DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Less than a month after extinguishing a fire at a home on Johns Avenue in Decatur, firefighters were back at the same house early Sunday morning to find the residence fully ...

The Decatur Police Department's 2026 National Night Out celebration is set to return next month.  The event will take place at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Dansby Park, formerly Oak Grove Park. National ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The City of Decatur is extending community-wide cleanup assistance after strong weekend storms left behind tree limbs and ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — ADM is investing $103 million to modernize their operations in Decatur. Company officials said the project will enhance soybean crushing and refining operations and will ...

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 ...

During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, ...

Decatur was recently named the best affordable place to live in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Seen here is a fountain at Decatur’s Central Park. Provided Two Illinois cities are among the 25 ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Decatur father convicted of having child pornography of his daughters will be released from custody ...

With support from state's EDGE tax credit program, ADM will modernize key agricultural processing facilities it its North America headquarters in Decatur.