DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — This February marks 100 years since the start of Black History Month. And in Decatur, people were celebrating on Sunday, remembering the month’s creator — Carter G. Woodson.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Central Illinois landmark is now listed among the most endangered historic sites in the state. Landmarks ...

Nov. 15—With six weeks still to go in the year, the Decatur Historic Depot & Railroad Museum has broken its all-time annual attendance record. David Breland, manager of historic resources for the city ...

1957: Army airplanes stand on the ramp at Decatur Municipal Airport as civilian technicians from the Decatur and Lexington, Ky., signal depots install new radios. DECATUR – Opened in 1946, the Decatur ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — This year's list of Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois has a Decatur community center that once hosted speakers like Eleanor Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy Jr. Landmarks ...

DECATUR — For African-American Cultural & Genealogical Society of Illinois Inc. Executive Director Evelyn Hood, the annual Kwanzaa celebration put on by the museum comes down to one thing. “It’s ...

The Beacon Hill GrassRoots Coalition is applying for the designation for West Trinity Place land where an early learning center is proposed. Doris Sims Johnson leads a news conference on Friday, Jan.

Dr. Charles E. Elliott, 72, and his wife Sherry, 68, live in the Todd House, a historic home in Old Decatur, and Elliott said his home fits into the Old ...