DECATUR, Ga. - A federal jury in Atlanta awarded a child sex trafficking victim $40 million in damages for a Decatur hotel ignoring sex trafficking on its property.

A task force to crack down on human trafficking will be led by the Illinois State Police and include the Decatur Police Department and the McLean County Sheriff's Office as partnering organizations.

Parkside Baseball and Decatur and Mardela Softball are all headed to MPSSAA state title games after they each won their semifinals battles on Tuesday.

They moved to Springfield Illinois in 2006. Betty graduated from Decatur High School in 1949 with emphasis on business courses, shorthand, typing, and bookkeeping.

“I had no idea that southern Illinois looked like that.” A growing number of visitors are discovering downstate as a travel destination amid recent efforts to entice more people to visit its ...

Ryan Golden, 41, of Springfield, Illinois, formerly of Tallula, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 23, 1983, in Decatur, Illinois, to Eric and ...

Breana Bagley, left, reacts as she is crowned Miss Illinois 2024 by outgoing Miss Illinois Jessica Tipton and Miss Illinois Teen 2024 Lucy Kuelper Saturday in Marion. Bagley, a native of Decatur ...

Illinois must build 227,000 more housing units in the next five years if it is going to keep pace with demand, according to an economic report released Tuesday.

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - On July 1, a new Alabama law will take effect that will have a big impact on hemp businesses. HB445, which Governor Kay Ivey signed into law during this year’s legislative ...

A prominent Decatur leader and trailblazer was honored in a way that permanently cements his legacy into the city he has served for more than four decades.

Despite political maneuvering in each state, the borders of Illinois and Indiana are unlikely to change.

When is it legal to leave a child home alone in Illinois? State law considers child’s age, maturity level, emergency preparedness and more. See best practices.