECATUR — Near-record low temperatures are possible this weekend as a cold front moves into the region, according to the National Weather Service in Lincoln.

Both the Carroll Center for Innovative Learning, focused on 21st-century labs and community space, and Student Success Center, meant to create more efficient enrollment efforts, are set to open in January. Together, they take up more than 30,000 square feet…

DECATUR — The commercial airline that will begin serving Decatur Airport early next year celebrated a major milestone in Southern Illinois this week, success that Decatur officials hope it can replicate here.

The state budget agreement may have been the center of attention in the General Assembly for much of the year, but legislators found time to pass more than 200 laws, too. Check out five we've picked for you to know.

DECATUR — The following locations are open to people who need to warm up or seek shelter during the cold winter months, according to the Macon County Emergency Management Agency.

In this Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, file photo, medical assistant Jennifer Martinez draws blood from Joshua Smith that will be tested for PFOS levels in Newburgh, N.Y. Medical assistants are an in-demand profession that has led Richland Community College to…

BLOOMINGTON — The influenza outbreak that began more than a week ago shows no sign of slowing down.

Marvin T. Murphy is the 10th homicide of the year in Decatur. He was misidentified in "Leaders seeking solutions to violence" in Wednesday's Herald & Review.

DECATUR — An unprecedented rush to prepay next year's property tax bills has enveloped the Macon County offices as homeowners here and across the country hope to take advantage of a major tax deduction before it is wiped out in…