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  DECATUR – A rural Decatur man was charged with Unlawful Restraint, Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, and Reckless Conduct after he fired several rounds from a pistol in his residence while his wife and 6 month old child was inside. On September 21, 2022 at approximately 9:45 pm Macon County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to…

      Decatur, IL – On Saturday Sept. 24, at 10 a.m., racers will take off on a 2-mile obstacle course as part of Operation Obstacle – The Race to End Veteran Suicide. Richland Community College is holding this second year of the event in coordination with the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Each…

    Springfield, IL – Today, Nikki Budzinski, candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 13th Congressional district, called out wealthy heiress Regan Deering for her opposition to allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, which would benefit thousands of seniors in Illinois’ 13th Congressional district. Deering opposes the provision that would benefit seniors throughout…

“It’s mighty rich of the Biden Administration to take credit for solving a crisis that their own mismanagement of the supply chain created,” said Candidate for the 13th Congressional Candidate Regan Deering. “President Biden’s former senior staffer who was sent from the White House to Illinois to run for Congress, Nikki Budzinski, is quick to brag…

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Doris Turner is excited to see Decatur and Springfield transit systems receive more than $20 million in federal assistance to increase efficiency and gas emissions of their buses. The United States Department of Transportation awarded $1.7 billion in grants for low- and no-emission buses and bus facilities programs – and Illinois…

“As someone who was given life by a brave mother who chose adoption, the issue of life is personal to me,” said candidate for the 13th Congressional District Regan Deering.  “Nikki Budzinski’s false attacks are an attempt to deflect from her own extreme stance on abortion that is out of touch with our district that…

DECATUR, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is announcing a $21 million grant that will make Decatur a manufacturing hub for component parts for electric vehicles. The grant will fund a public-private partnership between the City of Decatur, Richland Community College and T/CCI Manufacturing in Decatur. “When we passed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in…

        Lisa Gregory announces candidacy for re-election to the Decatur City Council.   “It has been both on honor and a significant responsibility to serve Decatur citizens.  I believe my values and priorities align well with many of our citizens and like them, I want to live in a community that is…