Area News

         It’s time for the school bells to ring and students to return to their classrooms. The Red Cross offers ten ways to help make sure your student is safe as they head back to school for the upcoming year. If your student rides a bus to school, they should plan to get to…

       Master Gardeners are volunteers who provide unbiased, research-based information after completing classes taught by University of Illinois specialists and Extension Educators. Illinois Extension Master Gardeners host educational programs in the community, respond to calls or emails from the public, maintain demonstration gardens, and donate food from community gardens. Registration is now open for the…

            School buses can now have two extended stop arms under a new law championed by State Senator Doris Turner.      “We have to make sure students are safe while riding school buses,” said Turner (D-Springfield). “Drivers aren’t taking school bus stop signs seriously. Giving school buses the ability to have an additional…

             The Decatur Area Arts Council is excited to announce an easy, automatic way for you to provide much needed financial support for your local arts community. Every donation makes a difference.      Its new monthly giving group, PRISM, allows you to spread out your donation over time by setting up a recurring…

          Decatur, Illinois, July 18th, 2023 – During a press conference hosted jointly today by Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) and the City of Decatur, it was announced that LLCU has donated a house and property, [located at 2074 N. Union Street in Decatur], to the City of Decatur.      The…

      Decatur, Illinois – The Economic Development Corporation of Decatur-Macon County (EDC) launched a new job board today to help promote job opportunities in Macon County. The job board currently features 25 local companies and nearly 400 jobs that are available in the Macon County area and include employers across various industries including…

        DECATUR, IL – Walk, waddle, and wag into the Arts, live at the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater on July 21st and 22nd with the Decatur Park District as they proudly present the B.O.S.S. programs rendition of Honk Jr. and Dr. Dolittle Jr.. The shows will take place as a triple feature with…

         Decatur Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in partnership with United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois and Heritage Behavioral Health Center will empower community members to save lives through Stop the Bleed training slated to begin in July.      “In our last Community Health Needs Assessment for Macon County in 2021, the effects…

       Decatur Kiwanis Clubs believe that everyone has the right to read. That’s why Golden K, Early Bird Kiwanis, and Decatur Kiwanis (noon) clubs are working together to increase literacy by increasing book access community-wide with their Little Free Libraries program.      “Our design and plan will give free books to children ages three to twelve…

       The Macon County Conservation District will be hosting their first Unplug Illinois Day event this year on Saturday, July 15 from 1-4PM.      Unplug Illinois is an initiative started by the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association (IPRA) in 2014, to develop a state-wide community awareness campaign to educate communities about the importance of parks, recreation,…