DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Therapy dogs can make a difference in someone’s life. They can bring smiles to hospital patients or ...

Leaders from Illinois People’s Action (IPA) will attend the Citizens Voluntary Advisory Committee on Data Centers (CVAC) ...

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An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air Sunday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the east ...

Eisenhower High School has canceled its 2026 varsity football season because of low participation and player safety concerns, becoming the second Illinois program to do so this year.

At least eight people in central Illinois were injured Sunday in an explosion at a processing plant, officials said. The explosion happened at an Archer Daniels Midland Company plant in Decatur just ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Decatur has a new title to add to its resume, as the city is now officially recognized as a Bird City in Illinois. The Audubon Council of Illinois awarded Decatur the ...

An Illinois high school football team canceled its varsity schedule two weeks before the kickoff of the 2026 IHSA season.