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Valdimir Talley Jr. has spent more than three decades in law enforcement, most recently as chief of the Maywood Police Department.

Decatur Public Schools board of education set the estimated tax levy at $32.5 million at its meeting on Tuesday. The final tax levy will be set and approved in December.

Decatur Public Schools board of education set the estimated tax levy at $32.5 million at its meeting on Tuesday. The final tax levy will be set and approved in December.

An article in Wirepoints and an editorial by the Wall Street Journal rebuked Illinois schools, and Decatur, Peoria, Rockford and Elgin specifically, for poor performance on state assessments in 2019.

Cassie Mann, a first grade teacher at Dennis School, spoke during the school boards meeting Tuesday about the difficulties teachers are having.

Student ambassadors sit in on school board meetings and bring students concerns to the board members.

Decatur Public Schools Board of Education spent a work session on Tuesday discussing whether to keep high school graduation requirements at 22 credits or gradually increase that number to 25

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Final results of the Illinois state testing wont be available until spring, but the Illinois State Board of Education released figures on attendance, ninth-graders on track and other figures on

Final results of the Illinois state testing wont be available until spring, but the Illinois State Board of Education released figures on attendance, ninth-graders on track and other figures on