DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Sitting off of El Dorado Street near downtown Decatur is a building stuffed to the brim with African American history. With pictures, statues and much much more, the African ...

Flags were lowered to half-staff this morning in South Carolina, where civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson will lie in ...

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A DeKalb County commission committee advanced a plan Thursday evening to open a day center for people who are homeless.

The community is invited to the Fond du Lac Public Library March 5 to get to know new director Rachel Fuller and enjoy light refreshments.

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) will bring a tournament to Victory Lanes in Decatur, March 9 to 15.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is returning to South Carolina for a final public farewell. On Monday, Jackson will lie in state at the Capitol in Columbia. The tribute contrasts ...

While Des Plaines City Hall will serve as a polling place March 17 for Illinois’ primary election, it is not an early voting location, officials are reminding voters. Des Plaines’ early-voting ...

Paramount is set to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix dropped out of bidding, setting up another major Hollywood ...

Public safety, infrastructure and job growth are the top areas that should receive city officials' focus, respondents said in a survey by the city of Decatur.