SPRINGFIELD — Decatur could have a place in a proposed high-speed railway network for Illinois. The Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission is conducting a high-speed rail study to determine the ...

Gillespie's Chaz Oberkfell and Pleasant Plains’ Elijah Teefey vied for the top spot at the Illinois Indoor Top Times ... state title in the 1A boys 3200-meter run. Oberkfell finished in 9 ...

The new Sangamon County morgue facility held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate its opening today.

Here’s what to know about Illinois population trends from 2020 to 2024, including a county-level map. File While Illinois lost population as a whole in recent years, 15 of its 102 counties ...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — There is an unmistakable air of Peckham these days in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, as the legendary yellow three-wheeled van from the BBC’s long-running ...

According to data cited by TCCA, more than one million new consumers purchased Tillamook family-size ice cream in 2024, and more than half of those new consumers were from the eastern U.S. Decatur, ...

Van Meter Raccoon River Days returns as a way to bring the community together. “It’s an opportunity for the entire community to come together to socialize and have a good time and just ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Last year was the first time the boat races were back at Lake Decatur after more than two decades. Now, the team behind the event is hard at work, hoping to make the event ...

County officials declined to reveal names of the groups that expressed interest through responses to a request for proposals, but County Board Chair Andy Van Meter told Illinois Times he was "very ...

That win sets up Van Meter with a date with Regina Catholic at 12 p.m. on Wednesday at Mediacom Stadium in Des Moines. While the majority of players’ clubs are sitting in their bags this time of ...

Members of Van Meter's boys soccer team pose for a photo after defeating Chariton to advance to state on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Paired with last year’s state champion North Fayette Valley ...