The first day of school is just weeks away. While families are busy shopping for school supplies, health officials say there's another checklist parents should not overlook.
La'Miya Starnes
The Decatur City Council approved $70,000 in grants to eight community organizations.
In 2025, Decatur ended the year with nine homicides. So far this year, the city has recorded five gun-related deaths.
After tornadoes tore through Charleston in June, many parts of the community were severely damaged, including Charleston Middle School.
Just 24 hours after a Decatur teen was shot and killed, the community is once again asking how another young life was cut short by gun violence.
For months, communities across central Illinois have debated how to regulate large-scale data centers. In Aurora, residents say the CyrusOne facility produces a constant hum, making it the loudest neighbor on the block.
Residents packed Nokomis City Hall after Police Chief Earin Land unexpectedly resigned less than a week ago. Now, the police department is at risk of shutting down.
The city of Springfield is renewing its contract with license plate reader technology company Flock. City leaders approved an amendment to the two-year contract that adds new oversight requirements for the system.
For months, the conversation in Logan County has evolved from whether a data center should be built to how the county should regulate them. Now, with new applications pending, new ordinances under consideration and the possibility of voters having a say, county leaders are once again deciding what comes next.