This shotgun method of firing off all sirens, all at once, created a little confusion recently with some residents commenting ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — According to an outage map from Ameren Illinois, nearly 1,700 customers were without power in Decatur mid-morning Tuesday. The outage started a little after 11 a.m., and ...

According to Macon County court records, Delbert W. McGee, 45, was arrested on cruelty to animal charges last month. Court records say McGee held down a woman's pet cat and used both feet to ...

A Decatur man accused of stabbing his mother and her husband two years ago has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. A judge ruled that he did commit the crime but was suffering a mental ...

DECATUR — Isaiah Henson loves books about police, army and firefighters. But he also likes funny books, said his mom, Cecily. She was holding one of those for him, “This Cowgirl Ain't Kiddin ...

The state of Illinois on Friday finalized its acquisition of a 50-acre piece of land needed for a project to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp, construction that has drawn the support of ...

The Kane County State's Attorney's office is considering hate crime charges, after a woman from Carpentersville, Illinois, says a group of strangers attacked her at a McDonald's because she's a ...

State election officials have informed Senate President Don Harmon that he will face more than $9.8 million in penalties pending an appeal of a case alleging he broke an Illinois election law ...

DECATUR, Ill. — Police in Illinois are investigating the bizarre Decatur case of the booby-trapped cigarette involving a suspect who also hopped it with a kidnapped pet rabbit. Detective Sgt.

To reduce pollution and protect public health, it is recommended to avoid gas stations during air-quality alerts or refueling ...