Area News
Letters To The Editor: Owner Of Benny’s Grill Promptly Addressed Issues
Dear Decatur and Central Illinois Community: My family and I have been privileged to call Decatur our home since 2004. As a local business owner and restaurateur, it is my great honor to serve local friends, families, and neighbors. I’m grateful for your patronage, your support, and the relationships I’ve forged with many of…
Read MoreCity Of Decatur Budget Reduces Tree Planting To One Per Year
Newly re-elected City Councilman Bill Faber came to my office for a chat a few days ago and we discussed something that he feels very strongly about — planting more trees in the city. Faber indicated that cities need to think several generations ahead and he is concerned that the City of Decatur is…
Read MoreD-2 Campaign Reports Are Filed For Mayor, City Council Races
Candidates didn’t raise or spend nearly as much money in the Decatur mayoral and city council races this year as in some previous years — and a lot of the money raised came from outside of Decatur. Friends of Julie Moore Wolfe received two $1,000 donations from the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce’s political…
Read MoreSome Observations On Last Week’s Election Winners And Low Voter Turnout
There will be only one new face on the Decatur City Council following last week’s election — Rodney Walker, who led the city council field in votes. Lisa Gregory and Bill Faber, the only two council incumbents in the race, won re-election finishing second and third in the field of seven. Walker will replace…
Read MoreHoward G. Buffett Foundation Continues Huge Investment In Decatur’s Present, Future
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation continues to have a huge impact on the Decatur area with the announcement last week of a new $25 million commitment to build a combined Early Childhood, Senior and Community Center on the new Community Care Campus currently under construction in downtown Decatur. This action brings the Foundation’s current…
Read MoreMore ‘Letters To The Editor’ With Opinions, And Memories, Of The News
Curious Policy Parallels Dear Editor: Recently congressional House Democrats again blocked a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require medical professionals to give the same medical care to a baby who survives an abortion as they would to any other baby of the same age, and to take the baby to…
Read MoreThe Howard G. Buffett Foundation Commits an Additional $25 Million to Add an Early Childhood and Community Center to the Foundation-Funded Community Care Campus Currently Under Construction
Decatur, IL (April 4, 2019) – The Howard G. Buffett Foundation today announced a new $25 million commitment to build a combined Early Childhood, Senior, and Community Center on the new Community Care Campus currently under construction in downtown Decatur. This brings the Foundation’s current expenditures and commitments to the Community Care Campus to $55…
Read MoreDecatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe Re-elected. Walker, Gregory, Faber Win Three City Council Seats
Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe won re-election to a full four-year term Tuesday with 4129 votes or 48.59% over David J. Horn with 2980 votes or 35.07% and Jacob Jenkins with 1388 votes or 16.34%. A big congratulations to Julie — a long time friend and someone who is committed to making…
Read MoreMacon County Juvenile Advocacy Judge Thomas Little Awarded ‘Illinois CASA Judge of the Year’
The Illinois CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) office has announced that Judge Thomas Little, Macon County Juvenile Advocacy judge, was their selection for the 2019 Illinois CASA Judge of the Year awar. Little will be honored at the office’s annual Illinois CASA Conference in Bloomington, IL later this week. Judge Little was selected through…
Read MoreU. S. REP. RODNEY DAVIS RECOGNIZES RETIRING US ARMY COLONEL FROM DECATUR
Washington, DC- U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) yesterday recognized Colonel Craig Osborne from Decatur, who is retiring after 30 years in the United States Army, on the House Floor. Below are his remarks: I rise today to congratulate Colonel Craig Osborne, a soldier in my district who will be retiring this week after 30 years…
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