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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 September and October.

PROJECTS IN DECATUR

DECATUR — Retired Illinois State Police Col. Tad Williams and former Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider will serve as commander and interim deputy commander for the new Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center.

DECATUR — Gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar has seen and heard all about division in the state, and country as a whole.

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DECATUR — To be an effective leader, a person must have integrity and character, Steve Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford told a room of local leaders. These are lessons Ford gained himself from his father.

A donation by the Howard G. Buffett foundation continues ongoing efforts to upgrade and equip Macon County with the latest law enforcement equipment and facilities.

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DECATUR — The Howard G. Buffett Foundation will build a new $4.2 million facility south of Decatur for the the new Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center, officials announced Thursday.

DECATUR — Organizers of the WSOY Community Food Drive hope to move the bar again for the 16th annual event by collecting more than 1.5 million pounds of food, an increase from last year's record-breaking total of 1.4 million pounds.