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DECATUR — As a former U.S. Postal Service postmaster, Mike Cooke has seen plenty of strange things that people have tried to mail.

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 November.

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Mattoon teacher Angela McQueen said in her first interview that it was her strong faith in God and natural instincts that spurred her to stop a shooter at the high school in September. Read more and see a video at…

DECATUR — The third Toys for Tats drew people from across the area, with a line of people outside Oakwood Tattoo eager to donate a child's toy in exchange for a tattoo.

SPRINGFIELD — Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe has been recommended to serve on the Mahomet Aquifer Task Force.

DECATUR — If you haven’t had a chance to wrap up your yard work or get those Christmas lights up, now’s the time — colder temperatures are skating into Central Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration says a $60 billion package to provide health care to millions of low-income Illinois residents will save $1 billion over current expenses, while critics deride it as a "stealth deal" that they say is…