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The latest building permits for Decatur and Forsyth
The latest building permits for Decatur and Forsyth
Here's a look at current projects taking place in Decatur and Forsyth.
herald-review.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The latest building permits for Decatur and Forsyth
Search the latest Macon County real estate transfers
Search the latest Macon County real estate transfers
Who is moving in and out of your neighborhood?
herald-review.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Search the latest Macon County real estate transfers
DPS changes graduation requirements, increases necessary requirements - WAND-TV
DPS changes graduation requirements, increases necessary requirements
The Decatur Public Schools Board of Education updated the change in graduation requirements, increasing the necessary credits.
www.wandtv.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
DPS changes graduation requirements, increases necessary requirements - WAND-TV
November 13 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
November 13 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.
herald-review.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
November 13 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Decatur school board approves tentative tax levy with final decision to be made in December
Decatur school board approves tentative tax levy with final decision to be made in December
Decatur Public Schools board set a tentative tax levy of 6.77 percent at its Nov. 11 meeting, though that number will very likely be smaller by the time the final
herald-review.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Decatur school board approves tentative tax levy with final decision to be made in December
Football’s Last Dance of the Season
Football’s Last Dance of the Season
Millikin’s Football team is preparing for the final game of the season against Elmhurst University. There’s a lot on the line for this game. Not only does the team want to end their losing streak,...
decaturian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Football’s Last Dance of the Season
This is Not the Same Old Big Blue Basketball
This is Not the Same Old Big Blue Basketball
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kramer Soderberg is getting his team right. The Big Blue beat Concordia University in resounding fashion last night, winning 76-62 in a game that never felt like they were...
decaturian.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is Not the Same Old Big Blue Basketball
More details emerge in crash involving Sullivan ambulance
More details emerge in crash involving Sullivan ambulance
Bright headlights prevented a Sullivan Fire Protection District ambulance crew from seeing a stationary vehicle across the roadway until it was too late, an official said.
herald-review.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
More details emerge in crash involving Sullivan ambulance
November 12 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
November 12 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Don't miss Wednesday's most popular stories from Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
November 12 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 12
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 12
Read through the obituaries published today in Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 12
Crossing Healthcare launching new walk-in clinic in Decatur
Crossing Healthcare launching new walk-in clinic in Decatur
Crossing Healthcare is launching Rapid Care, a new walk-in clinic in Decatur.
www.wandtv.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Crossing Healthcare launching new walk-in clinic in Decatur
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 11
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 11
Read through the obituaries published today in Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 11
November 10 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
November 10 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Get a quick digest of today's top local news stories from Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
November 10 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Video: Durbin on decision to vote with GOP on shutdown resolution
Video: Durbin on decision to vote with GOP on shutdown resolution
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, spoke on the Senate floor Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, explaining his decision to vote with Republicans on legislation to reopen the federal government.
herald-review.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Video: Durbin on decision to vote with GOP on shutdown resolution
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 9
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 9
Read through the obituaries published today in Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 9
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 8
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 8
Read through the obituaries published today in Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 8
Decatur and Macon County speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Nov. 7, 2025
Decatur and Macon County speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Nov. 7, 2025
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Decatur and Macon County speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Nov. 7, 2025
Planned ADM venture would bring more CO2 to Decatur for sequestration
Planned ADM venture would bring more CO2 to Decatur for sequestration
Archer Daniels Midland Co. announces deal to ramp up the production of carbon credits linked to storing CO2 under Decatur.
herald-review.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Planned ADM venture would bring more CO2 to Decatur for sequestration
Appreciating Japanese Art: Nihonga-In Exhibition
Appreciating Japanese Art: Nihonga-In Exhibition
Robert Crowder Gallery in Kirkland Fine Arts Center is hosting a reception celebration for the Nihonga-In Exhibition on Saturday, November 8th, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The art can be viewed until December...
decaturian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Appreciating Japanese Art: Nihonga-In Exhibition
Goodbye, East Wing
Goodbye, East Wing
The East Wing in the White House no longer stands, and in its place, a $300 million ballroom is being built. But is this really necessary? The short answer is no, it’s really not. President Donald Trump...
decaturian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Goodbye, East Wing
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 7
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 7
Read through the obituaries published today in Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Decatur and Macon County neighbors: Obituaries for November 7
Lights go up for Trees on the Tees
Lights go up for Trees on the Tees
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herald-review.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Lights go up for Trees on the Tees
November 4 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
November 4 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Get a recap of Tuesday's local news stories from Herald and Review.
herald-review.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
November 4 recap: Decatur and Macon County news you may have missed today
Photos: Central Illinois Snapshots October 2025
Photos: Central Illinois Snapshots October 2025
Herald & Review photographer Joseph Ressler shares his favorite moments from the month of October.
herald-review.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Photos: Central Illinois Snapshots October 2025
Serial Decatur gaming machine thief sentenced to 7 years in prison
Serial Decatur gaming machine thief sentenced to 7 years in prison
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A 39-year-old Decatur man was sentenced to seven years in prison for a string of gaming machine burglaries. As a part of a plea deal on Oct. 30, Mitchell Reno Chapman p…
www.wcia.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Serial Decatur gaming machine thief sentenced to 7 years in prison