SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a budget request for the upcoming fiscal year of nearly $11.4 billion, a 4.6% increase over this year’s budget ...

DECATUR — Brenda Kay Owens, 75, died January 14, 2025. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Shelton Funeral Home assisted the family and the full obituary will be available on ...

In related news, there’s a non-zero percent chance City Schools of Decatur may close Beacon Hill Middle school early if the pressure drops below a certain threshold. The normal pressure is 50-60 PSI ...

Richland Community College closed at 3 p.m. Friday. Lake Land College closed at 4 p.m. Friday. The village of Mount Zion remains under a snow emergency, which prohibits parking on all village ...

DECATUR — The new year didn’t waste much time before hammering Central Illinois with a snowy winter storm. The Decatur area appeared to be bearing the brunt of it with the National Weather ...

Leroy Ramos, 47, was shot and killed during a “fare dispute” at the Decatur station just after 6:30 p.m. Friday, MARTA officials said. Two juveniles were charged in connection to the shooting and ...

sleet and freezing rain for much of Central Illinois beginning Sunday morning. Stretching from Morgan County eastward to Edgar County, and encompassing the areas around Springfield and Decatur ...

Consequently, a winter storm warning has been issued for roughly the lower half of Illinois, where localized snowfall totals could range between 11 and 16 inches. The National Weather Service ...

This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — MARTA Police responded to a fatal shooting involving three individuals and a bus driver on Jan. 3. around 6:30 p.m. at the Decatur station. MARTA Police said ...

A MARTA bus driver who was fatally shot Friday evening in Decatur had been working in Atlanta for only a few months, officials said. The driver was identified by police as 47-year-old Leroy Ramos.

DECATUR, Ga. — A MARTA bus driver was shot and killed in Decatur Friday evening, according to the transit system's police chief. MARTA Police arrested two people, and officers are searching for ...