Macon County, Decatur | featured news

The following data is for 50 city of Decatur employees with the highest annual salaries and wages. This data was collected on Aug. 24, 2017.

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DECATUR — In a matter of hours, the Decatur Civic Center's parking lot and front lawn were transformed into Decatur's Downtown Family Fest, a sprawling festival that allows people to get their fill of food, live music and fun.

DECATUR — New $208 million technology designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is doing its job underground near Richland Community College.

Macon County has reached a tentative agreement to purchase a final parcel of land needed to begin a portion of the Beltway project. County officials are ready to move down the road toward construction.Four other stories you should see are…

DECATUR — Food and jobs for the homeless, nutrition for diabetics and a community beautification project all in one program, with real possibilities for expansion.

ST. LOUIS — Through technology, Michael Kehoe has made it his mission to help make lives easier.

MONTICELLO — Two Decatur residents gave the biggest donation to Allerton Park & Retreat Center since it was donated to the University of Illinois in 1946.

DECATUR — Last week at the Oasis Day Center, a woman was dropped off at the door in the morning. She didn’t have anywhere else to go, so new director Jeff Mueller had until 5 p.m. to keep her off…

Editor's note: The Herald & Review each day is listing a reason the Decatur region is loved. We're profiling people, places and history that are special to our region — and that make it a great place to live. See…