Decatur News

Julie Moore declared her candidacy for a city council position at a news conference today.

Geographic Technologies Group was selected for multiple software contracts including: City of Jacksonville, North Carolina-upgrading 29 seats of LGviewer and LGweb and one seat of LGaddress to the ArcGIS Server ...

Akorn, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company and Bioniche Pharma have entered into a five-year commercial manufacturing and supply agreement for two undisclosed pharmaceutical products.

More than 100 fugitives are off the streets after U.S. Marshals raided criminal hideouts across Central Illinois.

Melvin Matthews was a history teacher in Decatur, Illinois in 1940, and he also was our debate leader for a class who had pressing subjects of vital interest to discuss.

Some observations, comments, miscellaneous information and personal opinion on city government.

Lakeside Music & Arts Festival will feature Saturday and Sunday activities with a family friendly focus during the daytime hours and adult oriented focused activity at night.

The Decatur Celebration, Illinois largest free family street festival, will be hosting the Heartland and Northern Illinois Regional Chili Cook off on August 2nd.

Decatur Police say they have arrested a 30-year-old man who is accused of battering his father and raping his father's girlfriend.

Volunteers travel across the country to help flood victims From a high-tech mobile kitchen comes a massive humanitarian effort -- thousands of hot homemade meals cooked, packaged and delivered to flood victims ...

Beginning next week in Decatur, Illinois environmentalists will try to rally support for a tough set of regulations on greenhouse-gas emissions with a series of town-hall meetings to take place throughout the ...

The Decatur Area Arts Council presents The Lincoln Letters, on Saturday, June 28, 6 8:30 pm at the Madden Arts Center, 125 N. Water St., Downtown Decatur.

The National Weather Service's significantly lower crest predictions appear to be good news for some Illinois communities along the Mississippi River.

After years of discussions by past city councils and months of council study sessions which still brought about a lack of a consensus among the present council members a decision was made Monday night to raise ...

Crews on the Sny Island Drainage District levees got a big boost Sunday. One hundred forty national guards men and women from the 766th engineering company based in Decatur arrived last night and this afternoon ...

Harristown Fire Chief Steve Gambrill has seen a lot during his four decades as a volunteer firefighter.

A Decatur man is in jail after being charged with killing his 60-year-old mother.

Herald & Review/Kelly J. Huff Charlie Kyger loads more free sandbags on to his trailer at the Nelson Park Marina.

GOPUSA Illinois Daily Clips for June 7, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party platform issues including promoting a strong national defense, respect for the rule of law, ...

Jun 4, 2008 - Akorn, Inc. today announced the receipt of an FDA approvable letter for Akten Ophthalmic Gel 3.5%, an ocular topical anesthetic drug product.