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On July 4, 1778, the bell rang and the battered people of Kaskaskia gathered. They found themselves under new rule. George Rogers Clark explained that the revolutionary government was not interested in changing their faith, but wanted to give them…

HOFFMAN ESTATES — A former cashier at a suburban Chicago high school has been charged with stealing more than $80,000 from the school district.

DECATUR -- Sunday morning's snow made for slow-going traffic early on Christmas Eve.

DECATUR -- Firefighters were on the scene Sunday morning as what appeared to be a parked camper smoldered.

DECATUR — The factory-floor efficiency of the Christmas basket delivery to needy families was especially timely this year.

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DECATUR — Macon County judges could send veterans accused of crimes to Champaign for extra treatment under a new state law that requires a veterans court in each judicial circuit by Jan. 1.

MOWEAQUA — On Christmas Eve 1932, Moweaqua was shaken from below ground, a mine explosion that tore apart families but united a village in its response.