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MOUNT ZION — The Mount Zion community used Wednesday morning as a chance for coffee, a reflection on faith and, toward the end, a chance to hug neighbors in a show of solidarity.

MOWEAQUA — The Moweaqua Village Board cited insubordination, work scheduling issues and other problems with Police Chief Rob Maynard as reasons for his controversial one-week suspension, according to village documents obtained by the Herald & Review on Tuesday. Maynard defended…

Will farmers be getting any cash from the settlement in the multitude of class action suits now being negotiated between corn growers and Syngenta? Syngenta was blamed for the early release of genetically enhanced corn designed to be toxic to…

A lot of changes have taken place in Nelson Park, and many more are on the horizon. You should check out the five things to look forward to as the plans move ahead.

DECATUR — Police hope they can scare Decatur drivers into leaving the car keys at home as the season of Halloween parties approaches.

Decatur police on Sunday made an arrest in the shooting of a 70-year-old motorist Oct. 16 on the city's east side. The victim has been hospitalized since the shooting.

LINCOLN — For 29 years, four local sisters wondered about the identity of their older brother, who was given up for adoption before they were born.

DECATUR — Decatur resident Mary McMillin-Koski has become a bit of a celebrity around town.

Mary McMillin-Koski sings at the Lincoln Lounge last week. This past summer McMillin-Koski won the Illinois State Fair's Karaoke Contest.

DECATUR – A driver was lucky to escape serious injury when his vehicle skidded and rolled onto its side Sunday afternoon in the 1800 block of East Lakeshore Drive in Decatur.