Several cars were stranded at an overpass near downtown Decatur on Wednesday morning.
The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square for the traditional papal “Urbi et Orbi'' address, Latin for “To the City and to the World,'' which serves as a summary of the woes facing the world.
The event will take place out front of the WAND studios in Decatur on South Side Drive from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A man killed in a shooting in Decatur Friday night has been identified.
Edwin Pacheco-Meza is facing several charges, including reckless homicide, following a crash in Westfield that left two people dead and two others hurt. The crashed killed Michael Clayton, a Coles County Board Member, and his wife Gail Clayton.
Amanda Seider is a high school social studies teacher at Eisenhower High School in Decatur.
The money and food collected throughout the day will help several food pantries and non-profits across Macon County, including the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, Northeast Community Fund, and the Good Samaritan Inn, and many others.
It's not clear why the club is closing in downtown Decatur.
The deal includes WAND in Decatur, WDRB in Louisville, Ky., and WLIO in Lima, Ohio.
Attorneys for Colton and Hannah Bayless said the family's son Oliver suffered injuries during childbirth in May 2018 and the injuries resulted in his death in May 2019.