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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…

DECATUR — A new law signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner in August allows Illinois counties to use pet population control funds for trap/neuter/vaccinate/return, or TNVR, programs of free-roaming feral cats.

City of Decatur officials are looking to gather input from residents, community groups and business owners about how to transform blighted blocks, before implementing a strategy to revitalize neighborhoods.

DECATUR — Archer Daniels Midland Co. publicly unveiled its system to pump carbon dioxide emissions deep underground on Friday, an initiative to lessen the carbon emissions of the company.

Sunday, Sept. 17

DECATUR — When the Herald & Review recently published a special section that paid tribute to Scovill Golf Course, which will close in five weeks, we chronicled the history of a Decatur landmark 75 years in the making.

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…

More developments happened Thursday in the case of a student accused of opening fire in the Mattoon High School cafeteria.

DECATUR — The first day of fall will offer scant signs of relief from the latest stretch of heat to hit Central Illinois this year.